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Jewish festival returns to Azerbaijan, one sign of Baku’s growing ties with Israel

The June 11 event was the second gathering in under a year in Azerbaijan for Limmud FSU.

 Limmud FSU volunteers pause for a photo with Israel's ambassador to Azerbaijan George Deek (in center with red tie), former Israeli Supreme Court Justice Elyakim Rubenstein (in foreground), and Limmud FSU founder Chaim Chesler (in dark suit).
 Limud conference in Baku in 2022.

First ever conference of Jewish learning in Azerbaijan

Some 1,000 Moscow Jews attended the first Limmud FSU face-to-face event since the start of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic lockdowns, Sunday, May 23, 2021.

Limmud FSU returns to frontal programming with one-day festival in Moscow

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and Arnold Schwarzenegger in Jerusalem in 2009.

Grapevine: Viva Italia


Sharansky at Limmud FSU gala: Russian-speaking Jews are strongest Israel supporters

“Whenever there are pro-Israel demonstrations in Australia or Germany or New York or San Francisco, there are more and more people at these demonstrations speaking Russian,” Sharansky said.

Natan Sharansky

A message for the generations

True unity is possible.

Jerusalem Unity Prize

Balfour descendant touts 2-state solution, marking 1917 edict's centennial

Descendant of signatory of Balfour Declaration sends special message to conference, which marks 100 years since historic letter sent.

Lord Arthur James Balfour and the text of the Balfour Declaration

Thousands gather for annual Limmud conference in UK

The annual conference, now in its 36th year, brings together 2,800 participants across over 1,200 sessions covering a huge spectrum of Jewish life and beyond.

PARTICIPANTS AT Limmud 2016 light Hanukka candles on Monday with British Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis in Birmingham, England

Lieberman, thousands of Russian-speaking Jews attend Limmud FSU’s 10th anniversary in Eilat

‘It has really become a movement,’ says businessman, philanthropist and Limmud FSU leader Matthew Bronfman.

Board chairman of the Claims Conference Julius Berman, Avigdor Lieberman, Baruch Shuv that was presented a honorary Limmud FSU award,Yossi Shuv, Limmud FSU co-founder Sandra F. Cahn ,Matthew Bronfman,Dr. Joel Rappel and Limmud FSU founder Chaim Chesler

Belarus capital receives first Limmud Jewish learning event

Approximately 750 people came to the three-day event’s opening session Friday.

Limmud FSU Belarus event.

Courage was my only option, Holocaust survivor says

Roman Kent is the president of the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous, which helps Righteous Gentiles who rescued Jews during the Holocaust.

Roman Kent

Limmud FSU honors Edgar Bronfman at New Jersey conference

Video tributes included messages from former Israeli President Shimon Peres, Speaker of the Knesset Yuli Edelstein as well as opposition leader Isaac Herzog.

Limmud FSU International Steering Committee Chair and philanthropist Matthew Bronfman speaking at tonight's tribute to his father, Edgar Bronfman.

Expanding minds and grappling with pluralism in the Arava

Is there room for God in a secular or humanistic approach to Judaism?

Dan Shechtman

Limmud FSU leader discuss battle against BDS

Limmud FSU organizes a dozen events a year for some 40,000 Russian-speaking Jews in 10 countries.

From left: Matthew Bronfman, Gilad Erdan, Michal Grayevsky and Chaim Chesler