The Russian Jewish Congress will help the Ukrainian refugees
The Russian Jewish Congress (RJC) will assist refugees from Ukraine in 40 Russian regions, said Last news authorized RIVERS Mikhail Savin.
" This is the 1st in the Jewish community project of this kind, " said Savin, adding that immigrants from the Ukraine will receive assistance from regional branches of the RIVERS and Jewish cultural centers, regardless of their nationality ".
For the needy will be purchased products and necessities, clothing and medicines. In addition, the field office will assist in placing children of Ukrainian immigrants in kindergartens, schools and summer camps.
" For generations, the Jews were forced refugees, for this reason, the organization of humanitarian assistance in this situation - It is our moral duty, " said the head of RIVERS Yuri Kanner.
The first region, which at the current week will be using RIVERS, will be the Tyumen region. The local community centre of assistance to citizens who have arrived from Ukraine ", created by the Public chamber of the Tyumen region, it is registered about 200 families of immigrants from the East of Ukraine. The local Jewish community headed by Rabbi Igor Darkinym is currently taking them with food and medicines.
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