The Jewish community of Almaty, in Kazakhstan, welcomed 120 people from 28 families of seven different cities in the country at the annual summer camp, which is traditionally held in early August at a lake.
The camp seminar is a project of the Jewish community of Kazakhstan to foster family values and community building.
Each day of the camp was devoted to the words of the Torah. Teams played interactive games, made ark – raft of plastic bottles, got acquainted with Noah's life, wrote the script for the evening performance, worked in creative workshops, conducted a treasure hunt, collected puzzles, and played games.
The teams went on a trip on the boat to study the seven laws given by God to Noah.
The project was prepared and organized by a large team of 17 madrichims and supported by the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress, the 'Mitsva' association and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.
80th anniversary of World Jewish Congress marked in Kazakhstan
“Mitsva” also held a meeting to mark the 80th anniversary of WJC. At the House of Friendship of the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan, 70 members of the Jewish community of Almaty heard about the history and mission of the World Jewish Congress.
The gathering was organized by the head of the Jewish community of Kazakhstan, Alexandr Baron, who gave a keynote speech. Сommunity member Vyacheslav Breusov read the press release of the World Jewish Congress on the 80th anniversary of the organization, starting with the words of the current WJC president Ronald S. Lauder: "WJC’s establishment put Jewish interests on the map of international diplomacy."
Today, the WJC has affiliated member organizations in over 100 countries and territories and remains the only truly global Jewish umbrella organization. 'Mitsva' is the Kazakh affiliate of the WJC.
