Israeli-born rookie Robert Shwartzman takes Indy 500 pole The 25-year-old became the first rookie in more than 40 years to secure the top starting position at the iconic race. JNS Staff May 19, 2025
The multiple fights to weave my identity The gym gave me a way to rise above the economic and social struggles that came with being a young Russian immigrant. Dmitriy Salita April 9, 2025
Russian authorities foil attack on Moscow Jewish institution, metro station The terrorist was identified as a Muslim Russian citizen born in Central Asia. JNS Staff March 3, 2025
New photo emerges of Golda Meir’s historic 1948 Moscow visit Thousands of Soviet Jews risked persecution to greet Israel's first ambassador, overwhelming security measures to show solidarity with the new Jewish state. Ariel Kahana Dec. 6, 2024
At least 15 dead in attacks on Dagestan synagogues, churches The region's last synagogue was burned down • There were no known Jewish casualties, according to Israel's Foreign Ministry. June 24, 2024
How a hike up Masada helped newly minted Israelis bond Post-Soviet immigrants need more than just a plane ticket to Israel—they need connection, community and a sense of purpose. Hanan Greenwood Jan. 21, 2024
‘We live our lives not entirely, fully understood,’ Jewish Russian-American writer says Maxim D. Shrayer, a professor at Boston College, thinks that there are lessons for Jewish Americans from his “translingual” immigrant experience and the history of refuseniks. Menachem Wecker Jan. 8, 2024
Gaza civilians handed Israeli hostage back to Hamas before his release Roni Krivoi managed to escape his Hamas captors due to an Israeli airstrike but was recaptured by Gaza residents after hiding out in the Strip for several days. Nov. 27, 2023
At least 80 detained after antisemitic lynch mob storms Dagestan airport Israel warned its citizens against traveling to a number of Russian republics and regions in the North Caucasus following the incident. Oct. 31, 2023
