Exhibition by Larisa Shuster (TRC “Misto”)
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Happy birthday to Sholem Aleichem
Today marks the 157th anniversary of the birth of one of the most famous Jewish writers, Sholom Nokhumovich Rabinovich, commonly known under the pseudonym Sholom Aleichem. Vyacheslav Nagnybida, Information Manager of the Hesed Besht Jewish Foundation, talks live on the show “Morning in Podillia” about the artist’s life and work and the events held by the Foundation in honor of the anniversary. [youtube]UCpqOamybRY[/youtube]
Meeting in the cinema (+video)
On February 4, in the cinema hall of the Hesed Community Center, a meeting was held with one of the authors of the new film about Ternopil, "Little Stories of an Unusual City", Aleksey Shirokov. After watching the film, guests actively discussed the topics raised in the film with the author for more than an hour, supplementing the texts with omitted details and personal impressions of the old city. The author was especially pleased to hear that [...]
Concert of Jewish melodies
Jewish music always awakens a special, uplifting mood in listeners. It is full of sensitivity and seems to flow not from musical instruments, but from the sincere heart of each performer. This was exactly what happened at the concert by our Polish friends, which took place in the City House of Culture.
Seminar for graduates of computer courses
Computer courses in the Kamianets-Podilskyi representative office of "Hesed Besht" have been operating since 2007. During the period of the courses, about 300 people received knowledge and certificates, including clients of the fund and residents of the city and district. Over the years, computer courses have become well-known in the city. After the reconstruction of the community center and the updating of the computer base, training on the courses has acquired a new meaning. Graduates of the courses have repeatedly […]
Anniversary of the “Bloody Bath”…
On February 15-16, 1919, the small town of Proskuriv in Podillia was shaken by a terrible pogrom that claimed the lives of at least 1,600 of our compatriots, and not only of Jewish nationality. The Jewish pogrom was called the "Bloody Bath" and its echoes are felt even now on many continents, as many Jews whose families suffered in those days emigrated for fear of new pogroms. For 97 […]
Open Day in Derazhnya
Once upon a time, the town of Derazhnya was a powerful Jewish center with a developed infrastructure. Time and circumstances made their adjustments, and the historical events of the 20th century almost completely ceased the existence of the community. The Jews who remained in Derazhnya receive assistance from the Khmelnytskyi Charitable Foundation "Hesed Besht", which is represented here by curator Oleksandr Voloshyn. However, the memory of former countrymen is preserved not only by the Jewish […]
Shared experience
Khmelnytsky Charitable Foundation "Hesed Besht" is rightfully proud of its leading position among social organizations of the city and region. This is evidenced by the high assessment of our Foundation by both representatives of local authorities and colleagues in social and non-governmental activities. On March 3, the doors of the Community Center "Thia" were kindly opened to a delegation of heads of social departments of the Kharkiv region, who visited our city […]
Boris Khramtsov's fights
Boris Ivanovich Khramtsov is a client of the Khmelnytskyi Charitable Foundation “Hesed Besht”, a visitor to cultural and mass events of the “Thia” Community Center. At almost seventy, he often becomes a participant, and almost always, the winner, of difficult and tense battles that require attention, concentration and logic. On January 29-31, the man won first place in the regional championship, defeating many titled “warriors”. “Armed” Boris […]
Ternopil remembers!
Employees of the Ternopil Community Center and members of the community honored the memory of the victims of the Holocaust. People brought candles and pebbles to the memorial sign at the site of the execution of hundreds of Jews in 1941. Memories of the innocent victims of the fascist regime remain in the memory of the people as long as the community exists and Jewish organizations operate. The Ternopil Community Center constantly hosts an exhibition dedicated to those terrible […]
Holocaust Remembrance Day
Today, the Khmelnytskyi Charitable Foundation "Hesed Besht" marked World Holocaust Remembrance Day by honoring the victims at the Memorial on Silskohospodarska Street, where eight thousand two hundred of our brothers are buried. Meetings on the occasion of the sad date were also held at the Community Center "Thia".
"Guests for the weekend" 2
The sequel to the successful youth project that first took place in Khmelnytskyi in the fall of 2015 for Jewish youth from Lviv turned out to be no less vivid than its predecessor. This time, representatives of the Jewish youth club from “Hesed Shlomo” in Zhytomyr took part in Dmytro Kornytskyi’s project. The weekend passed quickly and cheerfully and left behind a lot of positive emotions.
Library of the Hesed Besht Foundation
“The Library of the Khmelnytsky Charitable Foundation “Hesed Besht” is a series of publications of our organization, each new edition of which concerns a separate topic in the history, culture or spirituality of the Jewish people in general and our community in particular. The literature is published on our own, thanks to the efforts of the employees of the Khmelnytsky Charitable Foundation “Hesed Besht”, the perseverance of our volunteers and the creative work of members of the communities of Khmelnytskyi and Ternopil regions. Individual copies […]
Legal aid agreement
The roundtable between representatives of the Khmelnytskyi Charitable Foundation "Hesed Besht", the Regional Center for Providing Free Secondary Legal Aid in the Khmelnytskyi Region, government agencies and public organizations aimed to discuss important issues related to providing legal aid to the population. The resulting fact was the signing of a multilateral cooperation agreement and outlining specific steps for working with people on the ground.
We are in the “Podilsky family”
On the evening of December 13, the “Podilska Rodyna” – a gathering of representatives of the national communities of our region – met again at the Khmelnytsky Regional Scientific and Methodological Center for Culture and Arts. The Jewish community was represented by the Director of the Hesed Besht Jewish Community Foundation, Ihor Ratushny, the head of the ensemble, Anatoliy Muzyka, and the employees of our organization. There were also representatives of the Ukrainian, Polish, Russian, and Hungarian communities.
