Yiddish literature is the most popular topic at the Sefer Conference; Chabad rabbi unexpectedly arrested on the day before his wedding.Read More
Exhibit about Red Army soldiers who saved Jews during WW II; new partnership between Russian and Israeli rescue agencies; Leonid Katsis gives lecture about Hannah Arendt in context of Jewish history.Read More
New ambassador of Israel, Gary Koren, arrives; woman from Moscow wins prize in smartphone app contest organized by European rabbis’ conference.Read More
Businessmen host fun-filled activities for young Russian-speaking victims of the Haifa wildfires; part of the Vostryakovskoe Cemetery will be set aside for Jewish graves.Read More
Businessman Igor Nisenboim donates equipment to Moscow Children’s Hospital; concert of American Jewish jazz composers.Read More
Hanukkah celebrations on Revolutionary Square; the first mezuzah in Moscow State University; children present the play, “Dreyfus” in memory of their teacher, Nina Bloch.Read More
Head of department of Jewish studies, Arkadi Kovelman, gets Fiddler on the Roof Award; Moscow court tries blogger of Jewish descent, Anton Nosik.Read More
An Ashkenazi Food festival; exhibit commemorating 75th anniversary of liberating the city of Tver from the Nazis; a night of Jewish culture in Udmurtia.Read More
Lectures at Eshkolot about instances of lying in the Bible; Parliament agrees to pay pensions to former Soviet citizens who now live in Israel; Chabad raises money through the internet for student activities.Read More
Rabbis defend ice skaters who used Holocaust motif in their ice show; Shalom Israel Festival teaches visitors about Israeli culture; Holocaust exhibit in St. Petersburg details the liberation of Auschwitz.Read More