I wish god would be merciful and take me because it is better to die take me because it is better to die than to live like this. Shalom. Im rabbi Yechiel Eckstein of the International Fellowship of christians and jews. Im standing here in the ukraine in the former soviet union in an area called a shtetl. An old jewish village. Id like to show what happened to the Jewish Community in the past but even more importantly i would like to show you what the Jewish Community is like today in the former soviet union. I think you will be surprised. Announcer a 100 years ago russia was the center of the jewish world with 5 to 6 million jews living there. Although russias largest ethnic group, most lived in poverty and persecution. Then came the bolshevik revolution. Hoffman the soviets systematically destroyed any kind of base for religious affiliation. They closed synagogues. They closed jewish schools, sent rabbis and teachers to jail and prison. And tried to convert everyone to their brand of
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The City of Bettendorf has announced that two employees within its Public Works Department and Parks & Recreation Department have earned awards from the Iowa Parks and Recreation Association (IPRA,) according to a news release. On Wednesday, Parks Maintenance Supervisor Jason Manfull and Recreation Coordinator Isaac Jacobs were honored at the Annual IPRA Best of […]