Abstract
Looks at the intervention made by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) in the former Soviet Union. Basis of the principles used by the Hesed centers; Spheres of life encompassed by the socio-economic-political breakdown in the Soviet Union; Effect of the breakdown on the people; Main goals and function of the JDC in the former Soviet Union; Intervention strategies formulated by JDC.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Journal of Jewish Communal Service |
Volume | 79 |
Issue number | 2/3 |
State | Published - 2003 |
Keywords
- ECONOMIC conditions in Russia, 1991-
- JEWS -- Societies, etc.
- COMMUNITY organization
- CRISIS management
- RUSSIA