The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/jewish-museum-and-tolerance-center/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:13:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/jewish-museum-and-tolerance-center/ 32 32 Moscow museum gives the full picture of Jewish role in 1917 Russian Revolution https://www.timesofisrael.com/moscow-museum-gives-the-full-picture-of-jewish-role-in-1917-russian-revolution/ Wed, 08 Nov 2017 03:14:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1725778 While even Vladimir Putin has repeated some myths, Jews were highly represented in establishing Soviet rule -- and they didn't have much choice in the matter

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]]> Moscow Jewish museum wins UNESCO tolerance prize https://www.timesofisrael.com/moscow-jewish-museum-wins-unesco-tolerance-prize/ Wed, 23 Nov 2016 15:25:48 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1505709 The award comes in wake of resolutions by the UN cultural body denying Jewish connections to Jerusalem holy sites

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]]> Attempts to rewrite Shoah history ‘unacceptable,’ says Putin https://www.timesofisrael.com/attempts-to-rewrite-shoah-history-unacceptable-says-putin/ Tue, 27 Jan 2015 17:48:03 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1128951 At Moscow commemoration, Russian president speaks out against efforts to belittle Red Army's role in stopping Nazis

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]]> Holocaust a tool to explore genocide at Canadian museum https://www.timesofisrael.com/holocaust-a-tool-to-explore-genocide-at-canadian-museum/ Mon, 22 Sep 2014 07:52:04 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1067275 'Examining the Holocaust' is biggest of 11 galleries at the $351m. human rights museum that opened in Winnipeg, Manitoba on Saturday

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]]> Thousands celebrate Moscow festival honoring chief rabbi https://www.timesofisrael.com/thousands-celebrate-moscow-festival-honoring-chief-rabbi/ Sat, 14 Jun 2014 05:13:26 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1007202 Staff and volunteers present visitors with explanations about elements of the Jewish faith

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]]> Russian judge says US must return Schneerson texts https://www.timesofisrael.com/russian-judge-says-us-must-return-schneerson-texts/ Fri, 23 May 2014 18:05:52 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=988372 Legal battle over 7 books on loan at the Library of Congress has made Moscow's Chabad movement an unwilling participant

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]]> Odessa to receive second Jewish museum https://www.timesofisrael.com/odessa-to-receive-second-jewish-museum/ Fri, 09 Aug 2013 14:14:29 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=630358 Chabad-affiliated facility will share history of Ukrainian city whose Jewish population was decimated during Holocaust

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]]> Moscow’s new Jewish museum wins top museum award https://www.timesofisrael.com/moscows-new-jewish-museum-wins-top-museum-award/ Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:56:50 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=453186 Designed by Ralph Appelbaum Associates, it offers 3d cinemas, interactive maps and touch screens

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]]> Disputed library to move to Moscow Jewish museum https://www.timesofisrael.com/disputed-library-to-move-to-moscow-jewish-museum/ Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:41:34 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=435788 President Vladimir Putin has said collection claimed by Chabad-Lubavitch will not leave Russia

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]]> Sharansky rails against Peres, who thanked Russia for ‘thousand years of hospitality’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/sharansky-rails-against-peres-for-thanking-russia-for-thousand-years-of-hospitality/ Tue, 13 Nov 2012 09:59:32 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=279794 Why did world Jewry have to struggle on behalf of Soviet brethren if the country was so friendly to Jews, USSR-born ex-prisoner of Zion asks

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]]> Peres heads to Russia to inaugurate Jewish museum https://www.timesofisrael.com/peres-heading-to-russia/ Tue, 06 Nov 2012 04:45:09 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=271858 President to meet Putin, discuss Iran nuclear threat and regional peace

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