Russian Census to Find Large Jewish Drop, Expert Predicts
MOSCOW (JTA) -- The Russian census under way will show a Jewish decline of as much as 25 percent, a specialist on Russian Jewish demography predicts.The estimate by Mark Kupovetsky, director of...
View ArticleDeath, and "Fiddler of the Roof"
My story this week is about the scholars who are pushing hard against myths about the shtetl, especially the kind peddled by "Fiddler on the Roof." As it happens, the composer of that Tony-winning...
View ArticleBerman, Ros-Lehtinen Press Obama on Iran Sanctions Enforcement
Ron Kampeas JTA WASHINGTON (JTA) -- The top Republican and Democrat House foreign policy members called on the Obama administration to more closely scrutinize nations that do not comply with Iran...
View ArticleFormer Yukos CEO Khodorkovsky Found Guilty of Embezzlement
(JTA) -- Former Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky was found guilty of embezzlement and theft.The conviction against the former head of the Yukos oil company was handed down by a judge in Moscow...
View ArticleBabi Yar and the Rose Art Museum: Things Worth Seeing
Brandeis' Rose Art Museum is not dead yet. Despite the university's much publicized--then reneged--decision to sell off much of the museum's permanent collection last year, the museum itself has been...
View ArticleRussian Billionaire Plans ‘Jewish al-Jazeera’
(JTA) -- A Russian Jewish billionaire plans to create an international news network that will present "real information" about Israel.Alexander Mashkevich on Wednesday announced his intention to found...
View ArticleTightening The Syria Noose
After weeks of ratcheting up the criticism and pressure, President Obama has finally explicitly called for Syrian dictator Bashar Assad to resign. He intensified sanctions on by freezing all assets of...
View ArticleWhite House Briefs Jewish Leaders On Quartet's Mideast Statement
JTA Top White House officials briefed Jewish community leaders about a Quartet statement urging Israelis and Palestinians to return to talks with no preconditions, a key Israeli demand."The Quartet...
View ArticlePresenTense Joins JDC In Russia
Helen Chernikoff Staff Writer Russia has long been known for its musicians — and for the grueling conservatories in which those musicians are trained. The notion of learning and playing an instrument...
View ArticleNetanyahu Visits Russia Amid Missile Flap
JTA (JTA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Russia amid concerns that Russia is planning to sell an advanced air defense system to Syria.read more
View ArticleLeaked Report: U.S. Has Counterintelligence Operations Against Israel
Helen Chernikoff Staff Writer The United States works actively to thwart spying by Israel on the U.S., just as it does against enemies like Iran, China, Russia and Cuba, according to a secret report...
View ArticleWith Deal Struck, Pro-Israel Groups Suspend Lobbying For Syria Strike
Ron Kampeas JTA Pro-Israel groups suspended their high-profile lobbying effort for a strike on Syria now that the United States and Russia have struck a deal to strip the Assad regime of its chemical...
View ArticleIran Sanctions ‘Harmed By The Shutdown’
Ron Kampeas JTA Obama administration makes case that gov’t shuttering undermining efforts. Washington — Is the U.S. government shutdown undermining the sanctions that helped bring Iran to Geneva this...
View ArticleCrimea River Of Complexity
Joshua Mitnick Israel Correspondent Ukraine conflict has ripple effect on Mideast crises, given Russia’s key role. Tel Aviv — Russia’s military takeover of the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea couldn’t...
View ArticleWill Ukraine Crisis Have Fallout For Iran Nuclear Talks?
Ron Kampeas JTA Most foreign policy experts say stakes are too high for Russia to use issue against West. Washington — The world powers holding a new round of nuclear talks with Iran starting next...
View ArticleHow Obama Should Deal With Bullies
Gary Rosenblatt Editor And Publisher They know when you’re bluffing, and only back down when they’re convinced you mean business. President Obama is getting beat up pretty bad lately — from the likes...
View ArticlePutin Lifts Ban On Russian Air Defense Missile Sales To Iran
JTA President Vladimir Putin of Russia lifted a ban on the sale of an advanced Russian missile defense system that could reinforce Iran’s defense of its nuclear facilities.read more
View ArticleIran Focus Shifts To Weapons Deal
Joshua Mitnick Israel Correspondent Russia’s move could end up favoring Hamas, Hezbollah. Tel Aviv — The recent deal between the world powers and Iran heightened the debate between Israel and the...
View ArticleRaids To Rid Russia Of Nazi Imagery Run Amok
Hannah Dreyfus Staff Writer Pulitzer-Prize winning ‘Maus’ is trashed In an attempt to rid Moscow of all Nazi imagery, bookstores mistakenly trashed the Pulitzer-Prize winning graphic novel, “Maus,”...
View ArticleJudge Orders Opening Of 1950 Testimony That Implicated Ethel Rosenberg
JTA A federal judge has ordered the opening of grand jury testimony in the 1950 case of convicted spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.read more
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