Heart Work and Hard Choices
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Jewish Communal Service in Romania and Poland 1986-2006
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Jewish Communal Service in Romania and Poland 1986-2006
Partnership, Challenges, and Transitions
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Dr. Zvi Feine served the Jewish communities of Romania and Poland as country director for the Joint Distribution Community during those two countries respective transitions from Communist rule. This memoir of his work under the constraints of communism, through the violent December 1989 revolution in Romania and the more peaceful transition in Poland, and in the aftermath of transition to democracy describes the challenges of effective communal service in turbulent times. The mission of the JDC was to support and partner with the Jewish communities that remained after the devastation of the Holocaust, sustaining the Jews of Eastern Europe with material and communal assistance. Dr. Feine relates poignant and harrowing memories of working under the constant surveillance of the Securitate secret service agency and dealing with the aftermath of the revolution and the resistance to change, all the while navigating a complex and delicate web of history, religious and cultural mores, personalities, ideals, and hopes. Illustrated here are numerous principles of communal work, including the importance of understanding the cultural context, resource and leadership development, and the crucial role that lay leaders can play. Communal workers in the Jewish community and beyond will benefit from Dr. Feines accumulated wisdom over a lifetime of community service in positions all over the globe.
Dr. Zvi Feinewas deputy director of JDC Israel for thirty years. He served as country director for Romania (19882005) and for Poland (19891995), along with various other roles for the JDC in Morocco, France, Vienna, Rome, New York, and as regional director for Central and Eastern Europe, Africa, and Asia. He is also a former director of the Hebrew Universitys Schwarz Program in Non-Profit and Community Management. He holds a doctorate from the School of Social Policy and Practice at the University of Pennsylvania. Since his retirement in 2010, he has provided high-level ultation to JDC and various nonprofit organizations in Israel, where his five children and twelve grandchildren also live.
- ISBN-13
- 9789652299611
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House
- Imprint
- Gefen Publishing House (IS)
- Publication date
- 28 May 2019
- Format
- Hardback
- Pages
- 558
- Dimensions
- 245 x 180 mm
- Language
- English
