About Us

For more than twenty-five years Russian Jews have come to the Shvut Ami Center’s branches to become reacquainted with Jewish life and reconnected to the  Jewish people.

Seventy years of religious repression in communist Russia severed almost all ties Russian Jews had to their heritage, history and religion. Having been denied the opportunity for Jewish education for so long, many Russian Jews are unfamiliar with the most basic symbols of  Judaism: Chanukah candles, Yom Kippur , a mezuzah. Their Jewish identity comes mostly from anti-Semitic encounters, rather than from positive Jewish experiences.

For over two decades Shvut Ami’s Russian-born educators and professionals have successfully bridged the gap in Jewish identity and awareness, enabling Russian Jews to achieve a positive perspective on their Jewish identity and heritage.