Ella Petrenko

Our programs:

Adult B'nai Mitzvah Journey

COJECO is excited to launch a second cohort of Adult B’nai Mitzvah Journey, a program for Russian-speaking Jewish adults in New York! This unique experience encourages and enables the participants to join meaningful Jewish learning, celebrate their Bar/Bat Mitzvah, and bring the joy of Jewish living to their families.

BluePrint Fellowship

The program empowers RSJ change makers to create their own community-building initiatives, with the support of a network of peers, educational workshops, one-on-one mentorship, and mini-grants for project implementation.

B'nai Mitzvah RSJ Family Journey

A customized, year-long family program for Russian-speaking Jewish parents and their children leading up to Bar/Bat Mitzvah.

COJECO Virtual Academy of Jewish Heritage

The Virtual Academy of Jewish Heritage offers a series of top-notch Jewish and Israel-related educational sessions in English and Russian. Learn more on how to attend these free virtual lectures and help support the academy!

Celebrate Israel Parade!

We invite you to join COJECO and the Russian-speaking Jewish community of New York and New Jersey as we proudly march on NYC’s 5th Avenue in support of Israel. We welcome all RSJ community organizations and individuals to join and march together as one strong community.

Germany Close Up

Bringing Russian-speaking Jewish young adults on a 9-day educational trips to Germany to explore the past and present of Jewish life in Germany, and to experience modern Germany first hand.

COJECO New Jersey

We have launched a successful program for adults, children, teens, and families in Northern New Jersey, in partnership with the Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey.

COJECO 25th Anniversary Gala

It is hard to believe, but this year COJECO is turning 25! We are celebrating a quarter-century of supporting amazing grassroots initiatives, leadership programs, transformative community projects, unforgettable educational travel experiences, informative lectures and seminars, and memorable Bar and Bat Mitzvah celebrations.

COJECO Center for Adult Jewish Education

Join COJECO in its upcoming events, programs, and trips within the COJECO Center for Adult Jewish Education

Ella Petrenko

Community Outreach Director, JDY Theatre

ella@orionservice.ca

Ella Petrenko was born in Odessa. At the age of 17, she married her husband and made Aliyah to Israel, where she lived for 17 years. In 2006, she moved to Canada with her family. Today, she owns and manages a multi-national company in Israel and Toronto, spending most of her time volunteering at Limmud FSU Canada and playing a key-management role in the rapidly-growing JDY Theatre. Ella lives with her husband , Sergey, her two children, Dan and Michal, as well as her bunny, Bambi - who are all very involved in Toronto's RSJ community.

Organization

JDY Theatre

www.jdytheatre.com

Mission: Founded in 2015, JDY Theatre is an organization dedicated to guiding young Jewish artists to personal and professional success. Throughout its existence, this youth-led organization has aimed to create unique, artistic, and cultural experiences for the entire community.

The organization provides pre-professional artists, ages 14 to 28, with the opportunity to produce and experience the magic and power of professional theatre. Under the direction of Artistic Director Dan Petrenko, JDY Theatre consists of a growing network of dedicated and talented young actors, singers, dancers, and stage crew members. Every year JDY Theatre presents a number of audition-based productions, ranging in genres from dramatic theatre to musical theatre. Known for the passion of its actors, its beautifully crafted direction, and helmed by industry professionals, our productions are always an audience hit, and our program has become a competitor in the Jewish theatre and youth theatre industries.

JDY Theatre is supported by the Genesis Philanthropy Group and the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto.