In trying to seize Russian assets, the US is taking a page from Chabad
by Asaf Shalev (JTA) – When the U.S. government announced that it would seek to seize the assets of VEB, Russia’s main development bank, a…
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Israel’s health minister: Overturning Roe v. Wade would be ‘a fatal blow to human rights’
by Philissa Cramer (JTA) — Among the many people condemning a draft Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade is one who is…
In Israel, some Holocaust survivors from Ukraine feel ambivalent about their war-torn country of birth
by Cnaan Liphshiz HAIFA, Israel (JTA) — As a Holocaust survivor from Ukraine, Yaakov Zelikovich is heartbroken over the human suffering in his country of…
Edmonton Jewish Film Festival starts May 10 with an exciting line-up
by Regan Treewater-Lipes (AJNews) – It is that exciting time again, and this year the Edmonton Jewish Film Festival (EJFF) celebrates its 26th year bringing…
Ukraine invasion puts Chabad of Russia ‘between a rock and a hard place’
by Cnaan Liphshiz (JTA) – Three days after Russian forces invaded Ukraine, a prominent rabbi in Moscow offered a striking dissent. “Stop the war!” Rabbi…