Emmanuel DYAN from Paris, France · CC BY 2.0Russian Jewry Center in Jerusalem, .
“I can’t find a decent job.” “What’s the point of staying in Israel?” “I know I’m Jewish but what difference does it make?”
In 1971, as millions of Jews remained locked behind the Iron Curtain, The Lubavitcher Rebbe gathered 20 of the first “refuseniks” to escape the Soviet Union at a historic private audience and gave them a mission:
For the name of the Association, The Rebbe chose “SHAMIR”, a Hebrew acronym for Shomrei Mitzvot Yotsei Russia, literally, “keepers of the commandments who left Russia.”
For the Chairman of SHAMIR, The Rebbe chose celebrated physicist and refusenik, Professor Herman Branover who has led the worldwide organization ever since.
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What they offer
SHAMIR - The Association of Jewish Professionals from the Former Soviet Union is a centre for Russian-speaking Jews in Jerusalem.
Classes run regularly and public lectures are held. There is a library.
The center looks after the elderly and provides humanitarian aid.
Learning
- Adult Education
- Library
- Communal Lectures
Community & Care
- Russian Jewry Center
- Social Services
- Senior Care
Practical
- Publications
More
- Employment Services
- Humanitarian Aid
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