A five-day mission to Kazakhstan started today. It is leaded by the representative of the United Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh Michael Steiner. The aim of his trip is to examine children's program activities in Ust-Kamenogorsk. Representatives of "Mitsva" Association are going to accompany the mission during the visit.

  Michael started his trip with Almaty city. The first place to visit was the educational complex "Prestige".

  In the afternoon the guests went sightseeing. They visited the famous mountain skating-rink "Medeo" and "Chimbulak" mountain-skiing resort.

  Tomorrow morning the mission participants plan to visit the SOS program clients of the Hesed "Polina", and then to depart for Ust-Kamenogorsk.

Galina Goldberg