In the distant far east region of Russia, Jewish life continues in one small community in the Jewish Autonomous Republic. The “Shuvu” Jewish Community of Amurzet (Shuva means “return”) has, for the last three years, been led by its chairman, Faina Kravets.

Jewish young adults from throughout Ukraine have just completed a two-week seminar.

The Gan Israel summer camp for girls has begun.

The Vice-Chairman of the Jewish community of Sevastopol, Boris Gelman, announced that construction on a new synagogue will soon commence.

Students of the Nachas Educational Project marked the end of the study year. This special program is sponsored by the Shiurey Torah Foundation for middle-aged and elderly men who are considered “at risk.”

During the recent visit to Ukraine by Yossi Peled, a Minister without Portfolio in Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu’s government, he also visited the city of Zhitomir. During his trip, he toured the “Alyumim Children’s Educational Complex,” which is run by the Jewish community of Zhitomir and part of the Ohr Avner educational network.

The commandment of wearing Tzitzit (ritual fringes) attached to a four-cornered garment (Talit) is a Biblical command. The STARS program for young Jewish adults came up with an innovative and creative way to make sure the Beit Stern Shulman Synagogue in Krivoy Rog would have “kosher” Talitot with Tzitzit.

The Governing Board of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) has confirmed Daniel Diker, 50, as the new secretary general of the international umbrella organization representing Jewish communities in 92 countries.

On June 22, 2011 in the west Siberian city of Tomsk, a ceremony for welcoming a Torah scroll into the Tomsk synagogue took place for the first time in 80 years.

As part of the charitable program sponsored by the Keren Yedidut Fellowship Foundation, headed by Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, children from needy Jewish families of Krivoy Rog received food packages.