Former Soviet Union

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

Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson passed away in Soviet exile on 20 Av, 1944

Marking 92nd anniversary of the release of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn from Soviet imprisonment

A search for the story behind the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe’s lone Soviet portrait yields not one, but two photos

15 dead as assistance is sought for thousands in Siberia

Comedian-turned-politician Volodymyr Zelensky greets Ukraine’s Chabad rabbis

Public menorah will be lit in Mariupol, industrial port on Sea of Azov

Mordechai Dubin saved thousands, but his own family was killed by the Nazis, and he died in Soviet imprisonment

Thousands from around the globe came to Russia and are learning that Judaism there isn’t just history

Gravestones toppled, ground overrun with weeds and trees

Chabad preps for thousands of fans, including a large contingent from South America

A turbulent history of young Jewish conscripts

With Chanukah approaching, Chabad of Uzhgorod to upgrade security, increase outreach

Tomchei Temimim opening coincides with birthday of the Rebbe Rashab

It follows the refurbishment of the Central Synagogue in the city of Kazan

Tomchei Temimim branch returns to Malakhovka, a suburb of Moscow

Entire Jewish population of Svaliava was sent to Auschwitz in May 1944

The historic Yiddish-speaking city to celebrate 20 years of renewal and revival

With an eye to the future, Yuli Edelstein relives his story of religious persecution in Russia

Young father and active member of the community is in stable, but critical condition

Encountering Jewish life at the resting place of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berdichev, defender of his people