Roman Abramovich

Zelensky asked Jewish oligarch Roman Abramovich to secure direct talks with Putin - Financial Times

This comes after Zelensky published an open letter to the Russian president on Thursday evening in which he called on Putin to agree to direct talks and end the war. 

Roman Abramovich, owner of Chelsea smiles following his team's victory during the UEFA Champions League Final between Manchester City and Chelsea FC at Estadio do Dragao on May 29, 2021 in Porto, Portugal.
SHEBA MEDICAL Center's new Roman Abramovich Theranostics and Nuclear Medicine Center.

Sheba to inaugurate Roman Abramovich Theranostics and Nuclear Medicine Center

Just weeks after buying the club, new Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich watches a friendly matched between his team and Lazio, July 18, 2003.

Fall of the Roman Empire: Inside Abramovich’s enforced sale of Chelsea FC

 Russian oligarch and politician Roman Abramovich arrives at the Western Wall for his son’s Bar Mitzvah, in the Old City of Jerusalem on December 20, 2022.

Roman Abramovich files legal challenge against EU sanctions


Book promises dramatic inside story of Abramovich’s sale of Chelsea FC

Sanctioned: The Inside Story of Chelsea FC's Sale, by journalist Nick Purewal, will be published this summer by Biteback Publishing in the UK.

 Russian billionaire and owner of Chelsea football club Roman Abramovich arrives at a division of the High Court in central London October 31, 2011.

Court rules media lacked evidence in tax evasion report on Roman Abramovich

The ruling comes after Krone published an article earlier this year accusing Abramovich of orchestrating a complex offshore scheme to avoid paying millions in taxes.

 Russian oligarch and politician Roman Abramovich arrives at the Western Wall for his son’s Bar Mitzvah, in the Old City of Jerusalem on December 20, 2022.

EU downgrades sanctions rationale against Roman Abramovich

Abramovich’s legal team had formally requested the EU to adjust the designation in line with the court’s ruling, a request that has now been granted.

  Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich in the stands before a match. May 29, 2019

Record-breaking number of Israelis featured on Forbes' 2024 billionaire's list

The unprecedented rise in the number of Israelis featured on Forbes' list is mainly attributed to the continued growth of Israel's hi-tech industry.

Miriam Adelson at the inauguration of the US embassy in Jerusalem, May 14, 2018

Court orders bank to transfer Abramovich's funds to ZAKA

Despite legal debates, the Tel Aviv Court ruled against the bank's sanction concerns and mandated an NIS 8 million transfer from Abramovich to the Israeli humanitarian group ZAKA.

 Russian oligarch and politician Roman Abramovich arrives at the Western Wall for his son’s Bar Mitzvah, in the Old City of Jerusalem on December 20, 2022.

Porto's Jewish community accuses socialist Portuguese gov't of fabricating the 'Abramovich scandal'

The community has released an extensive and detailed report showing the evidence that the Portuguese government concocted a scandal where there was none.

 Congregants pray at the synagogue of Porto, Portugal, Jan. 2, 2020.

Grapevine December 29, 2023: Happy birthday, Yehoram Gaon

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 YUVAL NASSIE promotes stress reduction health supplement Calm It.

Roman Abramovich, NGO sue Israeli bank over blocked wartime donation

The basis of the dispute centers around sanctions imposed on Abramovich by the European Union and the British government.

 Russian oligarch and politician Roman Abramovich arrives at the Western Wall for his son’s Bar Mitzvah, in the Old City of Jerusalem on December 20, 2022.

England’s storied Chelsea soccer team launches Jewish fan group

 The Chelsea FC Stamford Bridge Stadium

50 Influential Jews: Standing with Ukraine - No. 22

Yael Eckstein and Roman Abramovich, hailing from vastly different backgrounds, have emerged as beacons of hope for the war-torn country.

Yael Eckstein and Roman Abramovich