Several Russian business executives have died of suspicious circumstances amid the onset of the Russian-Ukrainian War.
Of the 18 Jewish oligarchs identified as likely sanctions targets, 15 are now subject to them. Together, they are worth over $120 billion.
Fridman is one of the richest men in Russia and is the co-founder of Alfa-Bank as well as the investment firm LetterOne.
Kleptopia is the visceral enemy of democracy and well-being and the lifeblood of despots. The world is very late in awakening to the problem, but better late than never.
Abramovich, who also has Israeli citizenship, flew from Moscow to Israel on Sunday.
Alexander Klyachin, the owner of Russia’s largest international chain of hotels, began his stint this month at the helm of what is widely considered to be Russian Jewry’s most visible institution
Limmud Labs is designed to find young people like Brin, and “empower them to be active in their local and greater Jewish communities,” Omer Yankelevich, Israel’s minister of Diaspora Affairs said
Fulfilling Dreams told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday that Abramovich, who recently received Israeli citizenship, gave the group NIS 320,000 towards the costs.
Sources close to the businessman said that after receiving Israeli citizenship, he no longer requires a visa to travel to the United Kingdom.
Source says aliyah process was ‘long in planning’, Abramovich ‘very committed’ to Israel.