EUROTRIP 5781: Excelling Students Treated to a Once in a Lifetime Trip to GEORGIA
Ninety extraordinary Jewish students from across Ukraine, members of the STARS Intensive learning program, enjoyed an unforgettable 7-day trip, combined with an inspiring seminar, to Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, and its surrounding region. The students from different cities across Ukraine participated in intensive Torah and Jewish learning 8 hours each week during the last […]
President Zelensky and Leaders of FJC Ukraine Meet with US Jewish Organisations Officials
As part of the official working visit to the United States, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and First Lady Olena Zelenska, accompanied by the Chairman of the FJC Ukraine Rabbi Meir Stambler and Vice Chairman Rabbi Rafael Rutman, held meeting with the leaders of American Jewish communities and organizations. During his visit to Washington, DC […]
Young Rabbis Complete Mitzvah Mobile Tour Across Ukraine
In the year of many challenges, presented to us by the global pandemic, Ukrainian Mitzvah Tanks continued to spread light and hope across the country. With the support of the FJC and other organizations, twelve rabbis drove over 7,000 km through 60 settlements and visited over 1,000 Jews. About half of those people had no […]
‘No (Special) Jew Will Be Left Behind”; Jewish Rostov Replicates its Success
After realizing the great impact of its first-ever Jewish summer camp for Jewish children with special needs and their parents, and the hesitation of some families with children suffering from severe special needs to participate, the Jewish community of Rostov decided to launch an additional camp, replicating its previous success and granting an experiential summer […]
New Israeli Ambassador Visits Capital’s New JCC
Mr. Michael Brodsky, the recently appointed Israeli Ambassador to Ukraine, made a special visit to the new Jewish Community Center of Kyiv. During the visit led by the city’s Chief Rabbi, Yonatan Markovitch, Mr. Brodsky as well as the Honorary consul of Israel to Ukraine Mr. Oleg Vishniakov were honored with affixing the center’s new […]
JSummer Universal Camp Season Ends on High Note
The final JSummer Universal camp of this year came to an end. This summer, about two thousand Jewish children aged 5 to 16 enjoyed JSummer Universal camps in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Latvia and Estonia. Part of the FJC’s SmartJ informal educational network, JSummer Universal gave kids in 56 cities an opportunity to immerse […]
‘Rimon’ Jewish Family Club Celebrates Its 15th Birthday
For 15 incredible years, Rimon Sunday family club, based in Moscow’s Jewish Community Center, has offered hundreds of Jewish children and their parents an immersive experience of Judaism through creativity, arts, cooking, games and sports. It was one of the first institutions in Russia’s capital to connect Jewish families, many of which knew nothing about […]
Boys Yeshivacation Makes Intensive Study Accessible to Dozens of FSU Students
More than 40 Jewish students from Russia and other FSU countries participated in YAHAD’s unique nine-day seminar, combining Yeshiva and vacation, immersing themselves in a deep and comprehensive study of fascinating topics in contemporary Judaism. “Our goal,” says Rabbi David Shapiro, director of the Boys Yeshivacation, “was to provide our young students with the ability […]
Krivoy Rog: Family Purity Center to be Reconstructed
After 15 years of extensive use, the Jewish community of Krivoy Rog in Ukraine has initiated an intensive and complete renovation of its Mikvah and Family Purity Center which serves dozens of women and families. A specially appointed interior decorator created the stimulating new design. During the last few years, the Jewish community and educational […]
‘Battle of Stalingrad’ Exhibition Opens in Volgograd Synagogue
On August 18, a special exhibition dedicated to the unique story of the Jewish soldiers who participated in the historical Battle of Stalingrad opened in the ‘Beit David’ synagogue of Volgograd. During the years since the Eastern Front of World War II, regarded by many as the Great Patriotic War, the story of the Jewish […]