USSR
For some Jews, coming to America as a Jewish refugee still isn't enough to count - opinion
Long gone are the Soviet documents that classified my father’s nationality as “Jew.” In America, I found another kind of othering - this time within my own community.
On this day: Communist Bulgaria downs El Al flight 402, killing all 58 people onboard
Protests shake Iran: The US must choose its next move wisely - opinion
Roots of the Holocaust: Fascist barbarism and vicious 1920s anti-Bolshevik propaganda - book review
Letters to the Editor September 12, 2022: The chaos of fighting terrorists
Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.
Mikhail Gorbachev, last leader of the Soviet Union, dies at 91
Gorbachev, the last Soviet president, forged arms reduction deals with the US and partnerships with the West to remove the Iron Curtain that had divided Europe since World War II.
On This Day: 70 years since 13 Jews are killed in Night of Murdered Poets
The killing of Soviet Jewish poets was seen as a crackdown against the Jewish Anti-fascist Committee and part of Stalin's increasingly antisemitic policies before his death.
Fugitives: Cold War Nazi mercenaries who escaped justice - review
The US, USSR ‘forgave’ Nazi officials who could assist in Cold War spying conflict.
Russia warns of 'non-diplomatic' response to Kaliningrad restrictions
The tensions come just weeks after a Russian politician called to stop recognizing Lithuania's independence.
Hailing Peter the Great, Putin draws parallel with mission to 'return' Russian lands
In televised comments on day 106 of his war in Ukraine, he compared Peter's campaign with the task facing Russia today.
Russian parliament questions Lithuania's independence with new bill
A Russian politician claimed the bill could be used to force NATO out of countries that joined the alliance after 1999.
Ukraine can happen in Israel too - opinion
If Ukraine had not surrendered its nuclear warheads, its situation now would be very different.
My Jewish family fled Kyiv in 1989. My heart breaks for the city today.
That I had been born there at all was a function of knowing when to leave — and when to come back.
Story of the underground Hebrew teachers of the USSR explored in book
The sages tell us that the Jewish people maintained three unique behaviors in Egypt: Their dress, their Hebrew names, and the Hebrew language.
