{"product_id":"renewal-9780761824763","title":"Renewal","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the dramatic story of how the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, a voluntary, humanitarian organization supported by American Jewry, made its entry into the isolated, poverty-stricken world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e?Weiner has written a thorough study that will enrich anyone interested in Jewish community development and life in the former Soviet Union. -- Andrew Harrison, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation * American Jewish History *\u003cbr\u003e…Weiner has written a thorough study that will enrich anyone interested in Jewish community development and life in the former Soviet Union. -- Andrew Harrison, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation * American Jewish History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 Preface and Acknowledgments Chapter 2 Reconnection to Jewish Culture and Learning: Introduction: The JDC Jewish Library Project; Background: Jewish Education and Culture during the Soviet Era; JDC's Official Re-entry and the Formulation of JDC Strategy in Education and Culture in the So Chapter 3 Jewish Education Reborn: Introduction; Education: Jewish Education Reborn; Educational Materials: Textbooks, Teacher's Workbooks, Videos, Posters and Environmental Learning Materials; JDC and Early Childhood Education; JDC Activities with Jewish Tea Chapter 4 JDC Relief and Welfare Activities in the FSU: Introduction; Background; Stage One: The First Officially Recognized JDC Humanitarian Aid Activities; Stage Two: Several Intensive Emergency Relief Efforts after the Collapse of the Soviet Union; Stage T Chapter 5 Jewish Religious Renewal and JDC Activities in the FSU: Introduction; Background; JDC's Role in the Distribution of Religious Articles; JDC's Contribution to the Role of Rabbis and Religious Functionaries; Reconnection with the Jewish Calendar and t Chapter 6 JDC's Role in Facilitating Jewish Community Renewal and Development in the FSU: Introduction; Background; The First Phase- JDC's Early Steps Towards Recreating a Sense of Community; The Second Phase: Reassessing Community Development Objectives and  Chapter 7 JDC and Jewish Property Reclamation as an Instrument of Community Organization in the Former Soviet Union: Introduction; Background; JDC Guidelines on Communal Property; Stage One: Archival Research; Stage Two: Community Education; Stage Three: Prov Chapter 8 Appendix A: AJJDC Board Members- Soviet Union Area Committee, 1989-1999 Chapter 9 Appendix B: AJJDC Soviet Union Team (SUT) Staff Members 1988-1998 Chapter 10 Index","brand":"University Press of America","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037772415319,"sku":"9780761824763","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780761824763.jpg?v=1750937237","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/renewal-9780761824763","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}