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Siberian Jews open region’s largest Jewish education center in Tomsk
(JTA) — A century ago, communists shuttered the synagogues of Tomsk, one of the oldest cities in Siberia. It was a painful blow, especially to the local community of Jewish Cantonists — former ...
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Hanukkah’s early start and climate change put a Siberian tradition on thin ice
(JTA) — The ice menorah of Tomsk has become something of a Hanukkah tradition in that Russian city in Siberia, situated about 2,000 miles east of Moscow. At 10 feet tall and featuring LED lights ...