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  • Russian Reform Jews lack solutions

    September 13, 2007 9:00am

    At the annual gathering of Progressive Jews in the former Soviet Union, everyone knows what the problem is, but no one knows how to solve it.

  • Chabad making more inroads in Russia

    August 31, 2007 9:00am

    A Russian Jewish community’s decision to switch affiliations to Chabad may have been occasioned by an illegal speech by a local politician. It also may signal a shift in the battle for the souls of Russia’s Jewish communities.

  • Reform shul marks a first in Russia

    August 23, 2007 9:00am

    The opening of a new Reform synagogue in St. Petersburg will usher in a new era for the movement in Russia.

  • Turkmen leader’s death leaves void

    August 9, 2007 9:00am

    Without the skills and contacts of their late leader, the difficult future for Turkmenistan’s Jews seems even more tremulous.

  • Volunteers teach, rediscover Judaism

    July 22, 2007 9:00am

    A sort of Peace Corps with kipot works to meet the needs of communities in the former Soviet Union.

  • Russian groups unite for prisoners

    July 19, 2007 9:00am

    In a rare display of public unity, Russia’s three major Jewish organizations come together to benefit the prison system.

  • Can new director save Russia Hillel?

    July 19, 2007 9:00am

    Russia Hillel’s new director, hired after nearly a two-year search, is charged with revamping what is widely seen as a sagging brand in the former Soviet Union.

  • Important Judaica damaged in flooding

    July 19, 2007 9:00am

    An important collection of classic Judaica was damaged by flooding in the basement of the new Jewish community center in St. Petersburg.

  • Rights worker targeted for her work

    July 5, 2007 9:00pm

    New information suggests that a human rights worker attacked in St. Petersburg was targeted in an attempt to deter her from testifying against a publisher of xenophobic literature.

  • Moscow’s young Jews go clubbing

    June 30, 2007 9:00am

    Project Rabinovich holds Jewish dance parties at Moscow’s hottest clubs to bring together Jewish youth outside the shul.