Sponsored At first in-person gathering since the pandemic, Limmud FSU returns to Moscow with a bang The festival, part of which took place under giant tent-like structures, featured musical performances, Jewish cooking demonstrations, lectures, film screenings and children’s programs. By Larry Luxner May 25, 2021 2:23 pm
Sponsored Simon Wiesenthal’s granddaughter leads march marking 75 years since Mauthausen’s liberation About 200,000 prisoners were held at Mauthausen during World War II, and approximately 38,120 Jews died there. March 2, 2020 1:49 pm
Women singers not welcome at charity concert promoting unity among Israelis A controversy surrounding a tribute concert to Israeli legend Shlomo Artzi underscores the continuing debate over the place of religion in society. November 1, 2019 1:44 pm
Transnistria is a tiny, poor state in Eastern Europe. The few Jews left there eye an escape. By Cnaan Liphshiz September 20, 2019 12:50 pm
Holocaust rescuer Chinue Sugihara’s son helps honor his deeds in Belarus By Cnaan Liphshiz May 3, 2019 9:50 am
In Moscow, a non-Jewish physicist recalls helping build the Soviet Union’s only yeshiva By Cnaan Liphshiz April 19, 2019 8:14 am
In Elie Wiesel’s hometown, hundreds protest anti-Semitism by retracing his walk to be deported By Cnaan Liphshiz September 11, 2017 2:08 am