The Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia (FJCR; Russian: Федерация Еврейских Общин России, ФЕОР) is a Russian religious organization that unifies communities of Orthodox Judaism, mostly of Chabad Hassidic movement. It was registered by the Russian Ministry of Justice in 1999.

Administration

Group leadership:[1]

  • Chairman of Council of Rabbis — Berel Lazar
  • Chairman of Executive Board — Alexander Boroda
  • Chairman of Board of Trustees — Roman Abramovich
  • Chairman of Public Council — Joseph Kobzon
  • Head of Council Chairman — Mark Grubarg

Activities

The group maintains a department of legal defense against antisemitism.

As of 2007, FJCR was active in 200 communities[2] in 178 cities, with rabbis in 42 communities. It operates Sunday schools in 73 Russian cities, and 41 synagogues, among other facilities.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Statistics of activity of FJCR, by Interfax (in Russian)
  2. ↑ "Агентство Еврейских Новостей - Заложен первый камень". Archived from the original on 2008-01-15. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
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