In provocative move, Russia orders Jewish Agency to cease work and remove staff from country, Russian media reports Immigration from Russia to Israel, which will no longer be possible to do from Russia but can still be done from Israel, more than doubled in 2022.
Jewish Agency denies report that Russia ordered it to cease operations there Russian officials have made “inquiries” of the group but its work helping Jews move to Israel continues, one official said.
Russia bans entry to numerous US Jews, including Chabad rabbis seeking return of Schneerson library Russia released the list explicitly to retaliate against expanded U.S. sanctions against Russia for its unprompted war against Ukraine.
Global Babyn Yar wasn’t bombed. But Ukraine’s Zelensky finds a useful tool to rally Jews to his cause.