Russian Jewish Community Foundation (RJCF) is a grassroots all-volunteer charitable organization.
The RJCF mission is to preserve and enhance Jewish identity among Russian Jews and to support Israel.
Sunday, April 29th, 2012 - The 7th Annual Charity Ball
 The funds raised at the Ball will be used to support local programs in Boston to preserve and enhance Jewish identity among Russian Jews, and support Israel.For more information about the Ball, please read here Reserve Ball Tickets online |
The 3rd annual Children of Boston to Children of Sderot Concert
 The 3rd annual Children of Boston to Children of Sderot Concert was held on October 23rd at Center Makor in Brookline. The concert hosted over 100 performers from several performing groups in the Boston area.
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Our Children - Boston Sderot - 2011
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Educational DVD: Jewish Home (in Russian)
 Center for Informal Jewish Education are excited to present new educational DVD “Jewish Home - Multimedia Library for the Whole Family” in Russian language!This unique DVD contains a wide range of innovative educational materials for families, children and adults.
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Letter to the Editor: Russian Jews left in cold
 Published on June 17th, 2011 We, the undersigned, members and activists of the Russian Jewish community of Boston, would like the leaders of the Boston Jewish community to know we are appalled that J Street has been accepted as a member of the Jewish Community Relations Council. JCRC is supposed to represent the Jewish community and support Israel. Unfortunately, it does neither.
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The City of Jerusalem - June 15, 2011
 The City of Jerusalem: Many Languages Many Songs…..to fill our mouths with laughter and our tongues with song -- Psalms 126 Sponsored by: Zionist House / Israel Cultural Center in association with The Consulate General of Israel to New England
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Support the Summer Camp 2011 for the children of Sderot
| Our previous camps for the children of Sderot were very successful. Not only were children given a brief respite from Kassam fire, they took part in nature trips, math and English clubs, and learned about Jewish traditions. You were there to make the difference in the past...it's time to act once again. Make your donation!
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The Children of Sderot Fund: Report for 2010
 Dear Supporters and Friends.We would like to give you a report about the progress of the Russian Jewish Community Foundation’s Children of Sderot program in 2010. While Sderot and its children are accustomed to attention and help during periods of high intensity attacks, they know that once the attacks cease for a period of time, they will be forced to face their problems alone. Somebody could ask: “Why Sderot?” The answer is ...
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Sderot’s mayor thanks Boston on behalf of his city’s children
 It’s as if the messiah is coming.Such is the excitement of the children of the Sderot as they anticipate summer camp. The mayor of the missile-ravaged Israeli city was in town last week to thank Boston’s Russian Jewish Community Foundation for its support of the camp and other projects.
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The 6th Annual Charity Ball
 More than 450 people attended the Ball this year (on November 7th, 2010). The Ball photos are available here The funds raised at the Ball will be used to support Israel as well for local programs in Boston to preserve and enhance Jewish identity among Russian Jews. For more information about the Ball, please read here. |
Online Blog: Boston-Sderot Camp #4 (August, 2010)
 Nine counselors and Camp Program Director, Alina Sapozhnikova, worked in the Boston-Sderot Camp last summer. They created a Blog page online, a page where people can view videos, pictures, and updates on Boston-Sderot Camp. Please visit www.bostonsderot.tumblr.com
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Rally in Boston for a Undivided Jerusalem
| Speech by the RJCF President, Ary Rotman at Boston March and Rally For a United Jerusalem on May 23rd, 2010 Video (click on it to watch) |
Support the Summer Camp 2010 for the children of Sderot
 Our previous camps for the children of Sderot were very successful. Not only were children given a brief respite from Kassam fire, they took part in nature trips, math and English clubs, and learned about Jewish traditions.You were there to make the difference in the past...it's time to act once again. Make your donation!
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Boston kids to the children of Sderot
| Russian Jewish Community of Boston invites you to the Annual Charitable Concert. It's a wonderful show by Boston's kids: young musicians, dancers, actors, gymnasts. May 2nd, 2010 at 5pm, Brookline High School, 115 Greenough St, Brookline, MA All proceeds from the show will go to the Children of Sderot Summer Camp 2010. Contact ofaybush@gmail.com for tickets and more information. View photos from the Concert 2009. Pictures courtesy of AllDone.
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Help Complete the Monument to Commemorate the Victims of Terror in Jerusalem
 The Monument Commemorate the Victims of Terror was designed and conceived by world renowned sculptor, Julia Segal, who resides in Jerusalem. The monument will be installed in the very center of Jerusalem on Hillel Street, and will be made from bronze and stand ten feet high. Please make a secure online donation on RJCF web site. For more information
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RJCF Partakes in CJP’s Annual Lawyers & Accountants Dinner
 On January 20, 2010, for the first time, RJCF sponsored a table at CJP’s annual Lawyers and Accountants Dinner.Held at Boston’s Park Plaza Hotel, the RJCF table consisted of Attorneys Jeremy E. Poock, Ilya Fuchs, Alina Zilberberg, Val Gurvits, Irv Rakhlin, and Gregory Romanovsky. Additional participants included Olena Matov, CPA, Boris Lokshin PhD, ChFC, Luba Levin, and Marc Gudema. Also, thanks to a RJCF recommendation, 11 year old Afanasy Prokhorov mesmerized the 500+ attendees with his amazing rendition of Hatikvah. Click on image to enlarge. |
Math Program in Sderot Community Club
 The Mathematics Program in the Sderot Community Club, under the leadership of Irina Khavinson of the Russian School of Mathematics, has grown. There are now four math groups.
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Ceramics Program in Sderot Community Club
 One of the exciting new programs, which is up and running in the Sderot Community Club, is the Ceramics Program devised and run under the leadership of a Boston ceramics artist, Sasha Raiz.The ceramics process for making, a vase, for example, involves making the vase, drying it, and then putting it through the first firing, called the bisque firing. Then one glazes their vase, and it is put through the second firing, called the glaze firing. The object is ready after the glaze firing.
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Grand Opening of Sderot Community Club
 The Jewish community of Boston has been active in supporting children of Sderot for a number of years. Last year, the RJCF decided to enlarge our programs to include adults. The programs are designed to help adults cope with stress, depression, loneliness, and to provide a means for enlightening entertainment and personal growth. The Sderot Community Club is a joint venture project of the RJCF, and Israeli partner, Aid for Residents of Sderot and Gaza Region, and the municipality of Sderot.In just one year we have made an important journey; from dream to reality. We are happy to report that the Sderot Community Club opened its doors on October 13, 2009.
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Photos from the Summer Camp 2009 for Sderot children
 The Summer Camp for children of Sderot was paid and organized by our community. YOUR SUPPORT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE! Please take a look at the pictures. Summer Camp 2009 -- Photo album |
Уход за могилами на еврейском кладбище Санкт-Петербурга
 This project is very important to the Jews whose family history goes back to St.-Petersburg, Russia.A few months ago the Jewish Community of St.-Petersburg started a unique Internet-project (www.jekl.ru). It allows to find any of the 80,000 graves at St.-Petersburg Jewish Cemetery and to order the remote grave upkeep service. Visit website www.jekl.ru for more information or read a letter from the Chief Rabbi of St.-Petersburg, Russia, M.-M. Pewzner.
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| Donated $126,950 |
| As of January 23, 2012 |
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$38,050 away from our annual goal of $165,000 |
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