Former Soviet Union
Afghanistan marks Soviet withdrawal anniversary as Taliban rule draws global scrutiny
The Taliban’s governance remains deeply controversial. Since returning to power in 2021, the group has imposed sweeping restrictions on women and girls and enforcing strict social rules.
Israel’s conversion crisis is becoming an aliyah crisis - opinion
Immigration from Russia, Ukraine, at its lowest since COVID-19, says Diaspora Affairs Committee
'World Enemy No. 1': Hitler, Stalin, and the crime of being Jewish - review
New Epstein Files audio reveals Barak-Epstein conversation on Israel 'immigrant quality'
"I am glad when I was the Chief Rabbi of Moscow, we stopped this crazy initiative," former chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt wrote on X/Twitter following the conversation's release.
Dnipro chief rabbi: Joy in being Jewish restored post-Soviet Dnipro Jewry
When Kaminetsky arrived in the Closed City in 1990, the years of pogroms, Nazi conquest, and Soviet oppression had reduced almost fifty synagogues to one small house of worship.
The war in Israel is in a lull, but Jewish soldiers are still fighting in Ukraine
Chernetsky says he continued fighting so that no one would say that Jews didn't fight.
Putin establishes Soviet genocide memorial day, erasing Jewish victims of Nazis
The bill - and subsequent reporting - speaks extensively about the "genocide" of Soviet prisoners, the concentration camps, and the extermination camps, without mentioning Jewish victims.
Protests shake Iran: The US must choose its next move wisely - opinion
Tehran’s streets erupt with defiance. Will Washington support change or repeat past mistakes with Iran’s regime?
Stan’s the name: Inside Israel’s growing partnerships across Central Asia
From energy and agriculture to security and tourism, Israel’s ties with the Central Asian 'Stans' are ever-expanding.
Majority of Israel's ex-Soviet immigrants oppose Netanyahu, back draft law - poll
Approximately 1 million eligible voters in Israel are immigrants from the former Soviet Union, part of a wider Russian-speaking community that comprises roughly 15% of the population.
Herzog: Israel must do more for immigrants from the Former Soviet Union
The event, a salute to FJC’s network of schools, synagogues, and youth programs across the former Soviet space, featured personal testimony illustrating the stakes for families uprooted by conflict.
Wisdom of strength: How Azerbaijan turned military victory into peace - opinion
Azerbaijan liberated Karabakh in a decisive military victory, but at what cost?
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.
