Head of the Chernivtsi public-cultural Fund received a medal “For the glory of Chernivtsi”
mayor Alex Kaspruk in the presence of representatives of the Jewish community presented the medal “For the glory of Chernivtsi” the head of the Chernivtsi public-cultural Fund Joseph Zisels Was born in Tashkent in 1946 in the family of the employee. Graduated from the physics Department of the Chernivtsi University in 1969. In 1969-1970, he served in the Navy. Since the early 1970s collaborated with segalntersettle and Jewish underground movements in the USSR. In the spring of 1972 excluded from the Komsomol for speaking out in defense of the right to repatriation. In 1978, comes into the Ukrainian Helsinki group. In the same year arrested and sentenced to three years of imprisonment in medium security colony for "slanderous fabrications defaming the Soviet state and social system". On October 19, 1984 in Chernivtsi arrested again, sentenced to three years imprisonment in a strict regime colony. In 1987 refused the offer of Amnesty, because they did not want to sign an undertaking renouncing political activity. In 1988 in Chernivtsi creates the first Jewish organization in Ukraine. In 1989 participates in the creation of the Vaad (Confederation of Jewish organizations and communities) of the USSR and became its co-chair. Member of the Board of the European Council of Jewish communities, European and world Jewish congresses, the world Zionist organization. The Chairman of the Vaad of Ukraine (since 1991), Executive Vice-President of the Jewish Confederation of Ukraine. In 2002, at the founding Congress of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress in Moscow (Russia) was elected Chairman of the General Council. Co-founder of the Museum of history and culture of Bukovinian Jews (2008). Executive Vice-President of the Congress of national communities of Ukraine (KNOW). In 2014-2015 — member of the Competition Commission, the mandate of which is the nomination of candidates for the post of Director of the National anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine. Appointed under the quota of the CMU. This was reported in the Chernivtsi city CouncilÏåðåâåäåíî ñåðâèñîì "ßíäåêñ.Ïåðåâîä÷èê": translate.yandex.ru.
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