As Putin limits democracy, Russian Jews are increasingly moving to Israel
“It’s pretty exciting and new to me that voting could actually make a difference, lead to a real change in the country’s fate. You can vote in Russia, but it will make no difference.”
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin chats with Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar during a ceremony unveiling a monument to heroes of resistance in concentration camps and ghettos during World War II, on June 4(photo credit: SERGEI ILNITSKY / REUTERS)ByCNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA
