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Netzer Olami's International Conference - 2011 א" עשת -ר" צנ לש תימלועה הדיעוה Special guest lecturers included Rabbi Ron Klotz, Director and Max Klaben, Assistant Director of the URJ GUCI camp in Indiana. Margarita Fruman, Netzer's Coordinator for the FSU, and Emma Brodetskaya, Netzer's Madricha in Moscow, attended the GUCI camp in Zionsville, Indiana, in June. This is the continuation of the cooperation between the camps that began in February. Both the seminar and camp twinning were made possible through the initiative and support of Anne Molloy and Henry Posner. Nearly 30 people took part in a youth seminar in Riga at the end of September. While the seminar focused on prayer in Judaism, there were also Sukkot related activities. Rabbi Alex Lyskovoi led the seminar and held a discussion on the place of Reform Judaism in the modern world. A regional leadership conference was held at the Moscow Center for Progressive Judaism during October 29-31. A total of 85 participants from all regions that the World Union is active in attended and included: community leaders, chair persons, rabbis, Netzer madrichim, youth, educational professionals, etc. The topic of the conference was: "200 Years of Progressive Judaism Worldwide, 20 Years in the FSU". The 2-day conference was intense, filled with study, prayer and other activities. Participants also met with World leadership, Rabbi Joel Oseran, Alex Kagan and Danny Jaffe. Among guests at the conference was the Israeli Ambassador to Russia, Dorit Golender. Special projects: During the Netzer Vieda in Jerusalem in January 2010, the FSU was represented by 5 amazing madrichim from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, who took an active part in all activities and decisions made at the veida. Congregations and Netzer clubs in the FSU celebrated Tu B'Shvat together. Celebrations included Seders and lessons about the holiday and our special connection to the land of Israel. Netzer Minsk came in first place at the annual Purimshpiel in Vitebsk during March 12-14. This year, 150 participants from different Jewish organizations all over the FSU, and Eastern Europe took part in 3 days of Purim plays and learning. Rabbi Grisha Abramovich was the rabbi at the festival and led prayers and gave lectures on different topics. Netzer members took part in Pesach celebrations all over the FSU and along with Rabbis, HUC students, community workers and volunteers, created an unforgettable experience during one of the most important holidays in the Jewish calendar, enabling over 5000 people to come together around festive tables of freedom all over the FSU. Preparation seminars for Netzer camps in the FSU took place in Minsk, Moscow and Kiev in May and June of 2010. Nearly 60 madrichim worked very hard to create an educational, rich and fun summer camp program. The WZO began funding salaries and activities for new positions of local workers and point persons in Moscow (November) and Kiev (September) in the framework of their joint project Zorei Zionut (Planting Zionism). Netzer began the 5771 year by celebrating Rosh Hashannah all over the FSU along with members of the different Jewish Reform communities. 5 Netzer groups took part in the annual International Chanukah Film Festival that was held in Minsk during December 10-12. Various films about Chanukah were shown, depicting the story in a very creative way. 50
Netzer Olami's International Conference - 2011 א" עשת -ר" צנ לש תימלועה הדיעוה Special projects in 2011: The annual Netzer conference will take place in Jerusalem January 13-19. Six representatives (2 from Russia, 2 from Ukraine and 2 from Belarus) will represent the FSU at this event. Four FSU Netzer-TaMaR staff will represent FSU Netzer youth at the upcoming World Union 35 th International Convention in San Francisco, February 7-13. Nine leadership seminars have been planned for 2011 in January, March and May in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. Netzer Clubs – activities: "Jewish Theater" is a project developed in Moscow that presents Jewish literature, theater, topics, etc. through the stage medium. The project takes place once a month. The project leader chooses a subject related to Jewish/Israeli culture. The group goes to see plays and discussions follow with the troupe, director, etc. One of these meetings will take place in the "Shalom Theater" and a play by Isaac Bashevis Singer, "Shosha?", a story taking place in Jewish Poland will be seen by the group. This will be followed by a discussion about the play, Bashevis Singer and life in the shtetl. In Minsk a new project: "Me, Myself and I" began in September. It is an art project in which each participant can create something him/herself through the following mediums: photography, cooking, advertising, music. Each week focuses on one of these 4 mediums. For example during photography week prior to Chanukah, participants photographed a modern miracle in Minsk and show this to the entire group. The "Netzer Style" project in Kiev takes place once a month. This project is connected to Israel and focuses on topics such as: human rights, equal rights in society, achievements and challenges the country faces. Prior to each meeting, the project leader prepares an information sheet about, events and news in the past month in Israel and a discussion and presentation takes place based on this information. The Havdallah launched in Moscow is continuing. The project has undergone changes and now Havdallah will be conducted in Jewish homes of madrichim. Each week a madrich is responsible for organizing Havdallah and refreshments. Netzer members come to take part in Havdallah and learning sessions. Netzer staff: Both Denis and Emma were members of Netzer, beginning as chanichim, becoming madrichim and now they are continuing to develop their professional skills within Netzer as coordinators. 1) Denis Burmistrov replaced Aleksei Haydar as Netzer Coordinator for Ukraine in September. 3) Emma Brodetskaya replaced Ekaterina Angelova as Netzer Coordinator for Russia in December. 2) Faina Zmitrachenko will continue as Netzer Coordinator for Belarus for a second year in 2011. 51
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