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CFJB IN KOSTANAY

Kostanay 05.12.2005

At the end of November in Kostanay passed Community Festival of Jewish Book. This time it was devoted to original anniversary: the half-centuries back were rehabilitated the members of the Jewish antifascist committee. Some of them were rehabilitated posthumously. Among lost in toture chambers of Lubyanka -  are Jewish writers Peretz Markish, Isaac Fefer, David Bergelson, Lev Kvitko, David Gofshtein, artistic director and actor of State Jewish theatre Veniamin Zuskin and others.

Separate theme on a festival became creativity of the poets Lev Kvitko and Isaac Fefer. About life of Lev Kvitko spoke also in Family club of Kostanay Community Centre. The members of club gathered in assembly hall of Regional library named after Lev Tolstoy. Best in creativity of the poet - are his children's verses. They were read by the guys - from preschool children up to senior pupil.

Life and creativity of Isaac Fefer - became a subject of conversation in a literary drawing room of Kostanay Hesed. And again verses, Jewish backward music - in record and alive, in performance of our musical chief Helena Fisenko sounded.

In Female club have recollected about destinies of the members of Antifascist committee of the journalists Emily Teumin, Chayka Vaitenberg-Ostrovskaya, and Miriam Zheleznova, lost in those terrible years. Spoke also about a miracle avoided mortal verdict, academician Linn Stern, banished in Kazakhstan, about the wife Molotov - Zhemchujnaya Polina, leaving the reference in Kostanay region.

One of sessions of Female club the organizers have devoted to the Jewish Traditions. With success the culinary competition "Jewish cuisine" and exhibition of applied creativity has passed. The participants were awarded with sweet prizes - pies, chocolate.

The festival of a Musical drawing room was finished: have remembered person whose Jubilee was celebrated - the famous composer Jan Frenkel. The songs sing, especially unforgettable "Cranes", till now.

Lydia Kazakevitch

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