Former Soviet Union

More than 50 people killed in morning blasts

Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson perished in distant Kazakhstan in 1944. Today, Jewish life thrives there

First time Ukraine is honoring a rabbi in such a way

Mikvah Mei Elazar marks milestone for Jewish community in Shymkent, Kazakhstan

21 dead, 46 injured in attacks in Derbent and Makhachkala

Rep. Mike Lawler assists in the initiative of making and distributing challah to the sick, those celebrating milestones and those keeping Shabbat

Despite war, Jews gather in large numbers for Purim celebrations

Blending the new normal of war with the surreal in Israel

Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson remembered on the anniversary of his passing

In recent visit, U.S. Congressmen Panetta and Suozzi were inspired by Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson

Rabbis reiterate commitment to Jewish community of Russia and issue call for immediate peace

What does a top-secret post-war memo to Stalin’s MGB boss tell us about the Soviet campaign against Chabad?

International intrigue does not stand in the way of a community’s joyous celebration

Yitzchak Kogan spent 14 years waiting for a Soviet exit visa. Then the Rebbe sent him back

Rabbi Yerachmiel Gorelik leads an active community of 3,000 in Tyumen

Hastily-arranged services and meals for Israel delegation to Russia

A place where great rabbis and shopkeepers studied and prayed with the Baal Shem Tov’s successor

Rabbi Mendel Cohen has quietly devoted himself to people in trouble

An unexpected find reveals another story of Soviet oppression

City’s first ritual bath in 90 years a certain sign of Jewish revival