A delegation of national, regional and municipal officials reviewed the progress of renovations at Bobruisk, Belarus’ historic central synagogue. Vladimir Lameko, deputy commissioner for religious and ethnic affairs, and Vladimir Martynovsky, chief of the department for ethnic and religious affairs of the Mogilev region’s executive committee, joined two city representatives in offering to help restore Jewish life to Bobruisk. Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Shaul Chabobo, who first came to the city as a rabbinical student in 2006, said after the meeting that the people of Belarus “respect religion very much”, the chabad.org reported.
He and his wife, Mina Chabobo, have plans to host a Torah dedication ceremony in the coming months. They also want to open a Jewish nursery school. The Ohr Avner Foundation, headed by international businessman Lev Leviev, and local philanthropists are funding the synagogue’s renovations.
