Moskovsky Jewish Community Purchases New JCC
Eleven years after its establishment, the Jewish community on Moskovsky prospect in Southern Petersburg, Russia, has signed a contract for the purchase of a new building that will serve as a Synagogue and Jewish Community Center. Based in the central location, the new JCC will serve more than 5,000 Jewish families living in the area. […]
Opinion – The Shul That Rose From the Ashes
A suburb outside Moscow is home to a rich Jewish history—and a future too. By Josh Nass | WSJ About 12 miles southeast of Moscow lies Malakhovka, a suburb surrounded by pine groves. This sleepy town holds some historic importance for Russian Jews, but what’s happening there today also says a lot about a long-persecuted […]
Hundreds of YAHAD Students Donate their Scholarship to Charity
After a year of intensive study despite the global pandemic, hundreds of participants at the YAHAD youth clubs in 52 branches across ten FSU countries decided to allocate part of their scholarships to a variety of charity projects. This was either instead of or in addition to purchasing attractive products in the ‘Shuk’ market set […]
Mitzvah Tanks Deliver “Taste of Life” Humanitarian Aid Throughout Crisis-Hit Ukraine
Despite the global pandemic, the Synagogue-on-wheels, or Mitzvah Mobile, returns to the streets of Ukraine to introduce thousands of Jews to the rich heritage of Jewish tradition, culture and values. This time they travel not only for the outreach and education, but also for the support of the most vulnerable members of the Jewish communities […]
Russian Superstar Rapper Boosts Rebbe’s Book Sales: Additional 30,000 Copies to Be Published
“Bringing Heaven Down to Earth: 365 Meditations of the Rebbe”, a well-known among the Jews spiritual book by Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, is sold out in Russian bookstores and showed a whopping 15,000% growth of the page visits on the Lechaim literary magazine’s website, where the excerpt from the book is published. The price rose […]
Perm: Construction Permit Received for New Jewish Community Center
The Jewish Community of Perm, headed by Rabbi Zalmen and Sara Deutch, has excitedly announced that an official permit for construction of a new state-of-the-art Jewish Community Center in the center of Perm, has been issued by the local architecture and urban planning department. Following the announcement, the community plans to begin preparing the allocated […]
Healthcare for the Body and Soul
Chabad at forefront of vaccine distribution effort in Ukraine By Mussi Sharfstein | Lubavitch.com When the Ukrainian ministry of health was devising the logistics of a massive vaccine distribution for the Dnepropetrovsk region, Healthcare Minister Viktor Liashko and Governor of the Region Valentin Reznichenko turned to the Federation of the Jewish Communities of Ukraine. […]
Bukovina Governor Made a Surprise Announcement: Historic Nationalized ‘Jewish House’ to be Returned to Community
A series of historic events commemorating ‘Eighty Years of Tragedy’ and in memory of the Holocaust victims of the Bukovina region, took place last week in the ‘Jewish Shtetel’ of Chernivtsi, Ukraine. Hundreds of dignitaries, public figures, guests, and members of the Jewish community attended the events. During the events, the regional governor made a […]
JSummer UNIVERSAL Brings a Completely New Meaning to FSU Summer Camps
SmartJ, FJC’s exemplary educational enhancement network, has taken its ongoing activity to the next stage – establishing a new Jewish summer camp experience for thousands of children across the former Soviet Union. With over 60 branches in eight FSU countries, JSummer is giving more than 2,000 Jewish children an experience to remember for life. Since […]
Submarine, Wonder Park and Legendary AutoVAZ Museum: Jewish Kids’ Epic Summer Trip to Samara and Togliatti
While many parents are keen to find new ways to keep their kids engaged and entertained over the summer break, a group of Jewish teenagers from Volgograd, led by the city’s Chief Rabbi Zalman Yoffe and Rabbanit Yael Yoffe, decided to embark on an incredible adventure and enjoy fun days out in Samara and Togliatti […]