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Film review: Tetris - Gaming crosses the Iron Curtain

Taron Egerton stars as businessman credited for bringing Soviet computer game to the Western masses

By Linda Marric

1 min read

Film review: Tetris - Gaming crosses the Iron Curtain

Sidney Reilly book review: The mysterious agent of his own downfall

Sidney Reilly book review: The mysterious agent of his own downfall

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Ukraine Holocaust memorial damaged by missile strike

Ukraine Holocaust memorial damaged by missile strike

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Ukraine's Chief Rabbi attacks Russia-Iranian alliance and encourages Israeli military assistance

Ukraine's Chief Rabbi attacks Russia-Iranian alliance and encourages Israeli military assistance

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 26: Pinchas Goldschmidt, president of the Conference of European Rabbis, during the ordination ceremony of Nosson Kaplan, Benjamin Kochan, Jochanan Guggenheim, to become Orthodox rabbis at the Westend synagogue, on September 26, 2016 in Frankfurt, Germany. The three men, who completed their rabbinical studies at the Rabbiner Seminar zu Berlin and are the first Orthodox rabbis to be ordained in Frankfurt since World War II, will serve Jewish communities across Germany. (Photo by Hannelore Foerster/Getty Images)

Jews will thrive again in Russia one day, says exiled chief rabbi

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Ukainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stands in the town of Bucha, northwest of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, on April 4, 2022. - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said on April 3, 2022 the Russian leadership was responsible for civilian killings in Bucha, outside Kyiv, where bodies were found lying in the street after the town was retaken by the Ukrainian army. (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP) (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)

After a year of war, 'the most meaningful place to be Jewish is Ukraine'

By John Sweeney

4 min read

Ukraine’s history has been used and abused

Colin Shindler

By Colin Shindler

Ukraine’s history has been used and abused

3 min read

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We must not forget the Soviet dissidents

Many were Jewish and some, like Victor Fainberg, were locked up in psychiatric prisons and tortured for years

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February 8, 2023 14:20

We must not forget the Soviet dissidents

'We know freedom will win,' Zelensky declares in historic address to Parliament

The Jewish leader of Ukraine thanked Britain for its support since Russia's brutal invasion nearly one year ago

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February 8, 2023 13:56

'We know freedom will win,' Zelensky declares in historic address to Parliament

Naftali Bennett: Putin told me 'I won't kill Zelensky'

Former Israeli Prime Minister went on a mediation mission to Moscow in the early days of the war

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February 5, 2023 13:29

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett during their meeting, in Sochi, on October 22 2021. (Photo by Yevgeny BIYATOV / Sputnik / AFP) (Photo by YEVGENY BIYATOV/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images)

Muppets in Moscow Book review: When Kermit and Miss Piggy went to the Kremlin

A fascinating account of how an American TV classic was exported to Russia

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February 2, 2023 17:11

Muppets in Moscow Book review: When Kermit and Miss Piggy went to the Kremlin

Kremlin warns Israel over claims it may supply Ukraine with Iron Dome tech

Jerusalem is reportedly considering military aid for Kyiv, after months of rejecting President Zelensky’s requests

By Georgia L Gilholy

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February 2, 2023 16:38

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on the restoration of residential infrastructure in the border areas destroyed during emergency situations, via a video conference at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence, outside Moscow, on February 1, 2023. (Photo by Mikhail KLIMENTYEV / SPUTNIK / AFP) (Photo by MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images)

Are we heading for Armageddon by accident?

Israeli psychologist warns dated nuclear protocols are putting the world at a minute to midnight

By Dominic Green

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February 2, 2023 12:07

Atomic bomb realistic explosion, red color with smoke on black background

US Jewish charity helps thousands of Ukrainian Jews keep warm

A US-based charity has delivered millions of pounds worth of generators to communities

By Georgia L Gilholy

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January 9, 2023 16:29

US Jewish charity helps thousands of Ukrainian Jews keep warm

Exiled Moscow rabbi says Jews will become Russia’s scapegoats

Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt again advised Jews to leave the country

By Daniel Ben-David

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December 30, 2022 18:05

President of the Conference of European Rabbis, Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt (R) and Rabbi Avichai Apel address a press conference in Berlin on July 12, 2012. Jewish and Muslim groups issued a joint call for German lawmakers to protect the right to circumcise boys after a court ruling against the rite sent shockwaves through their communities. Several Jewish and Islamic organisations said in a statement that they had met with legal and medical experts and European Parliament deputies in Brussels this week to discuss the court's decision. AFP PHOTO / DAVID GANNON (Photo credit should read DAVID GANNON/AFP/GettyImages)

Colin Shindler

By Colin Shindler

The Essay: The utopian dream that turned into a nightmare for Soviet Jews

Many Soviet Jews initially thought they were building a new Israel, but were soon to be disillusioned

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December 29, 2022 14:38

UNKNOWN, ISRAEL - JANUARY 1: An undated file photo of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin. (Photo credit should read STF/AFP via Getty Images)

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