NCSJ Latest 2002

 

2002

NCSJ Annual Meeting Report
NewsWatch: December 2002 (PDF)
Reform Attracting Russian Jews (December 27)
David Duke Linked to Ukrainian University (December 26)
Letter to Dr. Rice Supporting Foreign Aid (December 20)
Moldova's President on Reforms (PDF) (December 18)
Sen. Lugar on Foreign Relations Agenda (December 20)
Russia Returns Books to Lubavitch (December 19)
Book Honors Soviet Jewish Soldiers (December 16)
EU Votes to Expand into Baltics (December 14)
Latvians Concede Shoah Collaboration (December 6)
OSCE Focus: Anti-Semitism

Belarus Religion Law Takes Effect (November 23)
Pres. Bush Praises Lithuania (November 23)
NATO: Prague Summit (November 21-22)
Bratslaver Pilgrims Clash With Locals (November 20)
Belarus Parliament Defends Synagogue (November 19)
UJC 2002 General Assembly (November 18-22)
Ukrainian Pres. Fires Government (November 17)
Pres. Bush to Visit Russia, Lithuania (November 15)
Rep. Chris Smith on Belarus (November 15)
Sen. McCain on Belarus (November 15)
INS Split Could Hurt Immigrant Services (November 14)
EU-Russia Summit (November 11)
World Freedom Day 2002 (November 9)
Russia Criticizes U.S. "Democracy Act" (November 4)

Belarus President Signs Religion Bill (October 31)
WWII Belarus Mass Grave Discovered  (October 28)
U.S., Lithuania Protect Jewish Heritage
NCSJ Ukraine Trip: October 2002
NewsWatch: October 2002
Sen. Wellstone on Soviet Jewry
Ukraine Closes Cold War Chapter (October 25)
Bush May Visit Russia (October 22)
Two New Russian Jewish Groups Form (October 22)
Refugee Admissions Down (October 18)
Eizenstat on Restitution Results (October 18)
Khatami Visits Kyiv (October 16)
House Hears Testimony on IRF Report (October 9)
2002 U.S. Int'l Religious Freedom Report (October 7)
Center-Right Wins Latvian Elections (October 7)
Belarus May Impose Strict Religion Law (October 7)
Ukraine Pledges Synagogue Restitution (October 2)
PM Sharon In Moscow (October 1)

Russia Registers Far-Right Party (September 27)
Agudath Israel Gets U.S. Rice for Ukraine (September 23)
Iraq Nuclear Program Active in FSU (September 22)
Ukrainians Protest Kuchma's Rule (September 19)
NCSJ Report: Anti-Semitism in Belarus
Rep. Schaffer On Ukraine's Role (September 11)
"Law of Return" Under Review (September 11)
President's Rosh Hashanah Message (September 6)

Putin Rejects State Interference (August 30)
Accused Nazi Gets Estonian Passport (August 29)
Ukraine Restricts Jews for Jesus (August 16)
Flood in Jewish Prague (August 15)
Russians Protest Anti-Semitic Broadcast (August 16)
NCSJ Marks "Night of the Murdered Poets" (August 12)
Israeli President's New Year's Message (August 11)
Russia Examines Land Restitution (August 6)
NCSJ: "Russian Anti-Semitism is No Joke" (August 1)

Moscow Anti-Semitic Bombings Continue (July 31)
Jewish Groups on NATO Enlargement (July 30)
Amb. Vershbow on Russia-Iran Ties (July 23)
Moscow Court Bans Racist Newspaper (July 19)  
CSCE Hearing on Restitution (July 16)
Russians on Trial for Market Rampage (July 16)
RJC Aids Flood Victims (July 16)
House Passes Anti-Semitism Resolution  (July 9)
OSCE Focuses on Anti-Semitism (July 8)

Duma Passes Anti-Extremism Bill (June 27)
Felice Gaer to Head USCIRF (June 27)
Secretary's Open Forum: Jackson-Vanik (June 25)
Lvova, Kaminezki Share Fisher Prize (June 25)
Duma Bill Passes Second Reading (June 20)
Copycat Anti-Semitic Signs in Russia (June 12)
NCSJ Rejects Police Explanation (June 6)
Police Chief Says Sign Not Anti-Semitic (June 3)
"Anti-Semitism Unchecked in Russia" (June 2)
Sakharov Monument Vandalized (June 1) 
Community Services Trip to Russia

Post-Summit Violence (May 28)
NCSJ Testifies on Anti-Semitism (May 22)
Jewish Leaders Oppose Russia-Iran Ties (May 22)
Senate Pre-Summit Resolution (May 21)
NCSJ Sponsors Pre-Summit Briefing (May 20)
Ivanov Discusses Skinhead Violence (May 20)
NATO-Russia Permanent Joint Council (May 14)
U.S.-Russian Agreement to Reduce Arms (May 13)
Putin Seeks Anti-Extremism Law (May 10)
Foreign Minister Ivanov Meeting (May 2)
Ida Milgrom Dies (May 1)
Russian Jewish Congress Visits DC

Israel Solidarity Events (April, May 2002)
Community Center Opens in Minsk (April 26)
CSCE: Russia Targeting Catholics (April 25)
LePen's Rise a Warning for Russia? (April 23)
Kyiv Synagogue Rampage (April 14)
NCSJ Testifies on Jackson-Vanik (April 11)

New U.S. Foreign Aid Plan (March 15)
Read Pres. Bush Speech on Foreign Aid (March 14)
U.S. Thanks Uzbekistan (March 13)
Russia Denies Shift on Middle East (March 12)
Euro-Asian Jewish Congress Formed (March 6)
2001 State Dept Human Rights Reports (March 4)

New Anti-Semitic Party in Russia (February 28)
Lithuania Honors Jewish Veterans (February 20)
JCPA Plenum 2002 (February 19)
UJC Washington 13 Conference (February 10)
Russian Regions Curbing Rights (February 8)
Hillel a Success in Russia (February 5)

Bush-Putin Summit Set for May (January 31)
Lithuania Releases Torah Scrolls (January 31)
Russia Probes Church Anti-Semitism (January 17)
Religious Freedom Day, 2002 (January 16)
Profile of Robert Meth

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