Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine:
Dnepropetrovsk.
| Chairman of the community: Gennadiy Bogolyubov
Tel: +38 (0562) 34-21-20 Address: Sholom Aleichem Str., 4, Dnepropetrovsk |
Community history
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Media
There are popular and respected Jewish media in Dnepropetrovsk both print and electronic.
The Shabbat Shalom newspaper
Editor in Chief: Karshenbaum M.
Tel.: +380 562 34 17 04
Address: Dnepropetrovsk, Centralnaya St., 2/4, off. 306
The Shabbat Shalom newspaper was founded in 1991. Recently the 150th number for this monthly publication was published. A small amount of black and white printing at the beginning, it now comes in color at 10 pages of the main issue (the bulletin of some organizations are printed as an appendix to the paper). The creative team is headed by longtime newspaper editor and founder Michael Karshenbaum. On the pages the events of Jewish life in the region are highlighted, journalistic memoirs and historical materials are published. Considerable attention is paid to the promotion of Jewish culture and tradition. Now the newspaper's circulation is 4,000 copies.
The Aleph TV program and the Aleph Creative Association
Director: Rostovtsev O.
Tel.: 380 56 797 09 11
Address: Dnepropetrovsk, 49000, PO Box 211
The press center of the Jewish Community of Dnepropetrovsk functions since 1997 as a coordinating tool for the work of the Jewish mass media in the region and a communication tool with non-Jewish media. It also provides PR support for all activities of the Jewish community. As the Aleph creative association it is headed by author and host of the Aleph TV program Oleg Rostovtsev.
The Jewish community Press Center
Head: Rostovtsev O.
Tel.: 380 56 372 90 78
Address: Dnepropetrovsk, Kotsyubynskogo St., 7
The Eladim magazine, The Tsivos Hashem Publishing Center
Editor in Chief: Shmuel Brown
Tel.: +380 562 31 88 78
Address: Dnepropetrovsk, Sholom-Aleichem St., 4
A quarterly children's Eladim magazine is published in Dnepropetrovsk. It is spread not only in Ukraine but in CIS countries as well as in Russian speaking Jewish communities abroad. The magazine tells children of the history and traditions of the Jewish people. The magazine is published by the Tsivos Hashem World Jewish Children's Organization.
The Geula Newsletter
Editor in Chief: Karshenbaum M
Tel.: +380 562 34 17 04
Address: Dnepropetrovsk, Centralnaya, 2/4, off. 306
The Geula weekly religious bulletin is very popular among the Jews of Dnepropetrovsk region. Bulletin contains a commentary on the weekly Torah portion and tells about holidays and traditions and specifies the time for Shabbat candles lighting.
This handy bulletin helps obtain the necessary spiritual information quickly.
The Publishing Program and The Digest of the Jewish community
Publisher: Jewish Community Press Center
Tel.: +380 562 34 24 51
Address: Dnepropetrovsk, Kotsyubynskogo St., 7
The Digest is published annually and highlights functioning and the progress of the Jewish community projects and provides information on new projects.
The Tsivos Hashem Publishing Center is situated in Dnepropetrovsk. It publishes comic books, posters, brochures and other printed products.
The HiTaS pocket-sized edition is published in Dnepropetrovsk which includes the Jewish scriptures for each day. This publication is available in many Jewish communities in Ukraine.
Publishing Center of Dnepropetrovsk Jewish Community distributes the Lehaim magazine and books of Shamir, Merkaz Hinuh Leone, Gesharim, Lehaim and other publishing houses.
Jewish Internet projects are being developed in Dnepropetrovsk. Thanks to them the information on major events of the Jewish community life and its structure and activities is spread all over the world.