February 10, 2003

Eight and a half years after the first Hillel center opened in Moscow, the movement boasts a network of 27 full-time centers and a dozen additional affiliated youth groups in the former Soviet Union. Hillel groups often play a crucial role in community bu

Famed refusenik Natan Sharansky shocked Israel when his immigrant-rights party won seven seats 10 years ago. Since then, his party has declined, and Sharansky resigned from the Knesset when he won just two seats in the latest elections. Israeli politician