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I did quite a bit of research on this a couple of years back. The bottom line is that while there are Jewish children in orphanages there, it is almost impossible for them to be adopted. First, for a number of reasons, these children are often not identified as Jewish. Second, there is an orphanage there that is allowed to identify the children as Jewish, but they cannot release these children for adoption. They raise the children in a religious environment and then send the children to Israel when they are 17 or 18. When I heard about this, I was quite upset, as I cannot imagine that ANY institutional setting is better than a loving family, but I guess this organization is doing the best they can--at least the kids know they are Jewish.
If you are open to adopting a child this old, I am sure you are aware that many children who have lived in an institution that long will have many issues. You may want to consider adopting a Jewish child with special needs domestically. Call Jewish Children's Adoption Network in Colorado, if that is the case.
Not too long ago, JCAN was looking for a religious family to adopt a girl originally adopted from Russia, so you never know!
Good luck,
Yael
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