Meng Honors Queens Seniors — including Dr. Yuzef Murdakhaev — with $850K Housing Investment
Community When Congresswoman Grace Meng visited the Martin Lande House Senior Residence in Flushing on December 5 to announce $850,000 in federal Community Project Funding, it was fitting that one of the building’s most respected residents welcomed her — in Russian — on behalf of his neighbors. Dr. Yuzef Murdakhaev, 90, a retired botanist and […]
Бухара – Нью-Йорк – Санта-Фе – Атланта: народная дипломатия в действии
После визита президента Узбекистана Ш.М. Мирзиёева в США заметно активизировались двухсторонние узбекско-американские отношения. В частности, Конгресс бухарских евреев США и Канады принял дважды делегацию представителей хокимията Бухарской области. Первый раз в ноябре – во главе с хокимом области Ботиром Комиловичем Зариповым, А 3 декабря состоялась встреча с Ботиржоном Завкиддиновичем Шахриёровым – заместителем хокима Бухарской области […]
Жеребьёвка Чемпионата мира по футболу – 2026
Узбекистан попал в группу K В июле 2025 года по инициативе Чрезвычайного и Полномочного посла Республики Узбекистан в США Фурката Сиддикова и президента Узбекско-американской ассоциации MahallaUSA, организатора футбольных турниров “Мустакиллик” и “Кубок Навроз” Абдумалика Ахмедова была достигнута договоренность о создании фан-клуба Узбекско-американских соотечественников в США. 29 июля состоялась онлайн-встреча с соотечественниками, проживающими в США, на […]
BJCC Welcomes Knesset Speaker for Inaugural Visit
Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana made a brief stop in Queens to meet with the Bukharian Jewish community on Sunday before continuing to Washington, D.C., where he promoted a joint initiative to nominate President Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize. QUEENS, NY—The Speaker of the Knesset—number three in the Israeli government—was in New York for just […]
Chanukah Carnival Lights Up Queens
Community QUEENS, NY — This Chanukah season, All About Kindness illuminated Queens with its annual Community Chanukah Carnival, bringing together hundreds of families, children, and community leaders for an evening defined by joy, unity, and purpose. The festive celebration featured carnival games, bouncy houses, a petting zoo, clowns, live music by DoiraZan, cultural musical performances, […]
“Back in the USSR”: Two Jewish Americans on Howthe Beatles Changed Their World
On the 45th anniversary of the assassination of Beatles singer-songwriter John Lennon on December 8, 1980, in New York City, Rafael Nektalov reflects not only on Lennon, but on the wider impact of pop, rock, and jazz music in Soviet society. Growing up in a country saturated with Lenin’s portraits and slogans, it was Western […]
Samarkand — the city where words have a special flavor…
Uzbekistan Samarkand is a city where words have a special flavor. Sometimes tart like persimmon, sometimes sweet like fig. And sometimes pleasantly sour, like cherries — gilоs — a word local Tajiks jokingly use to refer to local Iranians, who reply in turn with kadu (pumpkin). When, in 2021, Murod-aka — an Iranian — opened […]
Finding Chanukah Light in Parashat Vayeshev
D’var Torah Parashat Vayeshev is almost always read close to Chanukah, and this is hardly a coincidence. The light of Chanukah illuminates the story of Yosef, revealing how hope is born precisely within the darkest moments. The characters and struggles in the parashah teach us the inner power of Chanukah: a small flame that pushes […]
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Brains and Brawn: JIQ Chess Champions and the Lions Gear Up for Victory
JIQ Boys’ Journal #21 The past few weeks at JIQ Boys’ Middle and High School have been filled with concentration, competition, and commitment—both on the chessboard and on the court. Whether it was through carefully calculated moves in a tense tournament or through sweat and strategy during basketball scrimmages, our boys showed what it means […]