Private company
Society for the Promotion of Culture among the Jews of Russia
Company based in Saint Petersburg founded in 18631
The Society for the Promotion of Culture among the Jews of Russia (Hebrew: Hevra Mefitsei Haskalah; Russian: Obshchestvo dlia rasprostraneniia prosveshcheniia mezhdu evreiami v Rossii, or OPE; litersally translated as "Society for the Spread of Enlightenment among the Jews of Russia") was an educational and civic association that promoted the acculturation of Russian Jews and their integration in the wider Russian society; founded in 1863, it remained active until 1926 or 1929.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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- HeadquartersSaint Petersburg1
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The Society for the Promotion of Culture among the Jews of Russia (Hebrew: Hevra Mefitsei Haskalah; Russian: Obshchestvo dlia rasprostraneniia prosveshcheniia mezhdu evreiami v Rossii, or OPE; litersally translated as "Society for the Spread of Enlightenment among the Jews of Russia") was an educational and civic association that promoted the acculturation of Russian Jews and their integration in the wider Russian society; founded in 1863, it remained active until 1926 or 1929. It was founded as a learned society in December 1863, in Saint Petersburg, at that time the capital city of the Russi2
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- 1863Founded Founded1
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