Challenges   Beginning in the 1980s, the Soviet Union began allowing a trickle of Jewish families to emigrate to Germany. With the collapse of Communism, that trickle became a flood. Read more: ... Responses In 1997, we started with a few simple outreach programs—a day camp in Rostock, a Jewish holiday event in Aachen, a weekend seminar in Leipzig. The programs were successful but something was missing. It made little sense to create outreach programs without a base to reach out from, or a center to bring people to. Read more: ...