Russia
Yefim Haim Goldberg, A Celebrated Russian-Jewish War Veteran, Dies At 106
Born in czarist Russia, his university studies were interrupted by World War II, in which he participated in the conquest of Berlin.
Synagogue torched in northern Russia
Security camera footage showed an arsonist starting the fire at Arkhangelsk’s newly opened Northern Star center.
Putin Pardons Israeli-American backpacker who was sentenced to prison
The 26-year-old has been detained in Russia since April after she was convicted of drug smuggling.
‘Blood Flows Like Water And People Fall Like Flies,’ The Forverts Remembers The Great War
Forverts readers were often desperate for news of their hometowns and families in Europe during World War I.
Can You Guess The Top 10 Countries By Jewish Population?
We’ll give you a hint: Israel is #1.
Israeli Held In Russian Jail For Months On Marijuana Charge
Naama Issachar, a 25-year-old Israeli army veteran, is “falling apart” in prison, her sister said.
Russian Hackers Hit Benny Gantz’s Cellphone In ‘Unprecedented Attack’
Several key campaign staffers and the Blue and White Party’s computer network also were hackedhttp://www.jta.org/quick-reads/russian-hackers-com.
For July 4, Irving Berlin’s Most American Song
“Russian Lullaby” is at turns Jewish, African American, and Russian – which is to say that it is quintessentially American.
Jewish Ukranian President-Elect Could Fill Region With Jews, Says Putin Aide
He wrote in a nationalist blog that southern Ukraine could be “cleansed” of the Russian population.
Jared Kushner: Mueller Investigation Damaged Country More Than Russian Interference
Donald Trump and his aides have cast the Mueller report simultaneously as a vindication and an illegal attempt to interfere with Trump’s presiden