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Public Chanukkah Celebration in Grand Choral Synagogue
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| Synagogue Opens in S. Petersburg Prison |
| December 15, 2011 |
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 S. PETERSBURG, Russia — On December 12, Jewish inmates and Jewish community leaders participated in the opening ceremony for a synagogue, newly opened at the corrections facility 7 (otherwise known as Yablonevka) in S. Petersburg. The event involved Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar, Chief Rabbi of S. Petersburg Menachem Mendel Pewzner, and Rabbi Aaron Gurevich, the head of FJC Russia’s Department for Cooperating with the Military, the Ministry of Emergency Affairs and Law Enforcement Agencies.
It also involved I.V. Potapenko, the Head of Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FPS) in St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region, and Vladimir A. Zatonsky, the FPS First Deputy Head of Social, Psychological and Educational Work with see more...
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| Choral Synagogue Welcomes Multifaceted Crowd on Tolerance Day |
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November 17, 2011 By Tamar Runyan |
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S. Petersburg, Russia’s Great Choral Synagogue welcomed hundreds of guests during the city’s Sunday commemoration of the International Day of Tolerance.
Visitors of all backgrounds toured the synagogue, enjoyed kosher food, and peppered Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Mendel Pewzner, the city’s chief rabbi, with questions on an array of topics. At the close of the event, the Kiev-based Pushkin Klezmer Band performed for the crowd.
“We wanted to give everyone a chance to see the S. Petersburg synagogue and get a better sense of the world of Jewish culture,” said Mark Grubarg, local Jewish community chairman. “We do not want people to think that the synagogue is something that is closed.”
The visitors included many – young and old – who had never been to synagogue before.
“All my life, I myself said we ought to go to the synagogue,” said one guest. “And then I heard an ad on the radio and thought, ‘After all, I am a Jew, aren’t I?’ So here I am today.”
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| Sukkot-2011 in Grand Choral Synagogue of St.-Petersburg |
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Sukkot for Children
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Sukkot Celebration for General Public
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| Lag Baomer Celebration in St.-Petersburg Jewish Community |
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May 22, 2011 Сhildren’s parade and fun in “Gagarin” amusement park |
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 Multiple Passover Seders in Russia’s Northern Capital
S. PETERSBURG, Russia — Passover Seders took place throughout S. Petersburg. In the Great Choral Synagogue, hundreds gathered for the Seder and the central prayer hall was filled to overflowing. Fortunately, enough places were found to enable everyone to take part in the celebration.
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 Matzah Baking Master Class for Kids In Grand Choral Synagogue of St.-Petersburg
Photos by Alexander Gluz
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 High Ratings for St. Petersburg Jewish School
S. PETERSBURG, Russia — The Education Committee of St. Petersburg has officially published the rating of the various schools in Russia’s northern capital, all of which were evaluated on the basis of the final marks received by high school graduates this year on the Unified State Exam (USE).
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 St.-Petersburg University Launches Jewish Faculty
The faculty of Jewish culture has been recently launched at the St.-Petersburg state university, one of the Russia’s oldest and most prestigious educational institutions.
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 Public Purim Celebration In Grand Choral Synagogue of St.-Petersburg
March 20, 2011
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