Havurah 2009 - A Grand Success

Havurah recently ended at Camp Tel Yehuda and it was a grand success. In her own words, Yelena Pogorelsky, the Havurah Program Manager, writes about the experiences of close to 100 Russian-speaking Jewish children who participated in this unique initiative designed by the Jewish Agency and the reasons why this program made such an impact. Read more…

August 11, 2009

"The Russians Are Camping!" Our Havurah Summer Camp In the News

The New York Jewish Week recently sent a reporter to spend a day at our Havurah summer camp in Upstate New York. Specially designed by the Jewish Agency for children of Russian-speaking Jews, whose parents left Russia and immigrated either to Israel or directly to America, these young adults stay closely tied to their Russian language and culture, and know little of the modern history of Russian Jewry or the specifics of their parents’ struggles. Activities focus on areas of Jewish education and identity, and building connections with Israel and the Jewish people, while its greatest emphasis is on people to people interaction. Read more...

August 5, 2009