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Jewish Ukrainians line up to receive aid distribution in Kyiv in the fall of 2025.(Theia Chatelle)
February 23, 2026, 8:17 pm
After 4 years of war, Ukraine’s Jews adapt to a life of sirens, shortages and uncertainty
“Parents tell us of children who can’t sleep at night,” says one rabbi who works with Ukrainian families.
By Theia Chatelle
Following Israel’s military operation against Iran on June 13, the Tel Aviv-based Cyabra found a pattern of disinformation bots that went dark, only to re-emerge with anti-Israel and anti-Western messages. (Cyabra)
July 14, 2025, 12:28 pm
When Iran’s internet went down during its war with Israel, so did bot networks spreading disinformation
Analysts said a 16-day gap in meddling posts about British politics offered direct evidence of state-sponsored interference online.
By Deborah Danan
Delegates at work at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. (UN Photo/Manuel Elias)
February 25, 2025, 9:24 am
U.S., Israel vote against U.N. resolution condemning Russian invasion of Ukraine
In the past, Israel has supported Ukraine at the United Nations.
By Ben Sales
US journalist Evan Gershkovich stands inside a defendants' cage at Moscow City Court on June 22, 2023. (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images)
August 1, 2024, 1:40 pm
Evan Gershkovich is freed in prisoner exchange
Gershkovich, 32, was freed as part of a massive, 26-person prisoner exchange that included several prominent people jailed by Russia.
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in the glass defendants' cage in the Yekaterinburg courthouse where his trial began Wed. June 26. (Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP via Getty Images)
August 1, 2024, 9:32 am
Jewish journalist Evan Gershkovich reportedly being freed as part of mass prisoner swap with Russia
The exchange would be the largest prisoner swap between Russia and the United States since the end of the Cold War.
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Kommuna Lux is bringing its lively music and spirit to Pittsburgh. (Photo courtesy of Diana D’Angelo)
July 18, 2024, 7:04 am
With culture, joy and quest to educate, Ukrainian band coming to Pittsburgh
Get ready for Kommuna Lux and its 'bohemian Black Sea coastal vibe'
By Adam Reinherz
US journalist Evan Gershkovich stands inside a defendants' cage at Moscow City Court on June 22, 2023.(Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images)
March 29, 2024, 2:12 pm
On the first anniversary of Evan Gershkovich’s arrest, Biden says his detention will ‘cost’ Russia
Gershkovich has been held on espionage charges since March 29, 2023, when he was arrested by Russian agents while on a reporting trip in Yekaterinburg.
By Ron Kampeas
Pinchas Goldschmidt in Munich, May 30, 2022. (Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Images)
July 7, 2023, 4:10 pm
Russia labels Moscow’s former chief rabbi a ‘foreign agent’
The designation cannot be contested in court and bars those assigned it from participating in many aspects of public life in Russia.
By Gabe Friedman
Dighton police cars block Maple Street in North Dighton, Mass., half a mile from the house where Airman Jack Teixeira was arrested for sharing classified documents, April 13, 2023. (Kylie Cooper for The Washington Post/Getty Images)
April 14, 2023, 10:44 am
Man arrested in massive intelligence leak case allegedly railed against Jews online
The National Guard airman was arrested on charges of leaking a large trove of U.S. intelligence documents.
By Ron Kampeas
Pinchas Goldschmidt, former chief rabbi of Moscow, attends the 32nd General Assembly of the Conference of European Rabbis in Munich, Germany, May 30, 2022. (Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Images)
January 4, 2023, 4:37 pm
Moscow’s former chief rabbi: ‘The best option for Russian Jews is to leave’
Jews, like Russians of all ethnicities, have been fleeing Russia en masse since the war began in late February
By David I. Klein
Russian chief rabbi Berel Lazar addresses a gathering of Russian rabbis in Moscow on September 5, 2022. (Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia)
October 28, 2022, 10:28 am
Top Russian security official apologizes after deputy calls Chabad a cult
Spokesman for Russian Jewish community says he appreciates the retraction, notes historical rarity of a Russian general apologizing for antisemitism
By Judah Ari Gross
Russian chief rabbi Berel Lazar addresses a gathering of Russian rabbis in Moscow on September 5, 2022. (Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia)
October 27, 2022, 1:20 pm
Ex-Moscow chief rabbi calls on Russia Jews to flee after top official attacks Chabad
Community finds itself in the crosshairs after Russian national security official calls Hasidic sect, the largest Jewish movement in the former Soviet Union, a supremacist cult
By Judah Ari Gross
Mikhail Gorbachev, Russian Politburo member and second in line at the Kremlin, announces the death of Soviet Defence Minister Marshal Dmitri Ustinov, before departing from Edinburgh Airport for Russia, in Edinburgh, Dec. 21 1984. Gorbachev was on a week-long trip to Britain. (Bryn Colton/Getty Images)
August 31, 2022, 10:15 am
Mikhail Gorbachev, Soviet leader whose reforms included letting Jews leave for Israel, dies at 91
He oversaw an end to restrictions on religious worship and opened the gates for those who had been imprisoned for their Zionist activity, including Natan Sharansky.
By Ron Kampeas
Marsha Shisman and Natalya Shisman. Photo by Edie Shealy
August 22, 2022, 1:56 pm
Pittsburghers support to Ukrainians unwavering six months after Russian invasion
War's continuance brings calls for recognition, reform and kindness.
By Adam Reinherz
A U.S. State Department dossier on Russian disinformation will feature this photo of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Jan. 23, 2020. (Office of the Ukraine President)
July 11, 2022, 10:02 am
Biden administration accuses Russia of antisemitism and exploiting Jewish suffering
The Kremlin falsely claims the worst Nazis were actually Jews, and seeks to downplay the role of antisemitism in Nazi ideology, the State Department says
By Ron Kampeas
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