Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine:

Zhitomyr.

Chairman of the community: Shlomo Wilhelm
Tel: +38 (0412) 22-66-08
Address: Malaya Berdichevskaya Str., 4, Zhitomyr
Community history
Education
Community activities

Education

Heyder Primary school for children.

For children over 8 years wishing to study Torah, Talmud, Halacha in depth a kindergarten and a school is running.

Upon reaching the age of 13 graduates of the Zhytomyr Heyder have the opportunity to continue their studies in yeshivas of the world.

At present 42 children aged 3 to 13 years are being taught in Heyder.

The Chaya Mushka Mahon.

At this point in the Chaya Mushka Mahon the women from 20 cities, towns and villages are being trainedobtaining spiritual and secular education in the field of accounting, psychology, teaching and translator into English. Thanks to the Mahon hundreds of Jewish girls have learned and continue to learn the history and traditions of their people and live a Jewish life. Given that the majority of students come to us from disadvantaged and low-income families this training in Mahon is the only way to get a prestigious profession, work and start in life for them.

The Menachem Yeshiva.

Several years ago the Zhytomyr Menachem Yeshiva hospitably opened its doors to Jewish guys from all over the Western Ukraine and now has 16 students who reside in comfortable buildings in the country Complex Zarechany.

The Menachem Yeshiva allows its students to receive a Jewish education, kosher diet, live a Jewish life and to acquire higher education in the best universities of the city (Zhytomyr University of Technology - Faculty of Informatics and Computer Technology, School of Education University - Faculty of History and Law, Institute for Entrepreneurship and of modern technology - Faculty of Cybernetics and economics).

The Jewish High School "OrAvner" was opened on 1 September 1997, well-equipped two-story building, where all necessary conditions for the spiritual, intellectual and physical development of children are provided.

Since 1999 the gymnasium became a complex: the high school operates a kindergarten in which there are 22 pupils. Jewish education and upbringing of children are continuous. Pupils receive a secondary education under the state component but they also study Hebrew, Jewish culture and traditions of their people, geography, history and literature of Israel. In the 1st class, children learn the English language and the fundamentals of computer technology. Today the high school is a favorite house of all students and parents. Free kosher meals and school buses are provided. We hope that the graduates of the school will be proud to consider themselves members of our great nation and the knowledge gained in our school will allow them to successfully continue their education in advanced universities in the world.