Volozhin, Belarus – Yeshiva May Stay in Jewish Hands

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    Volozhin, Belarus – Thanks to the pressure of Vos Iz Neias and it loyal readers, the JTA is reporting that the threat to confiscate the historic yeshiva, may be averted after a U.S.-based committee pledged to raise funds for necessary repairs.

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    After pressure from our loyal readers, the ad hoc committee, conferred this week with Yuri Dorn, president of the Union of Religious Jewish Congregations in Belarus, about how to raise $20,000 for initial external repairs to the vacant, 200-year-old Volozhin Yeshiva. “Today, we notified the authorities” in Volozhin of the formation of the committee, Dorn said today. He expected the town to halt legal processes aimed at confiscating the building.

    Town authorities had insisted that renovations must begin this month or the municipality — which had recently repatriated the building to the community — would take it back, as was reported first here on Vos Iz Neias.

    Full renovation is expected to cost more than $100,000. This would be undertaken later in the year if a plan for the building’s use can be developed by Belarus’ Jewish community together with international Jewish organizations.


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