HISTORY, HERITAGE AND PRESENT-DAY LIFE OF MOSCOW JEWISH COMMUNITY

Today Moscow is home to the largest Jewish community in Russia. It numbers some 80,000 people. The Jewish life in Moscow flourishes now. One travelling to Moscow will find number of beautiful historical and new Synagogues, Community centers, Jewish museums and more. The community is known for its rich religious and cultural life. However, has not been the same in the past.
This tour covers the period of about 140-150 years. From the time when Jews were first allowed to settle in Moscow in the small Zaryadie neighborhood to the modern days.

• We look at the Jewish business empires of the late 19th century and find their today's traces.
• We find out how a Jew from the small shtetl became the best Russian landscape artist.
• We speak about those difficult times when Jews were expelled from Moscow.
• We visit the Old Choral Synagogue and Bolshaya Bronnaya Synagogue as well.
• We discuss the life of Jews in Moscow in Soviet Era.
• We visit Jewish museum and Tolerance center - brilliant modern museum dedicated to the history of Russian Jews.
• We also pay a visit to the Holocaust memorial Synagogue located in the Victory Park.