The online meeting with former prisoners of the ghetto and Nazi concentration camps was attended by students and youth from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yakutsk, and other Russian cities. It was the fifth meeting in the framework of a joint project of the All-Russian Union of
Representation of the EAJC in Russia in cooperation with the Israeli-Russian Business Council, the All-Russian Union of Jewish Students (RUJS), and Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University organized an online meeting “Palliative care in the era of the coronavirus: the Israeli experience”, with Israeli medical
Over the school year, more than 2,500 Jewish kids aged 5 to 18 years participated in the Darkeinu Olympics 5780, the largest international competition on Jewish knowledge in Russian. Pupils of Jewish schools and kindergartens, participants of Jewish educational projects from 52 cities and 9
The EAJC President, Dr. Michael Mirilashvili and the EAJC Director General, Dr. Haim Ben-Yaakov held an online meeting with a group of the leaders of Jewish communities and organizations affiliated with the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress. The meeting participants discussed the impact of the coronavirus pandemic
Faith, cohesion, creativity, and modern technology help the EAJC communities and organizations overcome any difficulties, turning them into opportunities. We continue telling you about fascinating projects and events in the Jewish life of the Euro-Asian region. All-Russian Union of Jewish Students (RUJS) Young volunteers
Hatikvah is much more than a song. The State of Israel formally adopted it as its national anthem only in 2004. Until then, Hatikvah was functioning as an anthem by common voluntary practice rather than by the force of legislation. Hatikvah is a symbol that
Today, on Yom Hasho’a, Israel’s Day of Remembrance of the Holocaust and Heroism, we bring to your attention a unique documentary in which former juvenile prisoners of the ghetto and concentration camps talk about their childhood. The film’s uniqueness also lies in the fact that
Ma nishtana? What has changed this night? Actually a lot! There was no such Passover in the history of the Jewish people. However, despite the restrictions associated with the coronavirus pandemic, the Jewish communities and organizations of the Euro-Asian region managed to hold a Seder
Despite the difficulties associated with overcoming the coronavirus pandemic, the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress delivered tons of matzah to the Jewish communities of the Euro-Asian region enabling Jews in India, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Georgia, Uzbekistan, and other countries to have matzah at their upcoming Passover
Jewish communities and organizations, including social projects, faced considerable financial and organizational difficulties associated with the spread of the pandemic. Nevertheless, many of them are stepping up activities aimed at uniting the community and supporting people in these challenging times. Irina Shcherban, head of the
