The distinguished guests dropped by the day on Kislev 19, which is very symbolic since this is the New Year of Chassidism – a very joyous occasion. On this day, the visitors wished all the students a good year of studying Chassidic teachings, and the teachers good success in teaching them. In return, the pupils wished them all the best in this year and thanked them for their contribution to Jewish education in Ukraine.
Zhitomir Jewish School Shines
ZHITOMIR, Ukraine [FJC] — This week, the Ohr Avner Chabad Day School of Zhitomir hosted a group of high-profile guests, all of whom are Jewish leaders active in the sphere of formal and informal Jewish education in the countries of the former Soviet Union. Among the members of the visiting delegation were Rabbi Dovid Mondshine, the Director of the Ohr Avner Foundation in Moscow, ‘Avi Chai’ Foundation Director in Russia David Rosenson, and yet one other representative of the Ohr Avner Foundation, Chaim Friedman.
The distinguished guests dropped by the day on Kislev 19, which is very symbolic since this is the New Year of Chassidism – a very joyous occasion. On this day, the visitors wished all the students a good year of studying Chassidic teachings, and the teachers good success in teaching them. In return, the pupils wished them all the best in this year and thanked them for their contribution to Jewish education in Ukraine.
Chief Rabbi of Zhitomir Shlomo Wilhelm showed the visitors the book “Notables in Modern Education in Ukraine», where the Ohr Avner Chabad Day School of Zhitomir is noted amongst the best of educational institutions in the country, as well as being the only Jewish school included in this particular directory.
The Ohr Avner Chabad Day School of Zhitomir is one of hundreds of Jewish educational institutions belonging to the extensive network, sponsored by the Ohr Avner Foundation and supported by philanthropist Lev Leviev.
