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Paradesi Jewish community shrunk to only two members

The death of Sarah Cohen, India's oldest Jew, leaves the Paradesi Jewish community in Kochi with just two members left. Ms. Cohen, a resident of the Jewish street in Mattancherry, Kochi passed away at the age of 96. Ms. Cohen owned the embroidery store that offered traditional challah covers, decorative

EAJC congratulates Bella Waldberg

Euro-Asian Jewish Congress wishes happy birthday to Bella Waldberg, Director General of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress Development Fund for Social and Cultural Projects in Russia. Dear Bella! Please accept our warmest and most sincere congratulations! We greatly appreciate your dedicated work within the framework of the EAJC representative office in

Jewish Culture Festival Supported by EAJC was held in St.Petersburg on August 25

Major Jewish Culture Festival titled “Oy Vey” was held in St. Petersburg on August 25. For one day the guests of the new city landmark SEVKABEL PORT were transported to the market and streets of Tel Aviv: they tasted authentic Israeli food, listened to fiery music, met with the most interesting

Hillel opened free Hebrew courses in Moscow with the EAJC support

On August 25 HILLEL Jewish youth organization launched a Hebrew course in Moscow. The course includes six classes held every Sunday from 16.00 to 17.30 in the cultural and educational space of Sokolniki Park called BUKVODOM (literally, Book Home). These lessons make it possible to learn Hebrew for everyone who is

Hundreds of Jewish families receive social support through EAJC efforts

EAJC leaders view assistance to socially vulnerable Jewish families and elderly people in the Euro-Asian region as one of the most important goals of the congress activity. “In the Jewish tradition, support for the poor is indicated by the word tzedaka, that is, literally justice, and is one of the

Jewish leaders of Central Asia met in Kazakhstan

Under the auspices of the EAJC and the Association of Jewish national organizations of the Republic of Kazakhstan, an international conference of leaders of Jewish communities and organizations in Central Asia was held. The Euro-Asian Jewish Congress regional office in Central Asia is making every effort to revive and develop

Young Jewish families of the Euro-Asian region gathered in Kazakhstan

Under the auspices of the EAJC and the Association of Jewish National Organizations of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Almaty, the Jewish international camp for young families was held on the coast of the Kapchagay reservoir. Young families from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, the Russian Federation, and other countries of the Euro-Asian

Two Maccabi Russia teams won gold medals at the 15th European Maccabi Games

Both Russian Maccabi basketball teams in two age groups won a gold medal at the 15th European Maccabi Games, which took place in Budapest from June 29 to August 7. “We are proud of the achievements of Jewish athletes from the Euro-Asian region, and congratulate our guys on a great

To the 50th Anniversary of 18 Georgian Jews’ Letter

The swift victory of Israel in the Six-Day War stirred up the whole world. It was then that Soviet Jews, who seemed to have lost their last hope, started an open struggle for the right to repatriation to Israel. My compatriots, the Georgian Jews, were in the vanguard of this

EAJC welcomes Taglit annual event

On July 31, about 3,500 young people from 14 countries, as well as sponsors and friends of the Taglit educational program, gathered in the Caesarea amphitheater to take stock of the past year. This is only a small part of the 32 thousand participants of the program, who during the

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