«Jewish Observer»

The Information Analytical Edition Of The Jewish Confederation Of Ukraine

The Information And Analytical Edition
Of The Jewish Confederation Of Ukraine

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July 2002
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Over 500 delegates from the former Soviet republics, Germany, Israel, USA, Australia gathered in Moscow to found a World Congress of Russian-speaking Jews.

Over 500 delegates from the former Soviet republics, Germany, Israel, USA, Australia gathered in Moscow to found a World Congress of Russian-speaking Jews.

HEROES WITH
«MINUS» SIGN
Even in the Soviet times there were Jews who consciously went to prison for their denial to renounce Torah, and those who sent them there for the same «crime».

Even in the Soviet times there were Jews who consciously went to prison for their denial to renounce Torah, and those who sent them there for the same «crime».

BABIY
YAR
If they were to build, for example, a Russian community center here - how many angry (and rather just) words the Jewish community would pronounce.

If they were to build, for example, a Russian community center here - how many angry (and rather just) words the Jewish community would pronounce.

AFTER
«BEILIS CASE»
Beilis' ordeals in prison - all this is depicted in the novel by Bernard Malamud «Master»(«Fixer») written in 1966 and translated into Russian just recently.

Beilis' ordeals in prison - all this is depicted in the novel by Bernard Malamud «Master»(«Fixer») written in 1966 and translated into Russian just recently.

Soloist of the ensemble «Shtetl» Grigory Petrushenko (town of Konotop)

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN UKRAINE

PAVEL SOKOLSKY

The first in Ukraine festival of Hasidic art under a symbolic name "Alia shel Hasidim" ("Hasidic spring") was held in Kharkov. An entire layer of this original and rich culture has emerged over three centuries' existence of this branch of Judaism.

Dance ensemble «Menorah» (Yalta)

JOY OF VICTORY

OLGA ARSHINOVA

Everything began when the director of community and club programs Yevgenia Kalinina presented the head of a "Menorah" dance group Yana Kondakova with the invitation to an All-Ukrainian festival of Jewish art (city of Kiev) "Shalom Ukraine!" Being greatly impressed by the festival we, participants of the dance collective "Menorah", are eager to share our joy and to tell how many people have contributed to this victory.

«WEEK OF NATIONAL CULTURES»

June 17 – 23 a «Week of national cultures» was first held in the Kirovograd region.