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The World Union is proud to be playing a major role in the historic renewal of Jewish life for millions of Jews living in the former Soviet Union (FSU). After over 70 years of Communism, religious oppression and persecution, Jewish communities in the FSU have once again become vibrant with the World Union's assistance.

Belarus Rosh Hashanah The first congregation to officially join the Reform movement was Hineini in Moscow in 1990. Today, over 60 congregations in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and the Baltic states, spanning 11 time zones from the Polish border to the Pacific Ocean, have officially become part of the World Union family, which now has offices in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kiev and Minsk. There are currently six native-born rabbis and a full-time academic program, Machon, (the Institute for Modern Jewish Studies), to locate and train local paraprofessional community workers.

The Progressive movement operates nursery schools and Sunday schools all over the FSU under the leadership of a team of full-time education directors. Netzer Olami, the international Zionist youth movement of the World Union, has become the largest Jewish youth movement in the FSU, operating summer and winter camps for some 1,000 participants, as well as youth clubs and counselor training programs.

The World Union actively promotes ties between congregations in the FSU and their counterparts around the world through twinning programs and Torah donations, and by coordinating with HUC-JIR to send rabbinical students to provide spiritual leadership during Jewish holidays.

A web site has been developed for the movement (http://www.wupj.ru/), including a Netzer Olami section (http://wupj.ru/index.php/2009-08-25-10-36-17), to enable members to keep abreast of events in their communities and to attract new members. These sites also provide educational content, as well as the possibility of listening to music used in services and learning the weekly Torah portion.

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Regional Offices

Association of Progressive Jewish Congregations in Russia, Moscow Center for Progressive Judaism

Address	Argunovskaya St. 3, bldg 1, 4th fl. Moscow 129075 Russia	Postal Address
Phone	+7 495 956 6609	Fax	+7 495 956 6609
	orosir@mail.ru
	http://www.wupj.ru

Congregations in Belarus

Baranovichi

Thiya

Address	Kirova St. 56a Baranovichi 225320 Belarus	Postal Address
Phone		Fax	375-163-47-33-57
	roopi@mail.ru

Bobruisk

Hatikva

Address	Oktyabrskaya st., 137-11 Bobruisk, 213809 Bobruisk 213809 Belarus	Postal Address
Phone	375-297-49-20-08	Fax
	roopi@mail.ru

Brest

Nefesh

Address	Shevchenko blv., 3-66 Brest 224013 Belarus	Postal Address
Phone	375-296-51-38-59	Fax
	roopi@mail.ru

Gomel

Kadima

Address	Krasnoarmeiskaya, 1? Gomel 221650 Belarus	Postal Address
Phone		Fax
	roopi@mail.ru

Grodno

Menorah

Address	kletskova av., 48-41 Grodno 230026 Belarus	Postal Address
Phone	375-152-56-21-50	Fax	375-152-56-21-50
	roopi@mail.ru

Lida

Shalom

Address	Chapaeva str., 4-18 Lida 231300 Belarus	Postal Address
Phone	375-156-12-07-50	Fax	375-152-12-07-50
	roopi@mail.ru

Minsk

Sheket

Address	Internationalnaya St. 16 Minsk 220050 Belarus	Postal Address
Phone	375-296-16-29-28	Fax
	roopi@mail.ru

Simha

Address	Internationalnaya St. 16 Minsk 220050 Belarus	Postal Address
Phone	375-172-06-58-50	Fax	375-172-29-22-76
	roopi@mail.ru

Tamar

Address	Internationalnaya St. 16 Minsk 220050 Belarus	Postal Address
Phone	375-172-06-58-50	Fax	375-172-29-22-76
	elman_nat@mail.ru

Mogilev

Keshet

Address	Pervomaiskaya St. 69-18 Mogilev 212030 Belarus	Postal Address
Phone	375-222-22-05-68	Fax	375-222-22-05-68
	izakson@yandex.ru

Orsha

Ariel

Address	Zadneprovskaya str., 8-51 Orsha 211030 Belarus	Postal Address
Phone	375-216-22-04-72	Fax	375-216-23-92-14
	roopi@mail.ru

Stolin

Yahad

Address	Dzerzhinskogo str., 106-5 Stolin 225510 Belarus	Postal Address
Phone	375-165-52-20-46	Fax
	stolinaid@hotmail.com

Vitebsk

Emuna

Address	Lenina St. 65-8 Vitebsk 210026 Belarus	Postal Address
Phone	375-212-36-62-12	Fax
	roopi@mail.ru

Congregations in Russia

Tambov

Address	38 a, Sovetskaya street, ap. 29 Russia	Postal Address
Phone	7 4752 75-55-61, 55-23-1	Fax
	opj@tamb.ru

