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Miriam Yakubov

Miriam Yakubov (June 6, 1943-) is an Uzbekistani American woman. She is active in the nonprofit organization Ohr Natan and the organization's two publications, Druzhba Russian-language magazine and Shalom English-language magazine. Biography Early life and education Miriam Yakubov was born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on June 6, 1943. She was one of six children, four girls and two boys, born to Natan and Yaffa Yakubov. After finishing high school Miriam Yakubov went to the University of Tashkent to obtain a degree in the medical field where she later became a doctor. In 1966, she graduated and received her diploma as a doctor.

Adulthood In 1974, she left for Israel with her husband and her two young children, Nahum, four and Leah, eight months old. As she learned Hebrew, she gained employment at Sheba Medical Center. She worked there for ten years.

In 1977, her parents and siblings immigrated to America from Tashkent. In 1986, Miriam Yakubov also immigrated to America because none of her relatives were in Israel.

When she came to New York, she settled in her father’s house. Natan Yakubov was active in the synagogue on 71st and was well-known by others. Unfortunately, four months after her arrival, her father passed away from a heart condition.

One of his friends who was also a member of the synagogue on 71st told the Yakubov’s family that he was offering a donation to the fund under the name of Natan Yakubov. Upon receiving a donation the Yakubov family were unsure of what to do with the money. After a while, of thinking what they should do about the fund, they remembered that Natan’s concern was about the young Jews. The Yakubov family wanted to begin with teaching courses in Hebrew for the youth. They thought of it because people who live in Queens, New York may lack knowledge of the Hebrew language and their background. One of their first programs that they started with was courses of the Hebrew language. These courses were meant for the youth. Gradually however, more and more people of all ages were interested in learning that language. The children who came there to learn were helped by the fund of Natan Yakubov to get them into good yeshivas. Yeshivas are private schools for Jewish children. After the 71st synagogue was taken down, Miriam Yakubov rented a place for the synagogue “Mehane Hadash” on 108st. Later, after providing Hebrew lessons there, they started giving lectures. They thought it was not enough to get through to the youth, so they decided to collect the books of Jewish tradition, so that they could take it and read about it. Yakubov’s family felt that the presence of Natan Yakubov’s spirit was helping them. Whatever he dreamed of that he did not finish, his family helped that happen by educating the youth about their religion. The Yakubov family wanted to create a synagogue under the name of “Ohr Natan,” but first they had to find the right place to do it. Trylon Theater was opened for many decades on Queens Boulevard and was closed on December 31, 1999 after their lease expired. For many years Trylon Theater was not bought or rented to be renovated. It was just a space that no one was interested in for many years. In 2002, Miriam Yakubov’s son, Nahum Kaziev, who is a Rabbi, wanted to buy the space of the Trylon Theater to create a synagogue under the name of his grandfather. The name of the synagogue would be “Ohr Natan.” The translation of “Ohr” in Hebrew means light. “Ohr Natan” means light of Natan, which is light in his memory. Miriam Yakubov said “when some anti-Semites heard that some Jews wanted to build a synagogue, they started protesting, saying there will be no synagogue here.” She said they showed their aggression by spray painting their office “Druzhba” saying “Jews go home.” After the talk with the city council, they confirmed Rabbi Nahum Kaziev’s proposal in creating a synagogue in the neighborhood. In 2004 Ohr Natan was in process of being built, after many years of hard work and in 2007 Ohr Natan was open.

Druzhba magazine In 1991, they created an office between 99th Street and Queens Boulevard, and called it “Druzhba”. In August of 1991, they decided to publish the magazine “Druzhba,” which means friendship in Russian. Everyone was thinking what to call the magazine. The way they came up with its name was by watching a video tape of Natan Yakubov birthday when he was making a toast. He always mentioned friendship, that people should always be friendly with each other and that there is not enough of it. The Yakubov’s family decided that it would be best for Miriam to be the editor of that magazine because she knew Hebrew and more about Judaism. When the first “Druzhba” came out it was only two pages with information on both sides of each page, it was about the Jewish holidays and its tradition. They only distributed “Druzhba” in the synagogue, but whenever people within the area saw it they wanted to possess it as well. Those people who read the magazine, recommended their friends and family to read it too. Gradually, this magazine was seen in Brooklyn, and people who lived there requested them to send it there. After some time later, “Druzhba” started to expand and those who traveled from New York to Israel introduced this magazine to other people there. When Miriam Yakubov started “Druzhba,” she had no intensions of distributing it to many places around the world. People who see it somewhere ask them to send it to the area where they live. Throughout the years “Druzhba” has been seen and viewed by many people worldwide, and is distributed to major cities in the following countries: USA, Canada, Israel, Russia, Austria, Germany, and Australia. In 1993, they began to publish the magazine in Bukharian called “Dosti,” which was an introduction to “Druzhba.” The magazine “Dosti” was published on holidays. Although many people who know how to speak Russian, do not know how to read in Russian. Therefore Miriam Yakubov felt that it was important for them to know the things that they knew so little of. The magazine “Shalom” is in English that was published ten years ago. Many people enjoy reading the magazine “Shalom”, even people of other religious backgrounds. Moreover, people wrote letters to them saying that it is a wonderful magazine that teaches a lot about multiple things. Natan Yakubov’s legacy still continues through the help of this family because his family is doing what he always wanted to do, educate young Jews of their religion.

References "Druzhba" office98-12 66th Ave. Rego Park, NY 11374(718)275-3318

Yakubov, Miriam. Personal interview. 18 Oct. 2009.

