Former Soviet Union
Dnipro chief rabbi: Joy in being Jewish restored post-Soviet Dnipro Jewry
When Kaminetsky arrived in the Closed City in 1990, the years of pogroms, Nazi conquest, and Soviet oppression had reduced almost fifty synagogues to one small house of worship.
The war in Israel is in a lull, but Jewish soldiers are still fighting in Ukraine
Putin establishes Soviet genocide memorial day, erasing Jewish victims of Nazis
Protests shake Iran: The US must choose its next move wisely - opinion
72% 2020 olim from former Soviet countries weren’t Jewish by Israeli law
According to government data, between 1990 and 2020, 36% of the olim were not considered Jewish.
'Here We Are All Jews': How Western Jews worked to free Soviet Jewry - review
Anyone even remotely involved in the struggle for Soviet Jewry will find something in his book Here We Are All Jews with which they can identify or which will stir a memory.
Daughter of Israelis makes US wrestling history with gold medal win
She said her “ultimate goals are to be a multiple-time world champion and an Olympic champion. There is so much more to do.”
Who is 'General Armageddon,' Russia's new Ukraine war commander? -explainer
When examining the track record of the new commander, nicknamed “The Butcher of Syria” for his part in Russian operations in Syria, the missile onslaught on Ukraine may not come as a surprise.
Chinese censors ban printing of ‘anti-communist’ Hasidic woman’s memoir
“Unfortunately this book is not approved to print in China as content involves anti-communist,” said a 1010 Printing representative.
What nuclear weapons does Russia have in its arsenal? - explainer
Russia is estimated to have around 6,000 nuclear weapons in its possession, and Putin is threatening to use them. But what exactly are these weapons, and what can all of them do?
Russia will lose the war against Ukraine. Here's why - opinion
Things are going to get even worse for Vladimir Putin’s soldiers, and infighting in Russian society will intensify with each new defeat.
Gorbachev, Peres, De Klerk: How great?
MIDDLE ISRAEL: "What the three Nobel Peace Prize laureates defied proved larger than their vision and courage."
How the Lubavitcher Rebbe knew Gorbachev would liberalize Russia - opinion
Head of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev took the step of opening the Iron Curtain for immigration and permitting Jews to practice Judaism.
Mikhail Gorbachev, last leader of the Soviet Union, dies at 91
Gorbachev, the last Soviet president, forged arms reduction deals with the US and partnerships with the West to remove the Iron Curtain that had divided Europe since World War II.
