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Fast Forward Evan Gershkovich’s pretrial detention extended through late March, one year after his arrest
The Wall Street Journal condemned the court’s decision, which was made in a closed hearing on Friday
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Fast Forward Pelosi suggests Russia is behind some pro-Palestinian activists
The former House Speaker called for an FBI investigation into the financing behind some of the demonstrations
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Culture Russian authorities are calling the death of a prominent Jewish poet an ‘accident’ — his compatriots say it was an assassination
Lev Rubinstein spent his life in the shadow of antisemitism
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Fast Forward In first comments on jailed reporter Evan Gershkovich, Vladimir Putin said Russia seeks a prisoner exchange
The State Department revealed on Dec. 5 that it had made an offer to Russia to trade prisoners for Gershkovich and another imprisoned American, but that the deal was turned down
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Fast Forward As antisemitism spikes across Europe, more fingers are pointing at Russia
“Russia uses these pre-existing fissures in society to drive further polarization,” said one expert
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Yiddish World The Dagestan airport riot — Russia’s first 21st-century pogrom
A video filmed during the riot shows teenagers saying 'we’re here to find the Jews and kill them'
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Yiddish World Myth about the Khazar kingdom converting to Judaism is symbol of pride in this city
Astrakhan, near Kazakhstan, is the place where, according to the story, a nomadic king and his subjects became Jewish 1,000 years ago
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Yiddish World Jews escaping from Russia find a home in Armenia
One of the oldest Jewish cemeteries lies in an Armenian village, with gravestones attributed to the 13th and 14th centuries
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