| FJCU | |
| Full Name: | Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine |
| Native Name: | Ukrainian: Федерація єврейських громад України |
| Founder: | Jewish organizations in Ukrainian cities |
| Founding Location: | Ukraine |
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| Type: | NGO |
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| Status: | Religious Federation |
| Purpose: | humanitarian |
| Headquarters: | 1 |
| Location City: | Dnipro |
| Location Country: | Ukraine |
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| Leader Title: | Chairman of the board |
| Leader Name: | Rabbi |
| Leader Title2: | Executive Vice Chairman |
| Leader Name2: | Rabbi Raphael Rutman |
| Leader Title3: | Chief Rabbi |
| Leader Name3: | Rabbi Shmuel Kaminetsky |
| Leader Title4: | Director |
| Leader Name4: | Alina Teplitskaya |
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Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Федерація єврейських громад України) — all-Ukrainian Jewish religious organization, founded in 1999 at the Conference of Jewish Religious Communities and Organizations of Ukraine, uniting more than 175 communities of Orthodox Judaism Chabad-Lubavitch.
In the early 1990s, the revival of Jewish communities began in the cities of Ukraine, which were created mainly due to the enthusiasm of activists of the Jewish movement, without work experience, without a well-thought-out strategy, without sufficient coordination and interaction. Thus, at the initiative of the leaders of Jewish communities and organizations, the FJCU was created to coordinate and unite the efforts of Jewish communities and intensify the processes of integration and development of Jewish public life. At the beginning of its activity, FJCU launched work on the formation of regional associations as structural links for the purpose of interaction between the FJCU headquarters and local communities. These associations began their work as part of 5-6 local communities. At the moment (2023 year), the Federation unites 178 communities in cities with a Jewish population of more than 400,000 people.[1] [2]
The main task of the FJCU is to help Jewish communities in their daily work, in the main areas of their activity:
The main activity of the FJCU is to develop and implement humanitarian projects and charitable programs to support the Jewish population, restore Jewish traditions and culture of the Jewish people. FJCU attaches great importance to the organization of Jewish holidays in communities with the participation of foreign envoys.
In all communities covered by the activities of the FJCU, major programs are held annually, namely:
FJCU publishes and distributes printed materials throughout the year. These are calendars with indication of traditional and Jewish numbers and months, in which all important Jewish dates are indicated, all holidays with the indication of the lighting of Shabbat candles, and much more. These are thematic booklets for every Jewish holiday with a detailed description of the commandments, history, laws and customs. These are books on the basics of Judaism, traditions and Halacha, the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, children's books, etc.
FJCU organizes a camp for temporary migrants in Hungary[3] and in Poland.[4] Also provides food assistance to various religious communities during the war.[5]
In October 2023, FJCU held a ceremony in memory of the victims of Babi Yar, with the invitation of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.[6]
The Federation has wide internal and external relations, works in close cooperation with the Ministry of Education of Israel, the, the Jewish Agency Sokhnut, the Or Avner Charitable Foundation, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, the, as well as with the largest Jewish organizations in all countries of the world.