With Putin cracking down on democracy, Russian Jews are increasingly moving to Israel The Jewish state has received nearly 40,000 Russian newcomers over the past four years — more than in the entire preceding decade.
Russian housing firm removes ‘goodbye rent’ billboard campaign featuring Orthodox Jew Most participants of a poll said Novoselye’s ad wasn’t offensive but the firm still took it down amid protests by the Jewish Community of St. Petersburg.
Russian man gets 2.5 years in jail for anti-Semitic graffiti The heavy-handed sentence reflects the Russian judiciary’s attitude to hate crimes against Jews, which are rare in that country.