Moldova to ‘very seriously consider’ moving embassy to Jerusalem
Moldova’s president said his country would “very seriously consider” moving its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, according to Jewish interlocutors who met with him.
Moldova’s president says he’ll ‘very seriously consider’ moving embassy to Jerusalem
Igor Dodon met last week with Euro-Asian Jewish Congress leaders in connection with his visit earlier this month to Israel, the Newsmaker website reported.
Anti-Semitic attacks are rare in Russia but the sentiment is rife, studies suggest
Russia saw fewer than 10 suspected hate crimes against Jews in the first half of 2018, a human rights watchdog critical of the government said in a report.
Jewish group pumps $1m. into birthright to boost participation of russian-speaker
he Euro-Asian Jewish Congress announced Thursday that it will invest $1m. in Birthright Israel, in order to enable hundreds of young men and women from the countries it represents to visit. The EAJC represents dozens of Jewish communities and organizations in Eastern European and Asian
Russian Jewish Organizations Make Peace
Last Wednesday, nearly 200 people gathered at the prestigious Metropol Hotel, adjacent to the Red Square in central Moscow, for a signing ceremony between the two largest organizations in Russia and Europe for the benefit of hundreds of thousands of Russian and European Jews and
Jewish community of Montenegro gets first rabbi in over a century
Rabbi Ari Edelkopf holds a Torah scroll at one of several prayer centers set up to cater to Jewish visitors to the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Russia.. (photo credit: REUTERS/MIKE SEGAR) BUDVA, Montenegro — For the first time in over a century, the
Montenegro gets a rabbi while waiting for a synagogue
BUDVA, Montenegro — For the first time in over a century, the Jewish community of this small Balkan country has its own resident rabbi, its leaders said. Ari Edelkopf, a Los Angeles-born Chabad rabbi, settled in the capital Podgorica several weeks ago with his wife, Chana,
George W. Bush awarded prize for commitment to Israel
Former US president George W. Bush accepted an award for his commitment to Israel and the Jewish people, presented by the international leadership of United Israel Appeal. Bush received the Isaiah Award at a ceremony held last week at the biannual International Leadership Reunion Conference