Articles in "Russian Jews"
‘You Feel Part of Something Bigger’: Immigrants Volunteer to Support Israeli Soldiers
As Israel faces an unprecedented manpower shortage in its military support units, new immigrants from Russia and Ukraine are stepping up to ...
Shavuot Events Help Former Soviet Immigrants Embrace Their New Home
Immigrants from the former Soviet Union gathered across Israel this weekend to mark Shavuot, many celebrating the holiday in their new home ...
‘It Drives You Crazy’: Immigrants Challenge Israeli Banks Over Fallout From Russian Sanctions
An international ban on Russian banking is having a spillover effect in Israel, where thousands of immigrants from Russia, Ukraine, and ...
Israel’s Russian-Speaking Immigrants Aren’t Facing Challenges Alone
In the face of ongoing war in Ukraine, Israel has been facing a surge of immigration from countries of the former Soviet Union. With more ...
Ombudsman: Take Action Against Chief Rabbi for ‘Political’ Remarks
The Ombudsman's Office of the Israeli Judiciary has recommended that Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef be tried for disparaging remarks ...
Chief Rabbi Attempts to Appease Russian Immigrants After calling them ‘Enemies of Religion’
Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef attempted to appease the Israeli immigrants from the former Soviet Union after accusing them of being ...
No Time Like the Present for Russian Jews, Moscow Chief Rabbi Says
Judaism in Russia has undergone a fundamental overhaul since the fall of the Soviet Union, with the country’s Jews enjoying the greatest ...