Volgograd

Address	16, Geroev Stalingrada street, ap. 71 Russia	Postal Address
Phone	7 – 8442 62-56-95, 37-82	Fax
	EstherKa@yandex.ru

Barnaul

Address	65 Lenina prospect, ap. 40 Barnaul Russia	Postal Address
Phone	007-3852-66-76-32-,62-42-	Fax

chelyabinsk

Hava Nagila

Address	23, 40 let Octyabrya, apt 311a chelyabinsk Russia	Postal Address
Phone	7-3517 72-30-71	Fax	79128984829
	sohnut_chel@mail.ru

Kaluga

Shemesh

Address	67, Nikita St. ao. 48 Kaluga Russia	Postal Address
Phone	0074842565581	Fax
	elma-tour@narod.ru

Khabarovsk

Address	156, Prospekt 60-lenya Octyabrya office 18 Khabarovsk 680014 Russia	Postal Address
Phone	7-4212 27 45 27, 34 11 83	Fax
	aviv.khb04@inbox.ru

Krasnodar

Makor

Address	ul. Azovskaya, 7-59 Krasnodar 350012 Russia	Postal Address
Phone	78612222159	Fax
	trigon05@mail.ru

Lipetzk

Address	Suvorova St. 17 Lipetsk Lipetzk Russia	Postal Address
Phone	7 4742 43-05-69	Fax
	orli@lipetsk.ru

Moscow

Hineni

Address	Memorial Synagogue Moscow Russia	Postal Address
Phone	7 495 740 12 18	Fax

Orosir

Address	Argunovskaya St. 3, bldg. 1 Moscow 129075 Russia	Postal Address
Phone	+7 495 956 6609	Fax
	orosir@mail.ru

Severnaya

Address	Valdaiski Prospect Building 8 Moscow Russia	Postal Address
Phone	7 495 457-13-06	Fax
	mjc.north@mtu-net.ru

Murmansk

Murman

Address	60, Lenina prospect, ap. 11 Murmansk Russia	Postal Address
Phone	7 8152 47-27-34	Fax
	rkveteransevera@mail.ru

Orel

Lebn

Address	4, Metallurgov street, ap. 16 Orel Russia	Postal Address
Phone	007-4862-33-36-70	Fax

Perm

Makor

Address	56, Osipenko street, ap. 32 Perm Russia	Postal Address
Phone	0073422442720	Fax	791228822106

Rostov-Na-Donu

Rostov on the Don

Address	ul. Gorkogo, 82-34 Rostov-Na-Donu 344007 Russia	Postal Address
Phone	0078632407439	Fax	79185145054
	tangar_jdc@pochtamt.ru

Ryazan

Address	15, Yahontova street, office 31 Ryazan Russia	Postal Address
Phone	7 – 4912 22-76-85	Fax
	gillel@rambler.ru

Smolensk

Magen

Address	10a, Krondshdatskiy tupik Smolensk Russia	Postal Address
Phone	7 – 4812 38-56-02	Fax
	aronchik70@mail.ru

St. Petersburg

Shaarei Shalom Progressive Jewish Community

Address	1-A Michurinskaya St. St. Petersburg 197046 Russia	Postal Address
Phone	+7(812) 9462883/2370080	Fax
	info@reformspb.ru
	http://www.reformspb.ru

Tula

Atikvah

Address	Krasnoarmeisky pr.,16-45 Tula 300041 Russia	Postal Address
Phone	7 4872 27 25 03	Fax
	mkonst@inbox.ru

Tumen

Tyumen

Address	ul.Kirova, 44 Tumen 625003 Russia	Postal Address
Phone	7 - 3452 -45-71-27	Fax
	madregot@inbox.ru

Ulanovsk

Ulyanovsk 'Achim'

Address	26, Ryabikova ap.5 Ulanovsk Russia	Postal Address
Phone	0078422708839	Fax
	trener75@mail.ru

Congregations in Ukraine

Lutsk

Address	Ukraine	Postal Address
Phone		Fax
	v75@itt.net.ua

Pavlograd

Address	53 Lenina St Ukraine	Postal Address
Phone		Fax

Tulchin

Address	106 Lenina St. Apt. 1 Ukraine	Postal Address
Phone	38-04335-23572	Fax

Nikolaev

Address	13 Moskovskaya Str., aprt.7 Nikolaev 54001 Ukraine	Postal Address
Phone	38-0512-353969, 502649	Fax

Cherkassy

“Haver” Cherkassy

Address	66 B.Khmelnitzkogo Str. Cherkassy 18015 Ukraine	Postal Address
Phone	38-0472-544311, 422129	Fax
	haver_cherkassy@mail.ru

