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Article: Jewish community of Kiev reborn, as new community center opens
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- Jerusalem Post
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- November 7, 1996
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MARILYN HENRY, KIEV, Ukraine
Jerusalem Post
11-07-1996
THE Jewish community of Kiev proudly proclaimed its rebirth Monday, when officials cut the red ribbon of a new welfare center, the first significant communal building to be opened in decades.
"This home is for the Jews, and now any needy Jew has a place to turn," said Rabbi Ya'acov Bleich, the chief rabbi of Kiev and Ukraine. "It was built for the elderly and will become a center for all Jews."
The center, called Hesed Avot, will provide an extensive array of social services for the elderly, including a hot-meal program that will feed hundreds a day, and medical programs, including medical equipment and consultations with volunteer ...