The Information Analytical Edition Of The Jewish Confederation Of Ukraine
Jewish Confederation of Ukraine The Information And Analytical Edition
Of The Jewish Confederation Of Ukraine
9/28 May 2002
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TO RETURN
IRRETRIEVABLE?
32 mln. dollars will be needed to restore a big stone synagogue built in 1630s, as well as part of a Jewish Vilnius  of XVII century.
WELCOME
TUROVSKY!
A painter Mikhail Turovsky is famous not only in Ukraine and America, but un many other countries as well. But Kiev is a big part of his life and soul.
«ABOUT
FELLOWS-FRIENDS»
Even on the day of handshaking with Yitzhak Rabin Arafat appeared on TV and declared the negotiations are an inalienable part of a plan to wipe out Israel.
WHO KNOWS HOW - ACTS.
WHO DOESN'T KNOW...
There are clever people in the Jewish community who are not able to affect the events. They do many useful things and admonish nobody.

Left to right: Alex Kats, Yaakov Dov Bleich and Alex Mershon

MOSHE ZICHMICH

On April 11 a concert took place in the "Ukraine" Palace of Culture in Kiev. The "Sokhnut" Jewish agency organized this concert devoted to the 54th anniversary of independence of the state of Israel and solidarity with the people of Israel.
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Rabbi Shlomo Baksht's speech

YELENA LITVAK

Nissan 27 - the Day of Catastrophe and heroism, day of sorrow and memory - is marked not only in Israel where a corresponding law was passed as early as in 1951, three years after the establishment of an independent Jewish state. Nissan 27 is the day uniting in memory all the Jews of the world - alive and dead... It unites those born several generations later and those for whom the Catastrophe is a continuous pain, an open wound of one's own life. Read


JOSEPH TUROVSKY

An interesting form of studying Jewish traditions and history of Jewish people was invented at the Zaporozhye Jewish school-gymnasium "Aleph". Read


Discovery of memorial board Lev Pinsker

YELENA AIZINA

"Israel to a great Odessa" is the name of the Israeli cultural center's project initiated during the recent Days of Israeli Culture in the city. The opening of plaques to Meir Dizengof (the first Mayor of Tel-Aviv) and Shimon Dubnov (a great Jewish historian, philosopher, public figure) launched the project. The solemn ceremony took place in the Richelyevskaya Street, 44/46. Another distinguished Odessa resident who has greatly contributed to the cause of the Jewish renaissance - Lev (Leon) Pinsker - is commemorated here. Read


Grigory Sereda

ALEXANDER NAIMAN

The State Committee on Nationalities and Migration has been recently created in Ukraine. Its head, Grigory Sereda, is a professional in this sphere as he used to head the analogous department since the moment of its foundation within the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine. For the beginning Grigory Porfiryevich organized a meeting with the leadership of the national minorities' organizations. Read


Central Synagogue of Vinnitsa

ISAAC NOVOSELETSKY

After 70 years of desolation and ruins the Central Synagogue of Vinnitsa functions again. It has become our Community House today. Read

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