Jewish Community of Kursk

The Federation of Jewish Communities (FJC) was established in November 1998 to revive the Jewish communities of the Former Soviet Union . We provide humanitarian aid and Jewish education, organize cultural events and religious services, and help develop Jewish communities and rebuild Jewish institutions.

Our main bureau represents member interests on the international front, and we also represent community members in government and institutional forums. The FJC, at all times, strives to develop and maintain good working relations with members of other faiths.

Since its launch we have posted over ninety rabbis and countless community leaders in central locations, and have been recognized as an umbrella organization that represents and administers a variety of established funds and institutions that operate in the region.

Jewish life in the FSU region has existed for centuries. Towards the middle of the 19 th Century, communities began to gain distinction and Jews began to populate the more prominent echelons of society. Intellectuals and bankers, artists and professionals, even Jewish politicians began to hold sway. In addition to such luminaries as the famous Chassidic masters, head deans of world renown Yeshivot and outstanding community Rabbis, the world of Jewish culture also boasts names such as Tchernichowsky, Shalom Aleichem and Y. L. Peretz.

From fjc-fsu.org/kursk