Community rabbis from across Russia gathered this past weekend for in Rostov-on-don for a regional Shabbaton hosted by local community rabbis Rabbi Chaim Danzinger and Rabbi Shmuel Stolin.

Gaza-based organization doesn’t say when Ziad al-Nakhaleh will make trip; announcement comes on heels of meeting slated to take place between Russia’s FM and Hamas head.

Possibly the oldest wooden synagogue in Europe, the synagogue in Kostroma, which is over a century old, began to show its age.

Over 1,450 Jewish students from across the FSU, aged 5-18, took part in the second round of FJC’s ‘Darkeinu’ annual Jewish studies Olympic contest, which took place in January.

Authorities reportedly lock five passengers in room with no water or bathroom for six hours, then send them back to Israel.

Convention marking the 20th anniversary of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia (FJCR) took place in Moscow last week.

Remarks by Ambassador John J. Sullivan. International Holocaust Remembrance Day at the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center, Moscow, Russia.

Travelers held for hours by Russian authorities, reportedly have DNA samples taken.

Kremlin spokesman says US proposal ‘not in compliance’ with UN Security Council resolutions.

Kremlin announces release of Naama Issachar shortly before Netanyahu travels to Moscow; mother: ‘Right now all I want is to hug my daughter Naama’.