Volunteers of the Jewish Federation of North America help Ukrainian refugees in Barcelona

Last year, Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) regularly sent Russian-speaking volunteers to Eastern European countries to help Ukrainian refugees. Starting from November 2022, JFNA volunteers began to work with refugees who settled in Barcelona (Spain).

Volunteers in Barcelona. Photo: Comunidad Judia Bet Shalom

This refugee assistance program is carried out in cooperation with the local Jewish organization Comunidad Judia Bet Shalom, as well as the organization Asociación de Ayuda a los Judíos de la Crisis de Ucrania

More than 250 refugees have already benefited from this project in Barcelona, ​​and another 250 are receiving support in other Jewish communities in Spain.

Any refugee can apply to the community for help, but the majority of those who are already actively participating in regular programs or receiving regular assistance identify themselves as Jews or have “Jewish roots”.

Within the framework of this project, in particular, Spanish lessons are held for refugees, legal assistance and psychological support are provided, a women's club is held, and programs for young children and adolescents are organized. Many refugees also attend programs to study Jewish tradition and celebrate Shabbat.

On the subject: Jewish federations of North America provided additional assistance to Ukrainian Jews and repatriates from Russia

At the moment, a group of Russian-speaking volunteers of the Jewish Russian-speaking community of Montreal (Canada) is completing its work in Barcelona, ​​which includes the president of the Russian-speaking Jewish community of Montreal, Mikhail Goldstein, the director of the association of Russian-speaking Jews at the Jewish Federation of Montreal, Oksana Pasternak, and the development director, Yakov Galperin.

In December 2022, during the celebration of Hanukkah in Barcelona, ​​Dr. Yuri Vedenyapin, a Yiddish teacher at McGill University (Montreal), and well-known reformist rabbi Ilana Bird from California worked with refugees.

Volunteers Jewish Federations of North America will continue to help refugees in Poland, the Czech Republic and Moldova. Many of the volunteers representing the Russian-speaking Jewish communities in the US and Canada fly to help refugees again.

Starting from March 2022, JFNA trained and sent more than 100 volunteers to the countries of Eastern Europe to help refugees from Ukraine.

Read also on ForumDaily:

'We are always with you' - the leaders of the Jewish federations of North America recorded a video message to Ukrainian and Russian Jews

Jewish federations of North America organized the celebration of Hanukkah for immigrants from Ukraine

Jewish federations of North America provided additional assistance to Ukrainian Jews and repatriates from Russia

Do you want more important and interesting news about life in the USA and immigration to America? - support us donate! Also subscribe to our page Facebook. Choose the "Display Priority" option and read us first. Also, don't forget to subscribe to our РєР ° РЅР ° Р »РІ Telegram - there are many interesting things. And join thousands of readers ForumDaily Woman и ForumDaily New York - there you will find a lot of interesting and positive information.