Russian Immigrants
Gary Shteyngart reflects on his botched bris in a new short film
Told with humor, sensitivity, and pain, the 20-minute film — shot almost entirely in black and white — is directed by Dana Ben-Ari.
VE Day in Israel: Celebrating the 80th anniversary and Jewish heroes of the war
Ex-hostage Sasha Troufanov wraps tefillin with Russian chief rabbi day after release
Russian olim feel less threatened in Israel than at home, despite conflict – report
The Russian-speaking Jews who shaped Israel
A new website, “Seventy Russian-Speaking Jews Who Shaped Israel,” has been launched by The Jerusalem Post with GPG’s support.
Israel ranked 11th-happiest country in the world, ahead of U.S.
Israel’s native population actually has a relatively low emotional well-being. In a ranking based on net affect, Israel ranked 107th out of 156 countries.
Does the Likud no longer speak Russian? Party copes with changing field
Party debates how to proceed with Yisrael Beytenu hovering around the electoral threshold and Zehut appealing to Russian-speaking voters.
The current state of aliyah: There’s good news and bad news
Minister says Israel world’s largest Jewish population at 6 million, US at 5.7 million.
Days after Aliya, Chelsea owner Abramovich withdraws UK visa request
Sources close to the businessman said that after receiving Israeli citizenship, he no longer requires a visa to travel to the United Kingdom.
Geffen says he stands behind every word of controversial poem
Gidi Gov apologizes for mocking Liberman’s accent over scandal.
Jewish Home Youth celebrate at ‘Novi God’ party
Bayit Yehudi activists break taboo and stage Russian New Year event eyeing new demographic for the religious-Zionist party.
