The president of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress, Dr. Mikhail Mirilashvili, and the director general of the organization, Dr. Haim Ben Yakov, met in Jerusalem with the Israeli President Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin this week, presenting the Israeli head of state with the first reprint of Revisionist Zionist founder Vladimir (Ze'ev) Zhabotinsky's famous works.
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"This is the first reprint of the collection since its publication in 1922 in Berlin. Zhabotinsky's book of feuilletons [short essays] book is a collection of sparkling writings about Jews and the Jewish people, about Russia and the Jewish life, and much more," the organization said in a statement. "President Rivlin was also informed about a large-scale study of the Jewish population of the post-Soviet countries, initiated by the EAJC."
According to the statement, Rivlin thanked the leaders of the EAJC for the publications and "noted the unique literary and lyrical talent of Jabotinsky, as well as his contribution to the upbringing and encouragement of Jewish brothers to rebirth, greatness and freedom."
Rivlin added: "The collection of feuilletons, republished almost a century after its last publication, is of particular importance. It makes the best works of Jabotinsky more accessible among Russian-speaking Jews. Jabotinsky's teachings fit perfectly with the most important activities of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress, focused on helping Jews of the former Soviet Union and encouraging Jewish identification, Zionist awareness and repatriation to Israel."
The head of the EAJC thanked Rivlin and said he hoped the publication generates renewed interest among the general public. "Despite the pandemic, Congress does not stop its activities. The EAJC has been supporting various educational and cultural projects for many years, and we will continue doing so in the future," Mirilashvili said.
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