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The Schmooze How Klezmer United Jews of One Post-Soviet Russian City
Kazan, Russia — When the six members of the Simcha klezmer band hauled their instruments into a dilapidated rehearsal space, no one suspected they were about to hijack a government building in this large, clean city some 450 miles east of Moscow. But that’s exactly what happened in 1995 when this popular ensemble — founded in…
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Fast Forward Ukrainian-Jewish Billionaire Igor Kolomoisky sues Russia
AMSTERDAM — Ukrainian-Jewish billionaire Igor Kolomoisky sued Russia in an international court over his inability to operate an airport in Crimea. The Permanent Court of Arbitration, a Hague-based intergovernmental organization with 117 member states, announced Wednesday that it would review the lawsuit, Reuters reported. Kolomoisky, a Ukrainian nationalist who funded military actions in the Ukraine-Russia…
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Fast Forward Euro Human Rights Court Orders Russia To Pay Jailed Jewish Activist
The European Court of Human Rights ordered the Russian government to pay $35,000 to a Jewish activist from Moscow whom authorities illegally imprisoned at a demonstration. The ruling on Jan. 5 by the court in Strasbourg, France relates to the arrest on May 6, 2012 of Evgeny Frumkin, a 53-year-old Muscovite organizer of many rallies…
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Israel News Israel’s Russians Show Pride by Openly Celebrating ‘Novy God’ on New Year’s Eve
Tonight, Tanya Shmulevitch will openly celebrate the Russian New Year’s Eve for the first time since immigrating to Israel as a child nearly two decades ago. The 28-year-old Shmulevitch is joining a growing group of Russian speakers who are defying a taboo against marking the Novy God holiday, which many Israeli incorrectly believe is a…
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News Why Russian Jews Love Their (Don’t Call Them Christmas) Trees
(JTA) — Every December Elana Snitman’s family gathers at her home, where they decorate a fake pine tree with ornaments, placing gifts underneath to exchange. After gathering for a dinner of chicken, eggplant and beet-and-potato salad, they sing a traditional song about the festive tree and the coming of winter. It’s a sacred tradition for…
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Fast Forward Amnesty Slams Russian Bombing for Syrian Civilian Deaths
A day after officials announced a deal between Russia and Israel to cooperate in the war on terror, Moscow was criticized for the civilian toll its bombing in Syria has caused. Russia’s bombing of Syria has killed many civilians and may amount to a war crime, Amnesty International said on Wednesday, presenting what it said…
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Fast Forward Spruced-Up 1915 Vladivostok Synagogue Reopens
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev visited the synagogue of Vladivostok in Russia’s far east shortly after its reopening. Built in 1916, the synagogue, which is located 350 miles west of Russia’s maritime border with Japan and 9o miles from Russia’s land border with North Korea, was confiscated by communist authorities in 1932 and turned into…
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Fast Forward Gleaming $20M JCC Opens in Luxe Moscow Suburb
(JTA) — On the only road connecting this affluent village on Moscow’s western outskirts, Russian secret service agents are blocking all inbound traffic. Drivers bound for Zhukovka pull over and step out to smoke while chatting with other motorists as a line of luxury cars grows on the shoulder of a two-lane road. The closures are…
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