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Item ID | 29857 | |||
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Title | An elderly Jewish Azerbaijani man holds an embroidered tallit bag that reads: “Gift” and “Joint” (as JDC was known in Europe). | |||
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Reference Code | NY_18962 | |||
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Description | JDC was permitted to re-enter the Soviet Union in 1988 with the aim of reconnecting Soviet Jews to their heritage. Three years later, the collapse of the Soviet Union transformed JDC's mission. For Jews in the FSU, who had lived under Communism and had been cut off from their religious and cultural roots for seventy years, JDC was now free to offer an array of opportunities to rebuild Jewish life. At this time, JDC representatives visited throughout the FSU to assess community needs. In Oguz, a small town at the base of the Caucasus Mountains, the synagogue, used for decades as a warehouse by the Communist authorities was being rebuilt. | |||
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City / Town | Oguz |  |
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Country | Azerbaijan | |
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Decade | 1990 | |
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Photo Date Description | 1993 | |
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Photographer | Richard Lobell | |
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Selected Search Code | CH-FSU | |
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Size | 8 x 10 | |||
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