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World Jewish News
Largest in the CIS Jewish educational center on the basis of former cinema hall building opened in Russia.
05.06.2007 Largest in the CIS Jewish educational center on the basis of former cinema hall building was opened in Russia owing to support of Russian businessman Akifa Gilalova. A number of rabbis representing Russia, the USA, Switzerland and Israel visited opening ceremony of the House of the Doctrine and pray (beit-midrash) built in the Moscow suburb Ramenskoe on the basis of Torat Haim school.
It is remarkable, that representatives of all three directions of Judaism widespread in Russia. - Including rabbi Adolf Shaevich, leader of traditional Judaism, rabbi Zinovy Kogan, leader of modern Judaism, rabbi Berl Lazar, and head of Chabad Lubavitch movement - took part in the ceremony.
The educational center was built on the basis of former cinema hall building owing to support of Russian businessman Akifa Gilalov. He also financed construction of a synagogue in Israeli city of Tirat-Karmel, having devoted it to his mother. Gilalov also supported construction of synagogue for mountain Jews in Moscow.
Источник: dw-world.de
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