Former Soviet Union
Radiation still seeping from Soviet‑era titanium nuclear attack sub
Monitoring teams report elevated radiation levels in surrounding waters near the wreck site.
Ilia II, Georgian Church leader who shaped national identity, dies at 93
New immigrant pharmacists face discrimination, lack of gov't support despite professional shortage
Afghanistan marks Soviet withdrawal anniversary as Taliban rule draws global scrutiny
Herzog: Israel must do more for immigrants from the Former Soviet Union
The event, a salute to FJC’s network of schools, synagogues, and youth programs across the former Soviet space, featured personal testimony illustrating the stakes for families uprooted by conflict.
Wisdom of strength: How Azerbaijan turned military victory into peace - opinion
Azerbaijan liberated Karabakh in a decisive military victory, but at what cost?
New pro-Israel org. aims to expose antizionism as a rising hate threat - interview
Adam Louis-Klein’s Movement Against Antizionism (MAAZ) calls for a paradigm shift, identifying antizionism as a hate movement that endangers Jewish communities through dangerous narratives and libels.
Kyrgyzstan launches national stablecoin in partnership with Binance
A5A7, a stablecoin backed by the Russian rouble and based in Kyrgyzstan, has been placed under sanctions by Western governments who say it is used to facilitate avoidance of sanctions on Russia.
Polar bears take over abandoned research station in Russian Arctic
Scientists left the research station, which is in an abandoned village, soon after the Soviet Union's collapse over three decades ago.
Moldovans vote in high-stakes parliamentary election, authorities warn of Russian interference
Power in the former Soviet republic has swung for decades between pro-European and pro-Russian groups.
In Moldova, Jewish life is fueled by descendants of those who fled - and refugees from Ukraine
Moldova’s Jews are aging, with many people leaving and few babies being born. The country currently has two functioning Jewish schools and seven synagogues.
Transnistria’s Jews find themselves caught in a Soviet time warp as Ukraine war rages next door
In Novokatovsk, Israeli farmer Or Cohen and his family face poverty and war on the Ukrainian border. Their story reveals the challenges of life in Transnistria, where Jewish life is slowly fading.
Her Jewish grandfather’s shame inspired a prize-winning novel
Sasha Vasilyuk's debut novel, “Your Presence Is Mandatory,” won the $100,000 prize for a story inspired by her father’s father, a Jewish soldier in the Red Army.
After decades of conflict, Armenia-Azerbaijan peace plan gives Caucasus Jews new hope
Jews in both countries could benefit after countries signed documents to end 35-year-long hostilities which have defined relations between the two nations.
