On April 19th, the Almaty Jewish Community Center held, with the aid of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress, a mourning ceremony for the victims of the Holocaust. Over 40 people came to honor the memory of the victims of the Catastrophe.

The Deputy Secretary General of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress Haim ben Yakov has participated in the opening of the “Skythian Gold” exhibition from the collection of the Kiev Pecherskaya Lavra.

EAJC Condolences to Naomi Ben-Ami

The Deputy Secretary General of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress Haim ben Yakov has taken part in the yearly meeting of Jewish immigrants from Belarus. Several thousand people, including famous politicians, community activists, musicians, and journalists participated the already-traditional “Belarusskiy Les” (Belarusian Forest) event on April 12th.

The Deputy Secretary General of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress Haim ben Yakov has taken part in the Mimouna celebration. Mimouna is a traditional North African Jewish celebration held the day after Passover, a day for friendship, open doors, and open hearts.

The Euro-Asian Jewish Congress Moscow office has hosted a meeting between the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress Secretary General, professor Michael Chlenov, Secretary General of the Central Council of Jews in Germany Stephan J. Kramer, and the Director of the Berlin Jewish Studies Center Dr. Hermann Simon. The discussion revolved around possible joint programs aimed at national education and preserving the Jewish identity.

Before this year's Pesach, as in the last ten, the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress took an active part in providing matzot for communities in different countries of its region of interest.