Russian Jews built this city on rock and roll (and klezmer)
In Kazan, Russia, klezmer band Simcha has been a symbol of the Jews’ determination to maintain their religious and cultural identity amid persecution
Putin to European Jews: Return to Russia
“They left from the Soviet Union. Let them return”
Engineer pays tribute to teacher who saved him
Russian-born Vladimir Rott of Toronto said that if not for his elementary school physics teacher, he might have never made the transition from a street kid with no academic ambition to a prize-winning engineer and author
Russian-Israeli co-operation isn’t new, local observers say
The recent closeness between Benjamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin is nothing new, says a Russian-Jewish community leader in Toronto
Canada votes against UN motion on glorifying Nazism
Canada was one of just four countries to vote against the measure being perceived as part of a Russian campaign to smear its neighbours
Will a Russian boycott of Turkish goods benefit Israel?
Turkish imports of vegetables and other foods to Russia may be substituted for produce from Israel, Morocco, and Iran
A unique insight into Jewish life in Imperial Russia
Many rabbinical items are among the assortment of translated documents that appear in Everyday Jewish Life in Imperial Russia, a wide-ranging compendium culled from memoirs, rabbinical responsa, court records, police records and other official sources
