The Foundation was started in 2016 and named in honor of Tsal Kaplun, common ancestor of TKF co-founders Michael Levin, Joseph Menaker, and Leonid Vayn.
TKF is collaborating with other organizations, groups and individuals to share knowledge about history, past and present life of Jewish communities in former USSR territories. We want to celebrate ancestors’ life and to commemorate the names of the victims of pogroms, the Holocaust, and other atrocities. Pain and suffering of million of Jewish families should be acknowledged by future generations. "We live – in the mundanity we live,
And memories we’re wrapping in the cape – The sound of lamenting to escape… We dream of the lament, it beckons – beckons in the dream…" From «Krasnostav Requiem» by Ilya Shifrin, English Translation by Irina Barskova |
TKF Mission:
Explore the modern Jewish history and document the key events on territories of Post-Soviet states
TKF Goals:
• Create a collective repository of personal stories, documents and artifacts relating to Jewish history,
• Develop visual tools that present critical events in Jewish history,
• Document the hidden facts of Jewish history,
• Educate the public about the atrocities perpetrated on the Jewish people
• Develop visual tools that present critical events in Jewish history,
• Document the hidden facts of Jewish history,
• Educate the public about the atrocities perpetrated on the Jewish people
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Tsal Kaplun Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization. Your contribution is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. EIN : 81-3184018