Former Soviet Union
'Stalin’s Apostles': The Cambridge Five and the lost world of Jewish Communism - review
From elite universities to Soviet handlers, the Cambridge Five helped Stalin penetrate Britain’s security and decision-making core.
Israel needs a counter-subversion strategy - opinion
WIZO Rishon Lezion youth village teens create fact-checking bot
America’s ‘luck’ is running out: The lost industrial engine that powered US greatness - opinion
Afghanistan marks Soviet withdrawal anniversary as Taliban rule draws global scrutiny
The Taliban’s governance remains deeply controversial. Since returning to power in 2021, the group has imposed sweeping restrictions on women and girls and enforcing strict social rules.
Israel’s conversion crisis is becoming an aliyah crisis - opinion
The gates of aliyah and the gates of conversion were meant to stand side by side. It is time to open them both.
Immigration from Russia, Ukraine, at its lowest since COVID-19, says Diaspora Affairs Committee
Israel expects an additional drop of approximately 50% in Eastern European immigrants, a result of policies that have disincentivized influx from the region, according to various Knesset members.
'World Enemy No. 1': Hitler, Stalin, and the crime of being Jewish - review
Hundreds of Jewish Communists who had escaped to the USSR were handed over by the Soviets to the Nazis at the border crossing of Brest-Litovsk.
New Epstein Files audio reveals Barak-Epstein conversation on Israel 'immigrant quality'
"I am glad when I was the Chief Rabbi of Moscow, we stopped this crazy initiative," former chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt wrote on X/Twitter following the conversation's release.
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
Chernetsky says he continued fighting so that no one would say that Jews didn't fight.
Putin establishes Soviet genocide memorial day, erasing Jewish victims of Nazis
The bill - and subsequent reporting - speaks extensively about the "genocide" of Soviet prisoners, the concentration camps, and the extermination camps, without mentioning Jewish victims.
Protests shake Iran: The US must choose its next move wisely - opinion
Tehran’s streets erupt with defiance. Will Washington support change or repeat past mistakes with Iran’s regime?
Stan’s the name: Inside Israel’s growing partnerships across Central Asia
From energy and agriculture to security and tourism, Israel’s ties with the Central Asian 'Stans' are ever-expanding.
