Item ID	29857
Title	An elderly Jewish Azerbaijani man holds an embroidered tallit bag that reads: “Gift” and “Joint” (as JDC was known in Europe).
Reference Code	NY_18962
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.
City / Town	Oguz	similar items
Country	Azerbaijan	similar items
Decade	1990	similar items
Photo Date Description	1993	similar items
Photographer	Richard Lobell	similar items
Selected Search Code	CH-FSU	similar items
Size	8 x 10
Format	Print

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