Igor Garkavenko, an infamous anti-Semite and pro-Russian activist has been arrested in connection with the Tax Maidan protests. Should the Jewish community be happy or be wary?
Jewish religious education began its renaissance in Russia and neighboring states at the decline of the Soviet era – in the late 1980s. The first Jewish education center in the USSR was the legendary Mekor Chayim (Source of Life) yeshiva, also known as the yeshiva of Kuntsevo.
Although in the last 20 years significant results in Hebrew education were achieved, the part of the Jewish population with access to quality services in this field remains extremely mall. There is also a very small percentage of Jews interested in receiving this kind of services. In order to break this tendency and to make the “symbol of belonging to the Jewish world” become familiar to most Jews, local and Israeli organizations, both professional and public, must take coordinated proactive measures.
