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56 35. International Solomon University, a proprietary institution, was founded in Kyiv in 1992. An “East Ukrainian branch” [in Russian, Восточноукраинский филиал] was established in Kharkiv in 1998. Located in a wing of a large prestigious Kharkiv high school (Ukr., Харківський технологічний ліцей № 9), the Eastern branch of ISU currently enrolls 325 students; the reality of demographic decline in Ukraine, said its new Director, Julia Ukis, bodes ill for its growth. Dr. Ukis stated that the Eastern branch is organized into three faculties or schools: economics, computer science, and Jewish studies. Clearly reticent to disclose details about ISU, Dr. Ukis would not explain the focus of the Jewish studies program. She said only that some of its graduates continued their studies in advanced degree programs elsewhere, others teach (not necessarily in Jewish schools), some work for the Joint Distribution Committee, and “many” emigrate. Dr. Julia Ukis, an economist, is Director of the Eastern Ukraine branch of International Solomon University. She replaced the founding director, Dr. Boris Elikin, who died in January 2011. Photo: http://www.msu-kharkov.edu.ua/ob_universitete/obrachenie_directora. Retrieved: July 13, 2011. Compared to many other local post-secondary institutions, said Dr. Ukis, tuition at ISU Kharkiv is relatively inexpensive. Additionally, the government pays tuition for two groups of students, orphans and visually impaired, to attend ISU. Blind students, she continued, all attended a specialized high school where they learned to take notes on special computers; almost all visually impaired and blind students, she said, are older than other students because their disability necessitated a longer time for completion of the high school curriculum. In response to a question, Dr. Ukis said that she did not know the percentage of Jewish students among the entire ISU Kharkiv enrollment. However, she continued, it is likely that they constitute a disproportionately larger share of the enrollment than the proportion of Jews among all citizens of Kharkiv. 55 36. The Hillel student group in Kharkiv has long been one of the most vigorous in the post-Soviet states, perhaps reflecting the large number of students in the city. According to Julia Pototskaya, the longtime director of Kharkiv Hillel, and her assistant, Dmitry Golovinov, between 400 and 500 students currently are activists in the organization. Hillel makes extensive use of Russian-language social networking computer sites, especially 55 For information about International Solomon University in Kyiv, see pages 96-97.
57 Vkontakte, to recruit students and then keep in touch with them. Hillel also tries to address the needs and interests of individual students, referring them to other organizations if that seems appropriate; for example, said Mr. Golovinov, Hillel refers students interested in learning Hebrew to the Jewish Agency for Israel. In response to a question, Mr. Golovinov said that among the most popular activities in Kharkiv Hillel are classes in Jewish tradition, which attract about 40 people on a regular basis. 56 Those individuals who are the most comfortable in this subject matter often work with a Jewish teen club at the JDC-sponsored Jewish community center, attempting to pass on Jewish tradition to a younger generation. Kharkiv Hillel members also enjoy volunteering; they have worked in a residential facility for at-risk children and a hospital, and have also cleaned public parks, playgrounds, and Jewish cemeteries. Some Hillel students work as madrichim or leaders in JDC-sponsored family camps. They also have played a leading role in a city-wide Week of Good Deeds. Kharkiv Hillel is well-known for creative activities, particularly drama and musical productions. In addition to these group activities, independent Hillel student artists were scheduled to draw, paint, or photograph Jewish sites in the region; a select group of 20 student artists also would visit historic Jewish locations in western Ukraine, such as Berdichev and Uman. An exhibit of their work will be mounted at a central location during the next academic year. Taglit (birthright Israel) trips to Israel remain popular. Kharkiv Hillel organizes at least one 40person Taglit bus every year. Kharkiv Hillel students in Jerusalem during a recent Taglit trip. Photo: http://picasaweb.google.com/hillelcase/2009?fe at=directlink#5392589441193874706. Retrieved July 14, 2011. Kharkiv Hillel continues to host student groups from abroad, having been visited recently by a group from Yeshiva University in New York and a Hillel delegation from the University of Michigan. The University of Michigan Hillel 56 The Hillel courses in Jewish tradition have been designed in part to appeal to students who may not be halachically Jewish and thus who are ineligible for STARS study. The Hillel interpretation of Jewish tradition is more open and liberal than that promoted by Chabad and other Orthodox groups.
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