Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS
- Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS
Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS was created in November of 1998 to unite efforts aimed at restoring Jewish life, culture and religion in the post-Soviet states. Heads of the organization are
*Lev Leviev, President of FJC of the CIS
*Rabbi Berel Lazar, chief rabbi of Russia, head of Union of Rabbies of CIS
*Abraham Berkovich, executive director of FJC of the CIS
Its headquarters is in Moscow, Russia, and it has an office in New York.
FJC have a total of 454 affiliated member communities throughout the former USSR. [http://www.fjc.ru/news/newsArticle.asp?AID=386677]
Russia
The 171 member communities of FJC in Russia [http://www.fjc.ru/communities/communities.asp?aid=80069] are as follows:
ee also
*Union of Councils for Soviet Jews
*Russian Jewish Congress.
External links
* [http://www.fjc.ru FJC website]
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