Founded | August 1, 1997 |
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13-3970940 | |
Legal status | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization |
Location |
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Services | Provides programming and funding to member Jewish umbrella organizations in fifteen countries through the former Soviet Union and United States. |
Director
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David Mondshine |
Director
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Berel Lazar |
Director
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Shlomo Peles |
Revenue (2013)
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$33,871,857 |
Expenses (2013) | $20,778,659 |
Employees (2012)
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8 |
Mission | To restore Jewish life, culture, and religion in the former Soviet Union. |
Website | fjc |
Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS (FJC) is a Jewish organisation dedicated to restoring Jewish life, culture and religion in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the former Soviet Union. The FJC was founded on August 1, 1997.
Current heads of the organization are:
Its headquarters is in Moscow, Russia, and it has an office in New York City in the United States.
FJC have a total of 454 affiliated member communities throughout the former USSR.
The 171 member communities of FJC in Russia are as follows:
EnerJew is a Jewish youth movement that was created in the year 2013. This movement is active in the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States, its activities are aimed at creating a deep bond between Jewish teenagers and their cultural heritage. EnerJew has grown at a considerable pace and by the year 2015 had 1,800 teenage members between the ages of 13 and 18 in 25 cities in various countries in the region. EnerJew aims to make young people an active and integral part of the Jewish community. EnerJew develops activities for young people and promotes the practice of Judaism so that they gradually become integrated into the community. EnerJew provides young people with the necessary knowledge and skills to train future leaders of the communities. The movement focuses on three key areas: connection, continuity and initiative.