Posts Tagged: Russia Jews
Putin Lauds Contribution of Russian Jewry in Passover Greeting
Haaretz - Russian Jews are making an enormous contribution to strengthening Russian society's cohesion, President Vladimir Putin wrote in a holiday greeting to the Jewish...
Russia’s Chief Rabbi Slams Ukrainian Jews for Meddling
Times of Israel - Berel Lazar, a chief rabbi of Russia, criticized Ukrainian Jewish leaders for condemning Moscow's actions in Ukraine. "The Jewish community should not...
Putin Plays the Anti-Semitism Card in Ukraine Crisis
JNS.org - Back in 2004, Russian President Vladimir Putin accused his regional rival Viktor Yushchenko, who was then the pro-western president of Ukraine, of...
Anti-Semitism is Rife Among America’s Far Left (REVIEW)
Antisemitism and the American Far Left, by Stephen H. Norwood (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2013). If you've ever wondered why "do-gooder" is a pejorative label,...
Jews in the Former Soviet Union Embrace Jewish Identity
JNS.org - In a complex journey that can start as simply as children asking their parents what their family name means, younger Jews...
St. Petersburg, Second-Largest Jewish Community in Russia, to Host Limmud FSU
JNS.org - Hundreds of St. Petersburg Jews, as well as Jews from across Russia and neighboring nations, will attend the Limmud FSU (former...
Russian Orthodox Church Still Thinks There is a ‘Jewish Question’
Every year, a three-day discussion forum is held in Russia at the Valdai Club, an organization so-called because it is located in Valdai in the...
Should Jews Support a Boycott of Putin’s Russia?
JNS.org - One of the oft-repeated criticisms of the movement to boycott Israel is that it portrays the Middle East's only healthy democracy as the...
Allegations of Anti-Semitism in Trial of Russian Jew
JNS.org - Russia's Kremlin human rights council plans to review the case of Russian-Jewish teacher Ilya Farber, who in a Russian regional court last...
With Putin’s Iran Visit on the Horizon, Nuclear Game Proceeds Apace
JNS.org - The victory of Hassan Rouhani in June's Iranian presidential election has once again thrust the word "moderate" into the center of the...
Former Chief Rabbi Visits Grave of His Holocaust Rescuer
Former Israeli Chief Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau visited the grave of his Holocaust savior on Aug. 10 in Rostov, Russia, the Lubavitch News Service reported. Feodore...
