In Russia, opened the first prison synagogue

Rabbi Aaron Gurevich, a mediator between the Jewish community and law enforcement agencies of Russia, said that he will personally attend the opening ceremony of the synagogue on Sept. 14 in prison, located in the Arkhangelsk region. Rabbi Aaron Gurevich, a mediator between the Jewish community and law enforcement agencies of Russia, said that he will personally attend the opening ceremony of the synagogue on Sept. 14 in prison, located in the Arkhangelsk region. In the prayer hall for the Jews held a solemn meeting of Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year), including sound shofar calls (ram's horn). In Russia's prisons is currently serving a sentence of about 1,200 Jewish prisoners, 400 of whom openly practice Judaism. The Jewish community in Russia has provided the prison, Moscow Region 1,500 books on Jewish themes.