Limmud FSU Kicks-Off the "Year of Shalom Aleichem"08/03/2009
150th Birthday of Shalom Aleichem Marked by Events in Ukraine, Israel and New York
‘Year of Sholem Aleichem’ begins05/03/2009
JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Limmud FSU will kick off the "Year of Sholem Aleichem" in Israel at a center devoted to the Yiddish writer and Yiddish culture.
The Year Of Sholom Aleichem04/03/2009
In a Bronx winter, Sholom Aleichem turned 57 on March 2, 1916, eroded by tuberculosis, his prostate, diabetes and a broken heart — his son Misha had recently died in Europe after being denied entry at Ellis Island.
Young Ukraine Jews celebrate Sholem Aleichem's 150th birthday in his hometown04/03/2009
Carrying a cake and translations of Sholem Aleichem's works, about 50 young activists from the Jewish community of Kiev, Ukraine celebrated the famous Yiddish writer's 150th birthday in his hometown of Pereyaslav-Khmelnitsky on Monday.
Strong reform presence noted at Limmud in Ukraine22/02/2009
In a sign of the growing strength of Reform Judaism within the former Soviet Union, several regional rabbis and leaders of the movement led Shacharit services...
Ялта приняла самый массовый еврейский форум года. ФОТО. Часть I, II, III06/11/2008
Как сообщал MIGnews.com.ua, накануне в первые в Украине в Ялте прошло самое престижное событие еврейского мирового календаря этого года...
Limmud Touches Russian-Speaking Jews06/11/2008
YALTA, Ukraine -- The view of this seaside tourist town twinkling precariously in a narrow gulf between black mountains and a black sea would have been enough to halt any attempt at conversation.
More than 1,000 attend Limmud FSU Jewish learning conference01/11/2008
The organizers of the biggest informal educational conference in the former Soviet Union states, which wrapped up on Thursday...