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  18.05.2012

  Limmud FSU Princeton: A profound self-discovery

  I watched the young Jews originating from the former USSR during the day and the night. I watched while they sat and started three discussion groups an hour and a half after midnight and held a debate about the nature of contemporary Judaism, and its connection to Israel. I was surprised to see a packed room when the discussion was on the Iranian nuclear threat or on the Palestinian question – issues directly affecting Israel.

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  16.05.2012

  Study festival energizes Jews with roots in FSU

  For many of the 650 people from across the United States and Canada who came to Princeton the weekend of May 11-13, the Limmud FSU conference was an opportunity to explore their Jewish roots, strengthen their Jewish identities, and just have a good time with other Jews from the former Soviet Union

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  14.05.2012

  Official sees Russia 'evolve positively' on Iran

  Speaking at the Limmud FSU conference held in Princeton over the weekend, Livne pointed to Russia’s decision not to sell Iran a sophisticated missile defense system as among the steps that Israel has greeted warmly.

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  14.05.2012

  Limmud expands conference to three-day affair

  WASHINGTON -- Limmud has expanded its conference focused on Soviet Jewry in America this year to a three-day gathering, which kicked off Friday night in Princeton.

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  13.05.2012

  Limmud FSU Einstein: A First Look

  Kicking off Limmud FSU’s seventh year, Limmud FSU Princeton opened this past Friday afternoon just a short hop away from Princeton University. This, the first multi-day Limmud FSU event to take place in North America, brought 650 participants (including 50 kids) together for three days of Jewish learning and exploration.

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  09.05.2012

  Limmud FSU Receives Jerusalem Post Award

  Just two months ago, readers of The Jerusalem Post voted a story published in the paper by Gil Shefler on Limmud FSU’s St. Petersburg Conference as the “Leading Story of the Jewish World in 2011.” The award was presented Sunday at the Jerusalem Post Annual Conference in New York to Matthew Bronfman – Limmud FSU Inetrnational Steering Committee Chair and Dr. Nona Kuchina and Moshe Shneerson (Israel) of Dr. Nona International – the Deputy Chairs of Limmud FSU’s steering committee.

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  23.04.2012

  1000 Gather in Moscow for Limmud FSU

  Moscow’s seventh Limmud FSU conference for Russian-speaking Jews opens today at the Klyazma retreat center near Moscow. One of the central themes will focus on Russia as a society undergoing change, both in general and in particular for its Jewish citizens.

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  23.04.2012

  Limmud confab in Moscow debates

  Some 1,000 Russian Jews turned up for the annual Jewish educational confab to hear lectures on a range of issues including the alleged anti-Semitism of former Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, minority group rights in Israel and the poetry of the late Israeli poet Yedhuda Amichai.

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  23.04.2012

  “A Nuclear Holocaust in the Middle East would be a Nuclear Holocaust the World Over”

  According to Sofa Landver, Israel’s Minister of Immigrant Absorption, addressing a packed audience at the Limmud FSU conference for Russian-speaking young Jewish adults at the Klyasma Resort Center near Moscow, on Thursday 19 April. She elaborated by saying that the special character of Iranian nuclear ambitions Israel threatens not only Israel as the Iranian leadership would wish and the Jewish people in general, but people all over the world.

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  19.04.2012

  Limmud conferences to launch in Moscow

  Limmud FSU Moscow will begin Thursday and run through April 22. Some 1,000 participants are registered for the conference, which is designed to bring young Russian-speaking Jews closer to Jewish history and culture. The conference will focus on Russia as a society undergoing change both in general and for its Jewish citizens.

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  15.04.2012

  Limmud FSU Princeton: Bridging the Disconnect

  With the goal of helping to bridge their disconnect from the American Jewish community, over 500 Russian-Jewish-American young adults will gather at Princeton University, May 11th-13th, for the first-ever three-day Limmud FSU Conference in the United States.

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  04.03.2012

  Limmud FSU in Princeton!

  Registration for Limmud FSU Princeton is now open at: http://www.limmudfsuus.org

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  14.01.2012

  The top Jewish World story of 2011, according to ‘Jerusalem Post’ readers.

  Jewish communities in the former Soviet Union were dormant for decades. Limmud FSU, which holds conferences around the world catering to Russian-speaking Jews, from Moscow to Minsk, New York to Jerusalem, has created something from virtually nothing in a relatively short time.

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