Russia

Declaring war on Ukraine, Russia’s Putin cites goal of ‘denazification’ of country with Jewish president

Meanwhile, Ukrainian leaders compared Putin to Hitler.

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Ukraine’s Jews prepare to commemorate the Holocaust as Russia’s war drums thunder

The escalating conflict, which is coinciding with the Jan. 27 anniversary, is making some look for lessons in the tragic histories of their families.

Protesters in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan’s Jews, who ‘steer clear’ of politics, are sitting out their country’s bloody unrest

The country’s synagogues have shut down, but Jewish heritage sites appear to be unharmed as violence rages in the city of Almaty.

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Alluding to conflict with Russia, Ukraine’s Jewish president likens his nation to Jewish people

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Construction unearths parts of Crimean synagogue long thought to be destroyed

Lilia Akhaimova uneven bars

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Jewish vaulter Lilia Akhaimova helps Russia to gymnastics gold medal in Tokyo

Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Putin holds up Israel as a model of unity for Ukrainians and Russians

Matzahs travel on the production line of the Tiferet HaMatzot factory in Dnepro, Ukraine on Dec. 8, 2014. (Cnaan Liphshiz/JTA)

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Jews in the former Soviet Union eat pounds of matzah per person — the most in the world — every year. Here’s why.

Boris Spiegel speaks during a meeting of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation in Yaroslavl, Russia on Nov. 28, 2011. (Public Chamber of the Yaroslavl Region)

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Russian-Jewish billionaire and communal funder arrested for alleged bribes

Navalny protest

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Israeli is jailed in Russia for alleged ties to Putin opposition group and not reporting foreign nationality

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