All-Former Yugoslav Jewish Children’s Camp - Since 2004, the Zagreb Jewish community, with JDC’s support, has been organizing an all-former Yugoslav Jewish children’s camp at Pirovac, the community campsite on the Dalmatian coast where similar JDC-supported programs nurtured earlier generations of Yugoslav Jewish youth.

Beyachad Festival - In Croatia, JDC’s involvement in the weeklong Beyachad Festival is part of its ongoing effort to preserve regional Jewish solidarity in the former Yugoslavia by promoting cross-border contacts and reinforcing communal ties. The festival brings large numbers of Jews from all parts of the former Yugoslavia (and from around the world) together during the Sukkot holiday each fall on the Croatian island of Hvar, in the Adriatic Sea.  Participants celebrate their unique Jewish heritage with a variety of cultural activities and opportunities for Jewish learning.

Comprised of Hungary, Austria, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Southern Germany, Northern Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Weinberg Danube Region is one of the “regional clusters” developed by JDC in association with the local communities. It links together Jewish communities that have a common geographic, cultural, language, and/or historic base, with programming that encourages networking among different age groups and segments of each community as well as a sharing of ideas and resources.