Miriam Yakubovupdate From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Miriam Yakubov (June 6, 1943-) is an Uzbekistani American woman. She is active in the nonprofit organization Ohr Natan and the organization's two publications, Druzhba Russian-language magazine and Shalom English-language magazine.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life and education 1.2 Adulthood 1.3 Druzhba magazine 2 References Biography Early life and education Miriam Yakubov was born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on June 6, 1943. She was one of six children, four girls and two boys, born to Natan and Yaffa Yakubov. After finishing high school Miriam Yakubov went to the University of Tashkent to obtain a degree in the medical field where she later became a doctor. In 1966, she graduated and received her diploma as a doctor.

Adulthood In 1974, she left for Israel with her husband and her two young children, Nahum, four and Leah, eight months old. As she learned Hebrew, she gained employment at Sheba Medical Center. She worked there for ten years.

In 1977, her parents and siblings immigrated to America from Tashkent. In 1986, Miriam Yakubov also immigrated to America because none of her relatives were in Israel.

When she came to New York, she settled in her father’s house. Natan Yakubov was active in the synagogue on 71st and was well-known by others. Unfortunately, four months after her arrival, her father passed away from a heart condition.

One of his friends who was also a member of the synagogue on 71st told the Yakubov’s family that he was offering a donation to the fund under the name of Natan Yakubov. Upon receiving a donation the Yakubov family were unsure of what to do with the money. After a while, of thinking what they should do about the fund, they remembered that Natan’s concern was about the young Jews. The Yakubov family wanted to begin with teaching courses in Hebrew for the youth. They thought of it because people who live in Queens, New York may lack knowledge of the Hebrew language and their background. One of their first programs that they started with was courses of the Hebrew language. These courses were meant for the youth. Gradually however, more and more people of all ages were interested in learning that language. The children who came there to learn were helped by the fund of Natan Yakubov to get them into good yeshivas. Yeshivas are private schools for Jewish children. After the 71st synagogue was taken down, Miriam Yakubov rented a place for the synagogue “Mehane Hadash” on 108st. Later, after providing Hebrew lessons there, they started giving lectures. They thought it was not enough to get through to the youth, so they decided to collect the books of Jewish tradition, so that they could take it and read about it. Yakubov’s family felt that the presence of Natan Yakubov’s spirit was helping them. Whatever he dreamed of that he did not finish, his family helped that happen by educating the youth about their religion. The Yakubov family wanted to create a synagogue under the name of “Ohr Natan,” but first they had to find the right place to do it. Trylon Theater was opened for many decades on Queens Boulevard and was closed on December 31, 1999 after their lease expired. For many years Trylon Theater was not bought or rented to be renovated. It was just a space that no one was interested in for many years. In 2002, Miriam Yakubov’s son, Nahum Kaziev, who is a Rabbi, wanted to buy the space of the Trylon Theater to create a synagogue under the name of his grandfather. The name of the synagogue would be “Ohr Natan.” The translation of “Ohr” in Hebrew means light. “Ohr Natan” means light of Natan, which is light in his memory. Miriam Yakubov said “when some anti-Semites heard that some Jews wanted to build a synagogue, they started protesting, saying there will be no synagogue here.” She said they showed their aggression by spray painting their office “Druzhba” saying “Jews go home.” After the talk with the city council, they confirmed Rabbi Nahum Kaziev’s proposal in creating a synagogue in the neighborhood. In 2004 Ohr Natan was in process of being built, after many years of hard work and in 2007 Ohr Natan was open.

Druzhba magazine In 1991, they created an office between 99th Street and Queens Boulevard, and called it “Druzhba”. In August of 1991, they decided to publish the magazine “Druzhba,” which means friendship in Russian. Everyone was thinking what to call the magazine. The way they came up with its name was by watching a video tape of Natan Yakubov birthday when he was making a toast. He always mentioned friendship, that people should always be friendly with each other and that there is not enough of it. The Yakubov’s family decided that it would be best for Miriam to be the editor of that magazine because she knew Hebrew and more about Judaism. When the first “Druzhba” came out it was only two pages with information on both sides of each page, it was about the Jewish holidays and its tradition. They only distributed “Druzhba” in the synagogue, but whenever people within the area saw it they wanted to possess it as well. Those people who read the magazine, recommended their friends and family to read it too. Gradually, this magazine was seen in Brooklyn, and people who lived there requested them to send it there. After some time later, “Druzhba” started to expand and those who traveled from New York to Israel introduced this magazine to other people there. When Miriam Yakubov started “Druzhba,” she had no intensions of distributing it to many places around the world. People who see it somewhere ask them to send it to the area where they live. Throughout the years “Druzhba” has been seen and viewed by many people worldwide, and is distributed to major cities in the following countries: USA, Canada, Israel, Russia, Austria, Germany, and Australia. In 1993, they began to publish the magazine in Bukharian called “Dosti,” which was an introduction to “Druzhba.” The magazine “Dosti” was published on holidays. Although many people who know how to speak Russian, do not know how to read in Russian. Therefore Miriam Yakubov felt that it was important for them to know the things that they knew so little of. The magazine “Shalom” is in English that was published ten years ago. Many people enjoy reading the magazine “Shalom”, even people of other religious backgrounds. Moreover, people wrote letters to them saying that it is a wonderful magazine that teaches a lot about multiple things. Natan Yakubov’s legacy still continues through the help of this family because his family is doing what he always wanted to do, educate young Jews of their religion.