Former Soviet Union
New Epstein Files audio reveals Barak-Epstein conversation on Israel 'immigrant quality'
"I am glad when I was the Chief Rabbi of Moscow, we stopped this crazy initiative," former chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt wrote on X/Twitter following the conversation's release.
Dnipro chief rabbi: Joy in being Jewish restored post-Soviet Dnipro Jewry
The war in Israel is in a lull, but Jewish soldiers are still fighting in Ukraine
Putin establishes Soviet genocide memorial day, erasing Jewish victims of Nazis
Protests shake Iran: The US must choose its next move wisely - opinion
Tehran’s streets erupt with defiance. Will Washington support change or repeat past mistakes with Iran’s regime?
Stan’s the name: Inside Israel’s growing partnerships across Central Asia
From energy and agriculture to security and tourism, Israel’s ties with the Central Asian 'Stans' are ever-expanding.
Majority of Israel's ex-Soviet immigrants oppose Netanyahu, back draft law - poll
Approximately 1 million eligible voters in Israel are immigrants from the former Soviet Union, part of a wider Russian-speaking community that comprises roughly 15% of the population.
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.
