Reuven Kuravsky, the head teacher of Jewish Studies at Moscow’s Mesivta School for Boys, won first place at the Festival of Pedagogical Skills, held for teachers in Jewish schools. He also received the title “Teacher of the Year 2011.”
Lo Tishkah foundation together with VAAD Jewish education center held the last seminar of the program “Students’ initiatives to preserve Jewish material heritage) near Kiev.
The personal papers and other materials of Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, a founder of the Jewish Renewal movement, have been given to the University of Colorado.
Over 200 young Jews from all over Europe are expected to travel to Bucharest, Romania, the location for this year’s 'Just One Shabbat' weekend organized by the European Centre for Jewish Students.
St. Petersburg University's Academic Commission voted unanimously July 12 to establish a Department of Jewish Culture as part of the university's faculty of philosophy.
At the World Tanach competition, which concluded in Jerusalem, a ninth-grade student from the Odessa Ohr Avner Chabad Day School placed amongst the top winners.
