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Russian invasion of Ukraine
Rally in support of Ukraine in Tel Aviv on Habima square.
May 15, 2023, 1:39 pm
Ukraine’s Chief Rabbi: Israel changed its position on Ukraine after Iran joined the war
EXCLUSIVE: Rabbi Moshe Azman is currently visiting London where he has met with Tory and Labour MPS as well as Boris Johnson and leaders of the Jewish community.
By Jotam Confino in Israel
Moscow Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt
January 4, 2023, 12:36 pm
Moscow’s former Chief Rabbi: ‘The best option for Russian Jews is to leave’
Pinchas Goldshmidt urges Russian Jews to follow his example and leave before it’s too late. 
By David I Klein (JTA)
Israel's Foreign Minister Eli Cohen. Credit: GPO/Shlomi Amsalem
January 3, 2023, 3:40 pm
Israeli foreign minister discusses ‘regional issues’ with Russian counterpart Lavrov
Eli Cohen was criticised by Republican Senator Lindsey Graham for saying he will "speak less" about the war in Ukraine than his predecessor.
By Jotam Confino in Israel
Larysa Gerasko, Ambassador of Ukraine to Ireland, speaks following Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky's address to Ireland's third-level sector via video link at the Helix in Dublin City University. Picture date: Friday November 18, 2022.
November 21, 2022, 4:37 pm
Zelensky to Irish students: Russia’s disinformation has ‘powerful’ impact on Israel
The Ukrainian president also thanked Ireland for its support during the war and for taking in 63,000 refugees
By Jotam Confino in Israel
Putin with Russia's Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar and Head of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia Alexander Boroda
October 27, 2022, 1:15 pm
Russian Chief Rabbi accuses senior defence official of antisemitism
Berel Lazar levelled the antisemitism accusation at Aleksey Pavlov, the secretary of the Security Council of Russia in connection with the war in Ukraine.
By Cnaan Liphshiz (JTA)
Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky (Photo: Reuters)
October 24, 2022, 7:04 pm
Zelensky: Israel’s neutrality led to Russia-Iran ties
Ukraine’s leader says Israel must decide if it backs democracy or turning blind eye to ‘Russian terror’.
By Times of Israel
Russian talk show host Vladimir Solovyov has been naming Jews perceived to be enemies of the country (Photo: Rossiya 1)
September 30, 2022, 12:23 pm
Embattled in war, Russia’s media looks for someone to blame – and finds Jews
Observers say there has been a noticeable shift in rhetoric among think tanks and talk show hosts over the last two months
By JTA
Mikhail Gorbachev, who died aged 91 this week, and (inset) Natan Sharansky, who spoke exclusively to Jewish News
August 31, 2022, 12:20 pm
Gorbachev didn’t realise there’s no such thing as a little bit of freedom – Sharansky
EXCLUSIVE: Natan Sharansky, the political activist and symbol of the plight of Jews in the USSR, tells Jewish News that the last Soviet leader was a unique phenomenon
By Michael Daventry
August 26, 2022, 11:09 am
Hampstead shul hosts training sessions for Ukrainian refugees
The initiative comes after the community put on a concert which raised £10,000 for World Jewish relief's emergency appeal for the country
By Jewish News Reporter
Lord Harrington of Watford
August 23, 2022, 10:35 am
Money for UK hosts of Ukrainian refugees should be ‘doubled’, says minister
Jewish peer Lord Harrington says payments to those housing refugees, including many families from the community, should increase to help with soaring household costs
By Lee Harpin
Rabbi Shaul Horowitz, right, meets a Jewish refugee attending service at the synagogue of Vinnytsia, Ukraine in June 2022. (Courtesy of Shaul Horowitz/via JTA)
July 22, 2022, 1:42 pm
How Russia’s war is undoing 30 years of Jewish community building in Ukraine
How communities are struggling to form a minyan as congregants flee and the conflict rages on
By JTA
Russian President Vladimir Putin .(Aleksey Nikolskyi, Sputnik Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
July 21, 2022, 4:05 pm
Russia seeks court’s permission to kick Jewish Agency out of the country
Ministry of Justice has requested the dissolution of the Russian branch of the Jewish Agency, giving no reasons. A hearing is scheduled for 28 July.
By Jewish News Reporter
Richmond's Jewish community learned more about Ukrainian culture with music and poetry performed by refugees at a synagogue event last week
July 18, 2022, 4:26 pm
Richmond Synagogue embraces Ukrainian culture in show of support
Music and poetry from the homeland as Ukrainian refugees staying with Jewish families perform for the West London community
By Jewish News Reporter
Russian President Vladimir Putin (Photo: Marc Israel Sellem/JINIPIX)
July 11, 2022, 2:12 pm
White House to accuse Putin of antisemitism and exploiting Jewish suffering
“To serve its predatory ends, the Kremlin is exploiting the suffering of all those who survived the Holocaust,” the State Department says in a dossier scheduled for release.
By JTA
June 23, 2022, 9:59 pm
Zelenskyy laments Israel’s lack of support in Hebrew University address
Ukrainian president singled out the country for not doing more to help Ukraine during an impassioned speech to the Jerusalem campus.
By Adam Decker
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