Chernovzhy

Chernovtsy

Address	4 Skovorody Str., aprt.4 4 Chernovzhy 58006 Ukraine	Postal Address
Phone	38-0372-523986	Fax
	kornblum@mail.ru

Djankoi

Address	4 Internationalnaya St. Apt. 36 Djankoi Ukraine	Postal Address
Phone		Fax

Feodosiya

Feodosia

Address	25 Krymskaya Str., aprt.45 Feodosiya 98112 Ukraine	Postal Address
Phone	38-06562-71934	Fax
	furmanov_i_w@mail.ru

Gnivan

Address	90 Lenin St Gnivan Ukraine	Postal Address
Phone		Fax

Kerch

Address	6 Ziolkovskogo Str. Kerch 98300 Ukraine	Postal Address
Phone	38-06561-25592	Fax
	malka@kerch.com.ua

Kharkiv

Kharkov

Address	3 Novgorodskaya Str., of.30 Kharkiv 61145 Ukraine	Postal Address
Phone	38-0572-282631	Fax
	mkapustin80@hotmail.com

Khmelnik

Chelmnik

Address	9 Maya One Str., aprt.48 Khmelnik 22000 Ukraine	Postal Address
Phone	38-04338-20632	Fax

Korsun]-Shevchenkovsky

Korsun-Shevkenovski

Address	19 Lenina Str., aprt.91 Korsun]-Shevchenkovsky 19400 Ukraine	Postal Address
Phone	380-4735-20087	Fax

Kyrovograd

Konotop

Address	90/40 Dzerzhinskogo Str. Kyrovograd 25006 Ukraine	Postal Address
Phone	38-05447-71014	Fax
	mila@ester.org.ua

Kyrovograd

Address	90/40 Dzerzhinskogo Str. Kyrovograd 25006 Ukraine	Postal Address
Phone	38-0522-228383, 243231/ m	Fax	38-050-6130900
	heshlomo@mail.ru

Lviv

“Ture Zagav”, Lvov

Address	29/1A Fedorova Str. Lviv 79008 Ukraine	Postal Address
Phone	38-0322-972271	Fax
	turzagav@yahoo.com.ua

Novomoskovsk

Novmoskovsk

Address	25 Sovietskaya St. Apt. 2 Novomoskovsk Ukraine	Postal Address
Phone	38-05693-80048	Fax

Odessa

“Emanu-El”, Odessa

Address	Nina Onilova lane, 16 Odessa 65011 Ukraine	Postal Address
Phone	+38048- 77 107 12	Fax
	develop-odessa@meta.ua
	http://www.emanu-el.od.ua/

offices 90-91 Kyiv

“Ha-Tikvah”, Kiev

Address	14-D YAROSLAVIV VAL offices 90-91 Kyiv 04070 Ukraine	Postal Address	POB 181 Kyiv-54 01054 Ukraine
Phone	044 235 1379	Fax
	rupjcu@ukr.net
	http://www.pjukr.kiev.ua

Poltava

“Beit Em”, Poltava

Address	13 Lenina Str., office 50 Poltava 36000 Ukraine	Postal Address
Phone	38-097-9436224	Fax
	magas_alla@mail.ru

Sevastopol

Address	15 Kolobova Str., aprt.44 Sevastopol Ukraine	Postal Address
Phone	38-0692-478667	Fax

Simferopol

“Ner Tamid” Simfiropol

Address	61, Sergeevo-Zhenskogo Str. Simferopol Ukraine	Postal Address
Phone	38-0652-291317 (20)	Fax
	aeook@mail.ru

Vinnitza

Chesed Emuna- Vinitsa

Address	8 Kosmonavtov Str., aprt.29 Vinnitza 21021 Ukraine	Postal Address
Phone	38-0432-523374	Fax	38-0432-523374
	kie@utel.net.ua

Yevpatoriya

Ehiya Kapai

Address	34 Brat’ev Prosmushkinuh Str. Yevpatoriya 97416 Ukraine	Postal Address
Phone	38-06569-23663	Fax	38-06569-23663
	raisa_2006@mail.ru

Zaporizhzy

Zaporoze

Address	57-A Ukrainskaya Str., aprt.34 Zaporizhzy 69095 Ukraine	Postal Address
Phone	38-0612-330609/-623641	Fax	38-0612-240797 (98)/ mob.
	shalom_2001@mail.ru

Zhitomir

Address	45a Solutskova St Zhitomir Ukraine	Postal Address
Phone	38-0412-376494	Fax

Zvenigorodka,

Zvenigorodka

Address	13-A Dzerjunskogo Str., aprt.23 Zvenigorodka, 20200 Ukraine	Postal Address
Phone	38-04740-26485	Fax
	opi_zven@ukr.net