The Union of Belarusian Jewish Public Associations and Communities was founded in April 1991.
Main purposes:
1. Revival and consolidation of the national and cultural Jewish solidarity in the Republic of Belarus;
2. Protection of the honor and national dignity of the union’s public association members;
3. Charity.
Main objectives:
- to coordinate the efforts of the organizations and citizens in the field of Jewish education;
- to support the members of public associations and members of their families in studying national, spiritual and cultural values of Jewish community;
- to represent the interests of the Jewish public organizations in the bodies of state power and administration;
- to establish the direct relations with the public organizations of the State of Israel and other countries;
- to cooperate with the Jewish organizations of other countries on the issues of cultural and scientific exchange, study of national traditions, etc.;
- to assist in the creation of new Jewish public organizations in the Republic of Belarus.
Areas of work:
- Social protection
- Educational (awareness-raising) programs
- Scientific research
- Culatural programs
- The Holocaust remembrance
- Information and Press
- International cooperation
- Monitoring of antisemitism.
The Union cooperates with the state and public organizations of the Republic of Belarus. The Union is a member of the Coordinating Council for the Rights of National Minorities under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus, and is also a member of the Republican Center for National Cultures.
Personnel:
| Chairman |
Mr. Vladimir CHERNITSKY |
vchernitsky@exadel.com |
| Deputy Chairman |
Mr. Boris GERSTEN |
gersten@mail.ru |
| Deputy Chairman |
Mr. Vadim AKOPYAN |
vadimako@gmail.com |
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Director General |
Mrs. Victoria BRUMINA |
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Press-secretary |
Mrs. Victoria Demidyuk |
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Chief accountant |
Mrs. Tamara KRUCHKOVSKAYA |
toma_56@mail.ru |
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Accountant |
Mrs. Elena LYAPINKOVA |
laypik@gmail.com |
Contact (tel./f)
Adress:
Belarus, 220123, Minsk, V. Khoruzhey str., 28, of. 402
