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Euroasian Jewish News
Awarding Ceremony of Contest "The Human Being in History. XXth Century Russia" Takes Place in Moscow
15.05.2009
In Moscow, in the Theater Center of the Union of Theater Workers of the Russian Federation (STD RF) "Na Strastnom," the awarding ceremony for the victors in the 10th pan-Russian contest of historical research works for upperclassmen "The Human Being in History. XXth Century Russia" has taken place. 2288 works from over a thousand Russian cities, towns, and villages competed in the 2008-2009 contest. As was traditional, the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress (EAJC) rewarded the authors of the best Jewish-themed works from the competition. This time, the laureates were the authors of the works dedicated to the rebirth of the Jewish community of Volgograd, and the life of one of the important public figures of Penza. The congratulatory speech to the laureates by the Secretary General of the EAJC Alexander Mashkevich was read at the awarding ceremony.
"The preservation of historic memory is an important task, because this is the work which prevents people from becoming 'no-names without kin,' and aids them in staying themselves. This is especially important for the Jewish community of Russia. The tumultuous events of the XXth century – revolutions, wars, the monstrous Holocaust, the destruction of millions of Eastern Asian Jews, massive anti-religious campaigns, led to an almost complete disappearance of the Jewish community both physically and psychologically. Many were killed, and of those who did not perish, many forgot (or preferred to forget) about their roots. The process of a renaissance among Jewish communities which has been ongoing for the last 20 years is accompanied by 'a return to the roots.' But very often this return is incomplete, as these people know the events which happened 2000 years ago better than what happened to their own grandfathers and great-grandathers. This is why the work done within the framework of the contest 'The Human Being in History. XXth Century Russia' is very important and useful. The two works being awarded seem to speak of two different things – the life of an illuminator and pedagogue from Penza and the history of the rebirth of the Volgograd Jewish community. But they are both, in truth, dedicated to one and the same thing – the history of Russian Jewry, and both aid the preservation of historic memory and tolerance, which is very important on post-Soviet territory. The Euro-Asian Jewish Congress, which unites Jewish communities of three continents, gives its heartfelt thanks to the authors of these works."
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