World's Largest Jewish Center To Be Opened in Dnipropetrovsk

Representatives of the Dnipropetrovsk Jewish community made public the date and program of the opening of the world's largest Jewish Center Menorah. The city celebration will be launched on 21 October. So reported religion.in.ua with reference to djc.

The center was created thanks to the sponsors, the President of the Dnipropetrovsk Jewish community, Gennadii Bogoliubov and President of the United Jewish Community of Ukraine, Ihor Kolomoiskyi and is designed to host big cultural and religious events.

In particular, the concept of the Holocaust Museum, which is a part of the center, was created on the basis of the main stages of the history of the Jewish people to show the history of the Jews until the 20th c., achievements of the Jewish civilization, attempts to destroy that civilization by the Nazis during the Holocaust and the revival of the Jewish life after that.

On 16 October the organizers will hold an event with restricted access by special invitations, the Hanukkat Habayit ceremony with the participation of officials, diplomats, members of the Supervisory Council and journalists.

On the same day, a large international workshop “Historic memory of the war and Holocaust” will begin in Menorah. It is organized by the Tkumah Institute. On 17 October, it will continue with the presentation f the book “Unsettled Differences: World War II and the social-political moods in Ukraine in 1939-June, 1941.”

On Sunday, 21 October, a large city celebration will be held for the community members, residents and visitors, including a surprise show at 8 pm.