Eastern Europe
The Jewish population of Vlore totaled approximately 2,600 in the 1500s, when the city was a trade hub. Today, the figure has dwindled to 50-100 Albanian-born Jews.
Momentum brought 200 Jewish mothers from Russia and Ukraine on a trip to Israel.
Formal agreement confirms that the Orthodox rabbinical alliance will be fully consulted on all Jewish communal and religious matters in the country.
“The Iranian regime’s flagrant disregard for the human rights of its own people has appalled Australians,” says Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko talks about life in the Ukrainian capital several months after the retreat of the Russian military. “Putin set out to break our spirit, but instead our people rose to protect our homeland,” he says.
Vladislav Shain “fought heroically from the very beginning of the invasion,” says Ukrainian Chief Rabbi Moshe Azman.
“Israel places great importance on continuing to enhance and deepen our bilateral relations with Latvia as well as all three Baltic states,” says the Israeli president.
The Ukrainian leader urged the Israeli people to remain strong in the face of the twin bombings.
The World Jewish Restitution Organization applauds new legislation that would provide over $37 million as symbolic compensation to private claimants with respect to heirless Jewish property.
Since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in February, the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews has distributed $23 million dollars in emergency support for the Ukrainian Jewish community and 4,500 new immigrants to Israel.
By mid-November, around 61,000 immigrants had arrived in Israel from all countries, more than double the total in 2021.
“It was made clear to the ambassador that this behavior does not reflect relations between friendly states,” the Foreign Ministry said.
