Renewal: Reconnecting Soviet Jewry to the Soviet People

Anita Weiner is Retired; Former faculty member, Haifa University School of Social Work.

• Chapter 1 Preface and AcknowledgmentsChapter 2 Reconnection to Jewish Culture and Learning: Introduction: The JDC Jewish Library Project; Background: Jewish Education and Culture during the Soviet Era; JDC's Official Re-entry and the Formulation of JDC Strategy in Education and Culture in the SoChapter 3 Jewish Education Reborn: Introduction; Education: Jewish Education Reborn; Educational Materials: Textbooks, Teacher's Workbooks, Videos, Posters and Environmental Learning Materials; JDC and Early Childhood Education; JDC Activities with Jewish TeaChapter 4 JDC Relief and Welfare Activities in the FSU: Introduction; Background; Stage One: The First Officially Recognized JDC Humanitarian Aid Activities; Stage Two: Several Intensive Emergency Relief Efforts after the Collapse of the Soviet Union; Stage TChapter 5 Jewish Religious Renewal and JDC Activities in the FSU: Introduction; Background; JDC's Role in the Distribution of Religious Articles; JDC's Contribution to the Role of Rabbis and Religious Functionaries; Reconnection with the Jewish Calendar and tChapter 6 JDC's Role in Facilitating Jewish Community Renewal and Development in the FSU: Introduction; Background; The First Phase- JDC's Early Steps Towards Recreating a Sense of Community; The Second Phase: Reassessing Community Development Objectives and Chapter 7 JDC and Jewish Property Reclamation as an Instrument of Community Organization in the Former Soviet Union: Introduction; Background; JDC Guidelines on Communal Property; Stage One: Archival Research; Stage Two: Community Education; Stage Three: ProvChapter 8 Appendix A: AJJDC Board Members- Soviet Union Area Committee, 1989-1999Chapter 9 Appendix B: AJJDC Soviet Union Team (SUT) Staff Members 1988-1998Chapter 10 Index

?Weiner has written a thorough study that will enrich anyone interested in Jewish community development and life in the former Soviet Union.