Project Kesher

"She can do anything!" has become the slogan and motto for Project Kesher leaders in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus as they have rebuilt Jewish life and blazed the trail for a feminist movement in their countries. Use the following prompts to share what Project Kesher means to you.

  1. What is your connection, if any, to Project Kesher? Please share your most vivid Project Kesher memory.
  2. Describe the impact the “Free Soviet Jewry” movement had on your life or the life of your family, if any.
  3. What piece of wisdom would you choose to share with the next generation of Jewish women activists in the US and/or abroad?

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Project Kesher." (Viewed on November 21, 2024) <https://jwa.org/stories/kesher>.