Former Soviet Union

'Stalin’s Apostles': The Cambridge Five and the lost world of Jewish Communism - review

From elite universities to Soviet handlers, the Cambridge Five helped Stalin penetrate Britain’s security and decision-making core.

Kim Philby, 1955
An anti-Israel protest in New York City. Ilustrative.

Israel needs a counter-subversion strategy - opinion

Students participate in the hackathon at WIZO Nachlat Yehuda.

WIZO Rishon Lezion youth village teens create fact-checking bot

A general view of the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 20, 2025.

America’s ‘luck’ is running out: The lost industrial engine that powered US greatness - opinion


What the history of the Jews of the USSR teaches us

The history of the Jews of the USSR is a universal lesson that in a country where the law is distorted, a citizen has nothing to protect himself from the state.

 A group of Hassidic jews stand for a picture in Red Square with a poster as they take part in the Moshiach parade in honour of the Lubavitcher Rebbe on August 16

'Here We Are All Jews': Jewish champions behind the Iron Curtain - review

In his new book, JonathanPorath recounts his most extraordinary experiences on his 175 trips to the USSR in the period between 1965 and 2019

 Jonathan Porath presents his book to President Isaac Herzog.

Ukraine's economy falls 30.4% in 2022 because of war - minister

The economy ministry said Russian missile attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure continued to put pressure on business activity and sentiment.

Cars burn on a street after a Russian military strike, amid Russia's attack of Ukraine, in Kherson, Ukraine, December 24, 2022.

Jewish Agency, North America federation raise $3 million for Masa Israel

This donation comes at a turbulent time for Jews in former Soviet Union countries, resulting in many of them looking to spend time in Israel.

Masa welcomes new fellows demand for long-term programs in Israel rise

Israel receives 70,000 new immigrants in 2022, highest rate in decades

An analysis of Aliyah trends in 2022 reveals that most olim this year came from Russia and Ukraine.

 Chairman of The Jewish Agency Major General (Res.) Doron Almog with olim who immigrated to Israel this year from around the world.

Fingerhut: “The humanitarian needs in Ukraine are now getting worse as the winter sets in”

Highlights from the 2022 Euro-Asian Jewish Congress' annual conference with The Jerusalem Post.

 Eric Fingerhut

'Russian speaking Israelis are a lot more embracive of their heritage because of the war'

 Prof. Zeev Khanin

Death toll from Afghanistan tunnel fire rises to 31

The fire was caused by a fuel truck overturning, had torn through the tunnel on Saturday evening.

 Members of police stand guard outside an LGB Bank branch which was held up by a depositor seeking access to his own savings, according to a bank employee, in Ramlet al-Bayda area in Beirut, Lebanon September 16, 2022.

How Euro-Asian Jewish Congress gave a voice to the Soviet Jewry

Highlights from the 2022 Euro-Asian Jewish Congress' annual conference with The Jerusalem Post.


Sharansky: We have an opportunity for hundreds of thousands of olim from Russia

Highlights from the 2022 Euro-Asian Jewish Congress' annual conference with The Jerusalem Post.