By: RT The Jewish community is feeling comfortable in Russia with anti-Semitic sentiments dropping to a record low, the country’s...
Month: January 2020
Naama Issachar’s Mom’s Emotional Thanks to Rabbi Lazar
Mrs. Yaffa Issachar, mother of Naama Issachar who was pardoned today after serving 10 months in a Russian prison, visited Russian Chief Rabbi Berl Lazar to thank...
Goldis Family Establishes Memorial for Ukranian Jews
By Barbara Lewis | JN The Jewish News A monument now marks a mass grave of Ukrainian Jews murdered during...
Gulf Nation Ambassador Visits Russian Chief Rabbi
Qatar’s Ambassador to Russia Fahad bin Muhammad al-Atay met this morning with Chief Rabbi of Russia, Rabbi Berel Lazar in his offices at the...
For first time, Ukrainian Parliament marks int’l Holocaust Remembrance Day
“I am proud to stand here today and to affirm that I, Jonathan, carry on the name of my great-grandfather...
Bobruisk Welcomes New Torah Scroll
A new Torah Scroll celebration took place in Bobruisk, Belarus for the first time in almost a hundred years on...
Irkutsk Synagogue Celebrates 140th Anniversary
The Jewish community of Irkutsk, Russia is celebrating the 140th anniversary of the city’s synagogue this year. The synagogue is...
FJCR Rabbis Secure Rights to Visit Jewish Prisoners in Moscow
The FJC of Russia signed an agreement with the country’s Federal Corrections Authority (FCA) about visiting Jewish prisoners in Moscow...
EnerJew ‘Gives Light’ to Disadvantaged Children
EnerJew, the FSU’s Jewish youth movement, raised over $13,000 for charity this Chanukah in an annual ‘Giving Light’ fundraiser run...
Darkeinu Runs ‘Forward-thinking’ Seminar in Odessa
Teachers and pedagogical staff of Russian-language Jewish schools throughout the FSU and Israel gathered in Odesa, Ukraine last month for...