Leon Uris, master and commander of the written word Though banned in the Soviet Union, through underground copies “Exodus” impacted and influenced Jews stuck behind the Iron Curtain. Semyon Axelrod Dec. 10, 2024
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
Jewish family divided since Russian Revolution united via online genealogy research “Learning about our grandfather Aaron’s journey from Moscow to China and the challenges he faced has deepened our appreciation for the resilience and adaptability that runs in our family,” Alex Schneider tells JNS. David Swindle Aug. 16, 2024
A book on faith, Judaism and defying Soviet rule Chabadniks literally risked torture, exile and death to hide other religious Jews on the run and to secretly teach Torah to Jewish youth. Phyllis Chesler March 26, 2024
The Jews, the USSR and the Portuguese Socialist Party 2020-23 Government is materialistically based and too involved with the interests of the Arab countries; the Jewish world is viewed as a threat to official ideology. Vivian Groisman Jan. 5, 2024
The hypocrisy of the feminists Their silence on the mass rape and femicide on Oct. 7 condemns them. Fiamma Nirenstein Nov. 27, 2023
Helping Russian-speaking olim face the challenges Shishi Shabbat Yisraeli organizes holiday and social events, mentoring and more for the new immigrants. Pesach Benson June 27, 2023
Joe Lieberman: ‘Fight for justice’ to retrieve stolen Chabad library from Russia The former U.S. senator from Connecticut, who is featured in a new documentary, told JNS about efforts to repatriate some 12,000 religious volumes. Bradley Martin May 17, 2023
A new post-Soviet aliyah Sanctions, antisemitism and war are pushing new waves of Ukrainian, Russian, and Belarusian Jews to immigrate to Israel. Dmitri Shufutinsky Jan. 12, 2023
