The Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia (FJCR; russian: Федерация Еврейских Общин России, ) is a

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religious organization Religious activities generally need some infrastructure to be conducted. For this reason, there generally exist religion-supporting organizations, which are some form of organization that manages: * the upkeep of places of worship, such as ...

that unifies communities of

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, mostly of

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movement. It was registered by the Russian Ministry of Justice in 1999.

Administration

Group leadership: * Chairman of Council of Rabbis —

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; * Chairman of Executive Board — Alexander Boroda * Chairman of Board of Trustees —

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* Chairman of Public Council —

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* Head of Council Chairman —

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Activities

The group maintains a department of legal defense against

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. As of 2007, FJCR was active in 200 communitiesАгентство Еврейских Новостей - Заложен первый камень
/ref> in 178 cities, with rabbis in 42 communities. It operates Sunday schools in 73 Russian cities, and 41 synagogues, among other facilities.Statistics of activity of FJCR
by Interfax (in Russian)

References

External links

Official site of FJCR
{{Chabad Jewish organizations based in Russia Chabad organizations

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Administration

Activities

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