In rare rebuke, Russian chief rabbi accuses senior defense official of antisemitism Berel Lazar’s top spokesperson said he feared a remark linked to the war in Ukraine marks “a new era” for the country’s Jews. By Cnaan Liphshiz October 26, 2022 4:17 pm
Ukraine invasion puts Chabad of Russia ‘between a rock and a hard place’ Urged by some to cheers for the war and to condemn it by others, Russian’s largest Jewish group is forced to walk a tightrope. March 31, 2022 10:18 am
In Ukraine, young Jews are torn between fighting for their country — and leaving for another Patriotic but mindful of how quickly chaos can prevail, young parents are preparing guns on the one hand and passports on the other. February 14, 2022 11:24 am
Hanukkah’s early start and climate change put a Siberian tradition on thin ice By Cnaan Liphshiz November 30, 2021 3:48 pm
Siberian Jews open region’s largest Jewish education center in Tomsk By Cnaan Liphshiz September 16, 2021 11:52 pm
Jews in the former Soviet Union eat pounds of matzah per person — the most in the world — every year. Here’s why. By Cnaan Liphshiz March 26, 2021 12:46 pm
‘Pride exists to be part of something Jewish’: Russian billionaire to head Moscow museum’s board By Cnaan Liphshiz February 26, 2021 10:31 am
Why Russian Jews are divided over the anti-Putin movement By Cnaan Liphshiz February 23, 2021 3:46 pm
Russian prosecutors want arrest warrant against American Chabad rabbi By Cnaan Liphshiz November 28, 2019 7:02 am