Sochi

Netanyahu-Putin meeting to tackle Syria cease-fire deal

The Israeli prime minister will express his concerns in the Black Sea city of Sochi as the leaders convene for the sixth time in two years.

Leading Russian rabbi criticizes local court for blacklisting book by 19th-century rabbi

The novel, which deals with a Jew’s determination to retain his faith despite external pressures to renounce it, was added to the federal list of extremist materials of Russia's Ministry of Justice.

American Chabad rabbi called security risk in Russia, ordered to leave

Meanwhile, police in Moscow arrested the Jewish civil rights activist Mark Galperin on charges that he incited to extremism.

Culture

From the Archive: When Ukrainians accidentally shot down a plane from Israel

Culture

Blast from the past: Cossacks, hundreds and ‘pogromists’ ride again

Culture

Israeli skaters perform better than expected

Global

Israeli speed skater falls shy of semis in 1,500 meters

Global

Sochi Jews, Israeli athletes remember Munich 11

Culture

To Russia, with trepidation: Tales from the Wild East

Culture

Sochi ready for Jewish arrivals

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