Project Roots enables Russian-speaking Jewish families conduct genealogical research and explore their family roots by accessing archives and materials in the US, Eastern Europe and former FSU with the assistance of a professional researcher.
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.
A customized, year-long family program for Russian-speaking Jewish parents and their children leading up to Bar/Bat Mitzvah.
Convening of professionals building a strong, Jewishly connected RSJ Community across North America. Following two highly successful convenings, the COJECO RSJ Symposium 2019: The Power of Connection will gather participants to share learning and build networks. We will tap into our collective intelligence to address questions shaping the future of the RSJ community as part of the larger Jewish community.
Interested in a unique Jewish learning program co-created by Russian-speaking Jewish families and leading Jewish educators? RJKrug, Innovative Jewish Learning Program For Children and Parents opens its registration for 2019-2020 program year.
Bringing Russian-speaking Jewish young adults on 8-day educational trips to Germany to explore the past and present of Jewish life in Germany, and to experience modern Germany first hand.
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.
As the war in Ukraine rages on, our community is welcoming more refugees from Ukraine every day. COJECO has been working tirelessly to help people impacted by the War in Ukraine to resettle in New York and New Jersey. Read more about our efforts and Join!
Join COJECO in celebrating 20 yrs of strengthening the RSJ Community Honoring Val Mandel, Esq, COJECO Founding Board Member, Recognizing RSJ community leaders of Ukraine Emergency Response initiatives and Fashion collection presentation by designer and editorial stylist, COJECO BluePrint Fellow Leonid Gurevich
“Inheritance” is an interactive exhibit and live performance presented by The Inheritance Project, a storytelling platform that asks, “How much of our identity do we inherit?” Artist Katya Stepanov explores the impact of her own inheritance in an immersive exhibition of photographs and interviews with her family and extended community. “Inheritance” immerses visitors in the experience of navigating a Russian-Jewish Inheritance after immigrating to a different cultural reality. The Inheritance Project is a storytelling platform that showcases photographs, interviews and hosts events to explore the ways cultural inheritance impacts our identity. To hear true stories of inheritance, follow on instagram @inheritanceproject.
This spring, artist Katya Stepanov, a Jewish immigrant from the former Soviet Union, opens an immersive installation that invites audiences to embark on an investigative journey into identity. A museum of memories greets visitors as they move from room to room, exploring her inheritance and learning to examine their own.
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Are we who we claim, or are our identities defined by our inheritance – our cultural upbringing and social conditions outside of our control? Guests’ perspectives evolve as they become characters in Katya’s life and bear witness to her experience as a Russian-Jewish immigrant, stranger in a foreign land, competitive ballroom dancer, teenage rebel and, eventually, “American” artist in Brooklyn.
Audiences explore inheritance in an interactive, hidden soundscape revealed in fragments of personal and cultural history—tales, relics, songs and poems embedded in the space. In the absence of a narrator, guests must reach their own conclusions:
What does it mean to inherit an identity? Can we be the authors of our own story?
Wildrence is New York’s premier experiential storytelling studio. Founders Jae Lee and Yvonne Chang are co-creative directors of The Inheritance Project. Inheritance is directed by Christy Casey (Founder, Rorschach Experiences), designed by Wildrence, interactive sound design by Erik Lawson, (Barrow Street Theatre, New World Stages, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Brown-Trinity Rep, Massachusetts Institute of Technology). Ensemble: Sarah Mullins, Anxin Audrey Hu, Tory Delahunt, Nathaniel Ryan, Becca Barrett, Omri Kadim, Amalia Ritter Adiv, Boris Spektor and Avigail Bryger.
I have started a Facebook Group and Page for The Inheritance Project, where I am about to publish the 10 questions as a starting point for understanding the impact of your inheritance.
Katya Stepanov Inheritance, an Immersive Installation
COJECO was formed in 2001 as an umbrella organization for grassroots community organizations of Russian-speaking Jewish immigrants in New York to make their voices heard and respected. Today we represent over 30 such network organizations, including young adult leadership groups, Holocaust Survivors, professional associations, arts & culture organizations, and social justice groups.
COJECO was formed in 2001 as an umbrella organization for grassroots community organizations of Russian-speaking Jewish immigrants in New York to make their voices heard and respected. Today we represent over 30 such network organizations, including young adult leadership groups, Holocaust Survivors, professional associations, arts & culture organizations, and social justice groups.
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