Soviet Jewry

85 years later: Babyn Yar and the fight against deliberate erasure - opinion

On September 29 and 30, 1941, German forces, aided by local collaborators, murdered 33,771 Jews at Babyn Yar. In just two days, the lives of children, parents, and grandparents were cut short.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2026|ByREVITAL YAKIN KRAKOVSKY

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy takes part in a commemoration ceremony for the victims of Babyn Yar (Babiy Yar), one of the biggest single massacres of Jews during the Nazi Holocaust, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv Ukraine September 29, 2022.

FIVE JEWISH couples get married in Brazil on Lag Ba'omer.

Five Jewish couples marry in Brazil in front of 900 young Jews from former Soviet Union

The five couples were Ruslan and Esther (Anastasia), Eliezer (Evgeny) and Elena, Asher (Stanislav) and Malka (Alexandra), Meir (Mark) and Polina, and Netanel (Bogdan) and Michal (Veronica).

MAY 7, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

An illustrative image of an Iranian agent in the backdrop of an Iranian flag.

Iran’s 400% espionage surge in Israel: Rising threats and societal vulnerabilities - opinion

Israeli security foils numerous Iranian spying attempts, but intelligence damage exposes a growing national vulnerability.

FEBRUARY 23, 2026|ByRACHEL AVRAHAM

Illustration photo of Super Pharm drug store and pharmacy at the Hadar mall in Jerusalem, on April 30, 2018.

New immigrant pharmacists face discrimination, lack of gov't support despite professional shortage

Mazarsky's comments follow the state's reluctance to accept over 170 qualified pharmacists who are intending to make aliyah in the coming year and have opened files with the Jewish Agency.

FEBRUARY 18, 2026|ByAVIHAI CHIIM

Life lessons: My Passover in Soviet unfreedom - opinion

The history of Soviet Jewish refuseniks demonstrates Jewish resilience throughout the generations.

APRIL 9, 2025ByGIL TROY

Hazorfim - Passover plate, the Linia collection, NIS 574

Khrushchev and the Jews: The attitude of Stalin's successor to Soviet Jewry

Between Stalin’s shadow and the Cold War, the Soviet leader both perpetuated and decried Soviet antisemitism.

FEBRUARY 21, 2025ByALEX WINSTON

NIKITA KHRUSHCHEV during a meeting with Kiev residents, after the liberation of the city from the Nazi occupation, Nov. 30, 1943.

From Sinai to daily life: How small actions create lasting holiness - opinion

BEYOND THE HEADLINES: How parashat Mishpatim and mothers of hostages highlight the power of small actions in creating lasting impact

FEBRUARY 17, 2025BySIVAN RAHAV MEIR

Lena Troufanov (R) and Rabbanit Bazak (L)

What happens in Gaza, Israel the day after? Lessons from Soviet Jewry - opinion

“The day after” Gazans can take a page from the once impoverished Jewish survivors.

FEBRUARY 15, 2025ByHAROLD GOLDMEIER

Protests on Aza Street in Jerusalem call for the immediate release of hostages.

Grapevine: Happy birthday, prisoner of Zion!

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JANUARY 18, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

Israelis with Soviet roots unite in solidarity in Tel Aviv amid the war

Limmud FSU aims to help Jews with roots from the former Soviet republics preserve their religious identity and unique traditions.

JANUARY 15, 2025ByLARRY LUXNER/JTA

Limmud FSU's Israel team of volunteers were key to the success of the annual Limmud FSU Israel event, Dec. 29, 2024.

The Moshe Castel Museum showcases paintings by Yosef Ostrovsky

In addition to being a consummate portraitist, Yosef Ostrovsky was also an extremely rare example of a Soviet citizen who became a quintessentially Jewish painter.

JANUARY 4, 2025ByALEK D. EPSTEIN