Rebuilding Destroyed Jewish Communities in the FSU

Publication Date: January 2005

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): Asher Ostrin

Research Area: Culture and religion; Social conditions

Keywords: Soviet Jewry; Jewish Organizations; Global Responsibility

Type: Report

Coverage: Russia (Federation)

Abstract:

This article shows how Ralph's approach was translated into practice by the Joint Distribution Committee in one aspect of its work in the former Soviet Union. The enterprise is broadly categorized as Jewish renewal; the specific aspect under consideration is the effort to create Jewish Community Centers as the flagship for this program. Looking at Ralph's work in this area will shed a bit of light on the "Torah" of Ralph Goldman on community development and the role of the professional in the process.