As part of the ongoing efforts by Genesis Philanthropy Group (GPG) and Beit Lohamei Haghetaot - Ghetto Fighters' House Museum to establish, preserve and educate future generations on the history of the Holocaust in the former Soviet Union, GPG and Beit Lohamei Haghetaot have … [Read more...] about Beit Lohamei Haghetaot and Genesis Philanthropy Group Bring History of Holocaust in USSR to Israeli Students
Life in the FSU Countries
Eastern European, FSU Jewish Communities and The Age of Corona
The devastating effects of COVID-19 that have ravaged Western Europe and now the United States have so far spared certain Jewish communities in Eastern Europe, even as it now has Russia in its crosshairs. By Sean Savage (JNS) While the coronavirus pandemic showing no … [Read more...] about Eastern European, FSU Jewish Communities and The Age of Corona
First ever Joint Regional Limmud FSU/Nahum Goldmann Fellowship takes place in Minsk
Last week for the first time, a joint regional Limmud FSU/Nahum Goldmann Fellowship meeting took place in Minsk, the capital of Belarus, with the participation of young Jews from across the former Soviet Union. During an intensive three days, the young participants, Jewish … [Read more...] about First ever Joint Regional Limmud FSU/Nahum Goldmann Fellowship takes place in Minsk
My Week in Jewish Moscow
By Seymour Epstein (Epi) I was in Moscow this December to attend the Non-Fiction Book Fair where my Esther book was to go on sale in Russian. The Esther Scroll: The Author's Tale had been published in English several months ago and the Russian translation was being launched at … [Read more...] about My Week in Jewish Moscow
First-Ever Bnai Mitzvah Celebration takes place at JDC’s Active Jewish Teens International Conference
More than 400 Jewish teens from around the world gathered this past weekend for JDC’s 6th annual Active Jewish Teens (AJT) Conference in Kiev. A bar and bat mitzvah ceremony for five teens, a conference first, will serve as a model of commitment to Judaism, leadership and taking a … [Read more...] about First-Ever Bnai Mitzvah Celebration takes place at JDC’s Active Jewish Teens International Conference
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