Rabbi Yisrael Melamed led a celebration opening a magnificent new Mikvah and the inauguration of a historic synagogue in the city of...
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150-year old Torah Scroll Survivor Innagurated in Kharkov
A touching celebration of Jewish continuity and vivacity took place in Kharkov, Ukraine recently – a 150-year old Torah Scroll...
For Tbilisi Students, this New School Year Heralds a New Building
Jewish students at Tbilisi’s Ohr Avner are getting a fresh start by Dvora Lakein – Tbilisi, Georgia AUGUST 29, 2019 It isn’t...
What It’s Like to Be Jewish in Estonia
Eliyahu (Ilja) Šmorgun, Ph.D., is taking part in the nation’s Jewish renaissance By Menachem Posner | Chabad.org In 1941, the Nazis...
Ukraine: Netanyahu Meets with Rabbis, Leaders of Jewish Communities
Rabbi Mayer Stambler, head of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine, addressed Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and foreign and Ukrainian officials...
‘Mitzvah Tanks’ take to the streets of Russia and Ukraine
Summer in Russia and Ukraine sees Mitzvah Tanks visiting the most distant communities throughout the region, thanks to a unique...
Netanyahu Visits Ukraine; Mariyinsky Palace Koshered
For a single day, Ukraine’s Presidential residence was koshered for the visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; Rabbi Yonatan Markovitch delivered a...
77th memorial to second largest mass murder of Jews from the FSU
On Sunday, August 11, was the 77th anniversary of the second largest mass execution of Jews in the FSU by...
Girl’s Camp Dream Comes True
As a camper, Liora’s dream was to return to Camp Gan Israel of Rostov, Russia, as a counselor. This year, that...
Krasnaya Sloboda: First Kosher restaurant opens in historic village
The idea of a Jewish shtetl or village was all but destroyed during the holocaust and the rise of soviet...