The Future of Jewish Life in Post-Soviet Countries
Assembly General of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress
Tuesday, December 6th 2022
About the Forum
The conference will address the humanitarian crisis in Post-Soviet countries, which strongly affected local Jewish communities, and the challenges faced by the State of Israel and the organized Jewish World in this regard.
This year the Assembly marks the 30th Anniversary of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress, which in early 90’s started as a small delegation of the Soviet Jewry to the World Jewish Congress right after the dissolution of the USSR.
Speakers
Ronald Lauder
President of the World Jewish Congress
Mikhail Mirilashvili
President of the EAJC
Natan Sharansky
Chairman of the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP)
Pnina Tamano-Shata
Minister of Immigration and Absorption of Israel
Aaron G. Frenkel
Chairman of Euro-Asian Jewish Congress
Alex Ben Zvi
Ambassador of Israel in Russia
Eric Fingerhut
President and CEO, Jewish Federations of North America
Dr. Haim Ben Yakov
CEO, Euro-Asian Jewish Congress
Prof. Zeev Khanin
Academic Chairman of the Institute for Euro-Asian Jewish Studies
Malcolm Hoenlein
Executive Vice Chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations
Prof. Asher Maoz
Dean and Head of the Program at the School of Law, Peres Academic Center
Nachman Shai
Minister of the Diaspora Affairs
Yaakov Hagoel
Chairman of the World Zionist Organization and Acting Chairman of the Executive of The Jewish Agency
Major General (Res.) Doron Almog
Chairman of the Executive, The Jewish Agency for Israel
MK Oded Forer
Former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Israel
GIDI MARK
CEO, Taglit-Birthright Israel
SAM GRUNDWERG
World Chairman of Keren Hayesod – UIA
Mikhail Chlenov
Honorary Vice-President, WJC
Alexander Smukler
Chairman of the Board of Agroterminal LTD; Chairman of the Board of Century 21
Rabbi Marc Schneier
Michael Brodsky
Ambassador of Israel to Ukraine
Ronnie Vinnikov
Chief Development Officer, KKL-JNF
Dani Dayan
Chairman of Yad Vashem
MK Simcha Rothman
Chair of the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee
Program
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AddressesPresident of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress Michael Mirilashvili
President of the World Jewish Congress Ronald Lauder -
InterviewsIsraeli Minister of the Diaspora Affairs Nachman Shai
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Panels
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How the Worldwide Jewish community sees the future of the post-Soviet Jewry?Participants: Malcolm Hoenlein, Mark B. Levin, Eric D. Fingerhut, Maram Stern.
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The role of Israel in life of the Jewish diaspora.Participants: Dr. Haim Ben Yakov, Yaakov Hagoel, Doron Almog, Natan Sharansky.
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Jewish communities of Russia and Ukraine today.Participants: Alex Ben Zvi, Mikhail Brodsky, Prof. Zeev Khanin.
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Law of Return. Should it be changed or not?Participants: Prof. Asher Maoz, Elyakim Rubinstein/Aaron Barak, Bezalel Smotrich, Oded Forer/Alex Kushnir, Yuli Edelshtein
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30 years of service. How Euro-Asian Jewish Congress gave a voice to the Soviet Jewry.Participants: Mikhail Chlenov, Alexandr Shmuckler, Rabbi Marc Schneier
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Euro-Asian Jewish Congress today: its partnerships and projects in the Jewish World.Participants: Aaron G. Frenkel, Sam Grundwerg, Gidi Mark
