Аба Рафи

26 января не стало замечательного человека. И, как это обычно бывает, когда уходят праведники, место, которое они занимали в нашем мире, долго ещё остаётся пустым, осиротевшим.

Сегодня воспитанники Московского детского пансиона (многие из них не имеют родителей) вспоминают Рафаэля Хахиашвили, не просто директора, но и самого верного и близкого друга, ставшего для большинства детей вторым отцом.

Our Home

Наш дом

We are building a home for orphaned children.

Already for the fourth year the Jewish orphans from all over the country who entered our Boarding-school huddle together in a small two-level apartment in the very center of the city without even its own courtyard. They are forced to live, study and rest in very small rooms, six-eight children in each. Such conditions don't satisfy the elementary requirements of keeping in a children institution. Now, our children finally have hope.

We are building a home for orphaned children

We are building a home for orphaned children.
The date of the housewarming is unknown.
It depends on you.

Already for the fourth year the Jewish orphans from all over the country who entered our Boarding-school huddle together in a small two-level apartment in the very center of the city without even its own courtyard. They are forced to live, study and rest in very small rooms, six-eight children in each. Such conditions don't satisfy the elementary requirements of keeping in a children institution. Now, our children finally have hope. Thanks to support from the office of the Mayor of Moscow, the Moscow Jewish community obtained, at a minimal state price, a dilapidated 4-story building with a total area of 3,150 sq.m, located opposite the Moscow Choral Synagogue. This location has long played an important role in the life of the Jewish community not only in Moscow, but also of the entire country. Now, next to the synagogue, there are plans to erect a new Jewish community center. Therefore, this location is ideal for the home. Our pupils will be able to take an active part in the various community programs and events.

How can you help

We will be happy for any help. Since expenses to maintain the Center are great and include many different items, you have the opportunity to choose the most acceptable option for yourself. In any case, you will receive detailed information on how your money was spent, and you will always be able to see with your own eyes the results of your help. Your good deed will not remain unnoticed. In the new building, we plan to place a plaque with the names of the people who donated funds for such a noble goal as helping orphaned Jewish children. We want the children themselves, and the Center's guests, to know the names of those thanks to whom Jewish orphans received a new, spacious home equipped with everything they need.

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