New Jewish community center opens in Zaporozhye, Ukraine

Jews in the Ukrainian city of Zaporozhye have celebrated the inauguration of their new community center. The Max Grant Jewish Community Center, constructed with funds donated by World Jewish Relief, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, the Federation of Jewish Communities and local donors, was opened on Monday. Funding from London’s World Jewish Relief was provided through the group’s Our Town project, which initiates capital projects to help revitalize Jewish life in reviving communities. The World Jewish Relief’s donation went toward the purchase and reconstruction of a spacious two-story building in the city center. The building will house a community and welfare center running a variety of cultural, religious and charity programs for Zaporozhye’s estimated 20,000 Jews.