Posts Tagged: Russian Jews
US Jews’ Letter to Netanyahu Criticized by Israel’s Deputy FM
Times of Israel - Deputy Foreign Minister Ze'ev Elkin (Likud) dismissed on Sunday calls by US Jewish leaders urging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
What is Leadership?
Over the next few weeks, a slew of different Jewish organizations are hosting dinners honoring leaders of the community. This very publication, The Algemeiner is...
Limmud FSU Survery: Most Russian Jews Do Not Feel Integrated Into American Jewish Community
Limmud FSU, a Jewish learning organization working internationally, has released the results of a survey on the views of Russian-speaking Jews living in North America, showing...
Refusenik’s Translated Memoir Offers Rare Glimpse Into Soviet Oppression
"With neither family nor human warmth, it was an existence lived against the grain of human nature." That is how Yosef Mendelevich remembers the deprivations of...
A Moscow Simchat Torah Heard ‘Round the World
Much of the struggle for Soviet Jewry was waged by picketers, marchers, and lobbyists in the United States. But a lesser-known part of...
Hundreds of Russian Jews March for 70th Anniversary of Nazi Massacre (PHOTO)
Nearly 1,000 people took part in a march on Sunday in Rostov-On-Don, Russia, to mark the 70th anniversary of the murder of 27,000 people by...
Russian American Jews: A Bright Spot for the Jewish People
When it comes to Jewish population studies, I am conditioned to expect reports of gloom and doom. Assimilation and intermarriage among non-orthodox Jews has been...
Remembering Shamir: The Integrity of “No”
The people of Israel lost a true leader with the passing of Yitzhak Shamir. Before assuming the reins as our seventh prime minister, Shamir...
Putin’s First Stop in Israel at New Red Army Memorial, Syria and Iran Come After (PHOTOS)
A historic memorial dedicated to the Red Army's victory over Nazi forces during World War II will open next week in Netanya, Israel. The monument is...
Interview: Yosef Mendelevitch, A Real Life Hero
Have you ever wanted to sit and chat with a real life hero? I don't mean some famous athlete or rock and roll star, although...
For U.S. Russian Jewry, An Exercise in Identity
A gap remains between young Russian Jews and the larger American Jewish community, even as organizations like Limmud FSU and others work to build bridges...
Russian Jewish Leader Doubts Putin’s Commitment to Protecting Russia’s Jews
During a meeting with Russian Jewish Congress head Yury Kanner, Vladimir Putin's commitment to protecting the security of Russian Jews was placed in doubt. "I don't...
Iconic Jewish Journalist Dies Saving Young Girl in the Ocean
Tragedy struck the Russian Jewish community earlier this week when renowned journalist Mark Deitch drowned in Bali, Indoensia while trying to save a young girl...
Casual Conversations: Russian Jews in Brighton Beach
The National Museum of American Jewish History is opening a new exhibit showcasing photographs taken in the Brighton Beach neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY, home to...
