Tatarstan President visits Jewish museum in Moscow

On January 14, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov accompanied by Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar visited Jewish museum and center of tolerance in Moscow.

Opened in 2012, the Jewish museum is a cultural and educational complex with exhibition, research, educational and children’s centers. Modern interactive technologies, audiovisual installations are widely used at the museum. According to workers of the museum, visitors can feel the atmosphere of the past and become familiar with history.

At today’s excursion Rustam Minnikhanov was told about life of Jewish people in Russia since reign of Catherine II.

Rustam Minnikhanov honoured the memory of the victims of that tragedy when expositions dedicated to the Holocaust and Great Patriotic War were presented.

At the end of the excursion, Tatarstan President left a note in the book of honourable guests of the museum, and said that the visit to the museum was very interesting and he was glad to learn more about history of Jewish people.