Former Soviet Union
New pro-Israel org. aims to expose antizionism as a rising hate threat - interview
Adam Louis-Klein’s Movement Against Antizionism (MAAZ) calls for a paradigm shift, identifying antizionism as a hate movement that endangers Jewish communities through dangerous narratives and libels.
Kyrgyzstan launches national stablecoin in partnership with Binance
Polar bears take over abandoned research station in Russian Arctic
Moldovans vote in high-stakes parliamentary election, authorities warn of Russian interference
In Moldova, Jewish life is fueled by descendants of those who fled - and refugees from Ukraine
Moldova’s Jews are aging, with many people leaving and few babies being born. The country currently has two functioning Jewish schools and seven synagogues.
Transnistria’s Jews find themselves caught in a Soviet time warp as Ukraine war rages next door
In Novokatovsk, Israeli farmer Or Cohen and his family face poverty and war on the Ukrainian border. Their story reveals the challenges of life in Transnistria, where Jewish life is slowly fading.
Her Jewish grandfather’s shame inspired a prize-winning novel
Sasha Vasilyuk's debut novel, “Your Presence Is Mandatory,” won the $100,000 prize for a story inspired by her father’s father, a Jewish soldier in the Red Army.
After decades of conflict, Armenia-Azerbaijan peace plan gives Caucasus Jews new hope
Jews in both countries could benefit after countries signed documents to end 35-year-long hostilities which have defined relations between the two nations.
Olim from former Soviet Union harmed by systemic failures despite high retention rate
Alex Reif: "It is a national waste that Israel is losing immigrants who wish to integrate due to basic failures in absorption."
At least 50 feared dead as Soviet-era passenger plane crashes in Russia's far east
The burning fuselage of the plane, which was from the Soviet era and was nearly 50 years old, was spotted on the ground by a helicopter, and rescue crews were rushing to the scene.
'The Illegals': Soviet infiltration, observation, and subversion into the West - review
Shortly after the 1917 October Revolution, Meir Abramovich Trilisser, the forerunner of the KGB, introduced the “illegals” as a weapon into an anti-Communist West
Novel set in a war-torn Ukraine wins Sami Rohr prize for Jewish literature
Sasha Vasilyuk's novel is the second book by an immigrant from the former Soviet Union to win the 2025 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature.
A memoir of courage and love: British-Israeli pioneer living on the Gaza border - review
Interviews with released hostages and families of victims illustrate how many of them were pioneers who made the Western Negev bloom.
The growing need for Holocaust education, as Trump's actions won't be enough - opinion
A 2020 Claims Conference survey found that 63% of US millennials and Gen Z did not know that six million Jews were murdered during the Holocaust.
Swedish Prime Minister Kristersson must allow access to information on Wallenberg case - opinion
After eight decades, the central questions in the Wallenberg case remain unanswered: What exactly happened to him after his trail broke off in Moscow in the spring of 1947?
