A veteran of Israeli politics, a retired Brigadier General Binyamin (Fuad) Ben-Eliezer passed away in Tel Aviv at the age of 80. In different years he headed ministries of Defense, Construction, Communication, Industry, Trade and Labor and National Infrastructure
The Mitzvah Association, the Chesed Polina Center and the Rimon Jewish Community Center have been holding the unique international Jewish youth camp “My Family in the History of the Jews” for socially vulnerable families from Central Asia and neighboring countries since 2006.
The Association of Jewish Communities and Organizations (VAAD) Ukraine is holding the “Shorashim - Ukraine - 2016” international Jewish children’s summer camp.
On August 20, a preparatory seminar for the “Sources of Tolerance - Caucaus - 2016” camp took place at the Atskuri camp, located at the eponymous village in Georgia.
On August 19, the Chairman of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congree General Council, Co-President of the Association of Jewish Communities and Organizations (VAAD) Ukraine Josef Zissels met with the new Ambassador of Germany in Ukraine, Dr. Ernst Reichel
It is with great sadness that the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress must announce the passing of Moses Truskinovsky, who had done much for the restoration of Jewish community and cultural life in the former USSR