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.
Event for library workers
“Open Door Days” of the Community Center “Thia” for teams of partner organizations are traditional events that are held to increase experience and deepen friendly ties with colleagues. This helps to better understand our work, to jointly plan further steps in our activities. This time, we were visited by teams of the Khmelnytskyi Regional Scientific Library named after M. Ostrovsky and the Khmelnytskyi Regional Library for Youth.
Letter from the reader
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Melodies of old Proskurov
During December 6-8, a rather unusual seminar for all aspiring musicians was held in Khmelnytskyi, which touched on the topic of the musical Jewish heritage of our city. Few people know that the Proskuriv klezmer - Jewish musicians - left behind a unique mark on the musical heritage, which is extremely valuable for ethnographers and, in fact, musicians.
“All Equality” on the Eve of Hanukkah
On November 28, 2015, at the Rehabilitation Center "School of Health" at the Hesed Besht Charity Foundation, a meeting of the women's group "Project Kesher" was held as part of the "16 Days Against Violence" campaign. It was dedicated to the holiday of Hanukkah and 14 women took part in the event. The main goal of the meeting was to determine the role of women in the holiday of light, goodness and faith. In preparing for the event, […]
Congratulations on your professional holiday!
We sincerely congratulate all colleagues on their professional holiday - the Day of Social Workers of Ukraine! We would like to wish you, dear social workers, good health, harmony in your families, happiness for you and your surroundings, and peace. Your work is noble, because it is self-sacrifice for the benefit of other people who need your help. Inspiration and encouragement to you, love for your neighbor and mutual […]
The autumn “Keitan” has begun!
The Thiya Community Center has started an autumn camp as part of the Keitana holiday program for school-age children. At a time when schools have released their students for vacation, employees of the Hesed Besht charitable foundation are getting down to business so that children spend their time not only relaxing, but also with benefit. The camp gives them this opportunity: here are fun, active […]
"What do I know about breast cancer and what am I doing against it?"
October is a month of active actions for the prevention of breast cancer. That is why in the city of Khmelnytskyi, employees of the regional representative office implemented an event for students of the Khmelnytskyi Basic Medical College according to methodological developments provided by the leadership of the VZHEO “Project Kesher”. The target audience was chosen for a reason: the vast majority of the contingent of this educational institution are girls who in the future will become not only nurses and […]
We help those interested
The Community Center "Thia" was visited by students of Khmelnytskyi Specialized Secondary School of I-III Degrees No. 6 with a scientific supervisor and a large number of questions. The school, headed by director Andriy Mykolayovych Popyk, has repeatedly participated in the actions of the Hesed Besht Jewish Children's Foundation or conducted joint educational projects with us regarding Jewish life and history. So today both sides were happy about the new […]
Hag Sukkot Sameach!
In 5776, the central Sukkah in the city of Khmelnytskyi was installed on the territory of the “Thia” Community Center. Both employees of the Jewish organization and community members, volunteers and artists worked on its construction. Together, they managed to build a beautiful traditional kuren and decorate it in accordance with the natural resources of Israel and the territorial features of Ukraine. Under the roof of the sukkah, through which, as is customary, […]
Big holiday game
Khmelnytskyi City Day will be remembered for its colorful events, noisy actions and mass festivities, but for many of our clients another event will remain in their memory. The festive open-air chess game was long-awaited, intense and interesting, because such an event had never been held in our city before. At the same time, sixty warring armies converged in battles on chessboards! But the most interesting thing was that […]
Visiting Medzhyborz
On September 22, 1942, the small town of Medzhibizh was shaken by unheard-of cruelty. On that day, local police and SS units took the entire Jewish population out of the settlement. These were men, women, children and the elderly, who were no longer destined to return to their homes. And after the anti-Jewish campaign, Medzhibizh, once a powerful Jewish center, joined the list of “Juden Frei” […]
Festive events in Slavuta
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16 years of the Hesed Besht Children's Charity Foundation
This year, the number "16" is extremely relevant for the Khmelnytskyi Charitable Foundation "Hesed Besht" - September 16 marks the 16th anniversary of the registration of the charitable organization, which the team considers the foundation's birthday. This year's holiday is jokingly called "coming of age" by analogy with the arrival of a responsible age for citizens of our country.
