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After 75 years: Brest inaugurates Torah The Jewish community of
After 75 years: Brest inaugurates Torah The Jewish community of Brest – more commonly known as Brisk – in Belarus, celebrated the historic inaugu...

Lag Baomer in Kharkov – Despite all odds Kharkov, Ukraine –
Lag Baomer in Kharkov – Despite all odds Kharkov, Ukraine – Hundreds joined in a celebration of unity and pride in honor of Lag Baomer, with a bi...

Ukrainian rabbi denounces anti-semitic leaflet The Chief rabbi
Ukrainian rabbi denounces anti-semitic leaflet The Chief rabbi of Donetsk, Rabbi Pinchas Vishedski tells The Telegraph how his community reacted to t...

Rabbi Berel Lazar asks on Jewish community of Ukraine to be
Rabbi Berel Lazar asks on Jewish community of Ukraine to be peacemakers, not division factor Moscow, March 17, Interfax – Russia’s Chief Rabbi Be...

Purim celebrations across FSU The Jewish calendar leap year
Purim celebrations across FSU The Jewish calendar leap year includes an extra month, not just one day! Purim in the FSU The months of Adar I and Ad...

Jewish ‘Olympics’ already on the way As Russia prepares
Jewish ‘Olympics’ already on the way As Russia prepares for the Winter Olympic Games of 2014, the thousands of pupils at FJC’s ‘Or Avner’ ...

What’s New The Grand Choral Synagogue of St. Petersburg was
What’s New The Grand Choral Synagogue of St. Petersburg was completed in 1893 and is still in use! * Over the past year, we have celebrated the Gr...