CHELYABINSK, Russia – Chelyabinsk is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its Synagogue with a series of festivities which got underway today. In addition to involving Mayor Mikhail Yurevich and other regional officials, the opening event involved Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar and other representatives of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia. The leaders also participated in a meeting with the region's Governor Pyotr Sumin, who had helped the local community restore its Synagogue by allotting a sum of 200,000 rubles (about $7,000).
Rabbi Meir Kirsch, the Chief Rabbi of Chelyabinsk and a Chabad Lubavitch emissary, delivered an address to the audience and presented certificates of recognition to donors who supported the Synagogue's construction. Guests enjoyed a guided tour of the two-story building. Festivities are to continue in the city's Drama Theater, where a gala concert is to take place tonight.
Urals Synagogue Marks Centennial Anniversary
CHELYABINSK, Russia – Chelyabinsk is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its Synagogue with a series of festivities which got underway today. In addition to involving Mayor Mikhail Yurevich and other regional officials, the opening event involved Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar and other representatives of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia. The leaders also participated in a meeting with the region’s Governor Pyotr Sumin, who had helped the local community restore its Synagogue by allotting a sum of 200,000 rubles (about $7,000).
Rabbi Meir Kirsch, the Chief Rabbi of Chelyabinsk and a Chabad Lubavitch emissary, delivered an address to the audience and presented certificates of recognition to donors who supported the Synagogue’s construction. Guests enjoyed a guided tour of the two-story building. Festivities are to continue in the city’s Drama Theater, where a gala concert is to take place tonight.
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