Russian Jews

These Jewish candidates say their experience as immigrants led them to run as Republicans

They say Republican policies are the best way to beat back what they say is a threat of socialism here.

As Putin’s war sputters, antisemitism seeps into the Russian media landscape

A popular talk show host named Jews who he found insufficiently patriotic, and a think tank accused a prominent Jewish philosopher of siding with Ukraine “for good money.”

Why Russian Jews are divided over the anti-Putin movement

Dissidents are locked up and many Jews are leaving the country. But Jewish organizations say the government keeps them safe.

Snow falls on a Hanukkah Menorah made of ice in Tomsk, Russia on Dec. 8, 2020. (Levy Kaminetsky)

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A Siberian synagogue has a 10-foot menorah made of ice

Staged photos of Aryeh Leib Tkatch of Krasnodar, Russia in which he appears to have been killed. (The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation)

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Russian authorities stage rabbi’s death to nab alleged terrorists who reportedly wanted him dead

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For elderly Jews in the former Soviet Union, COVID-19 lockdown loneliness is debilitating

Employees of the Airports of Regions firm preparing meals for Russian over 65 on March 31, 2020. (Courtesy of Airports of Regions)

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Russian-Jewish businessman donates 3,000 meals daily to senior citizens under lockdown

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Russia’s westernmost synagogue rebuilt 80 years after Kristallnacht destruction

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A tiny Russian village of Chabad fame dreams of starting its own Jewish pilgrimage tradition

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Azerbaijan’s Mountain Jews museum is part of a dying community’s rescue plan

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