The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/kazan/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:03:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Kazan | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/kazan/ 32 32 At least seven eighth-graders dead in school shooting in central Russia https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-least-seven-eighth-graders-dead-in-school-shooting-in-central-russia/ Tue, 11 May 2021 10:05:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2540813 One suspect arrested, another reported killed; at least 12 hospitalized in 'terrorist' killing spree

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]]> Russian synagogue shuttered by communists returns to Jewish community https://www.timesofisrael.com/russian-synagogue-shuttered-by-communists-returns-to-jewish-community/ Tue, 27 Aug 2019 16:34:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2137512 90 years after Soviet authorities turned house of worship into cultural club, building will be rededicated and receive a Torah scroll

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]]> European, Israeli Jews gather undisturbed in predominantly Muslim city in Russia https://www.timesofisrael.com/european-israeli-jews-gather-undisturbed-in-predominantly-muslim-city-in-russia/ Sat, 03 Sep 2016 02:58:44 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1455881 Limmud FSU, Jewish music festival and European Jewish culture day events kick off Friday in downtown Kazan

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]]> The Jews who built this city on rock and roll (and klezmer) https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-jews-who-built-this-city-on-rock-and-roll-and-klezmer/ Sat, 06 Feb 2016 12:27:34 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1332944 How one spunky band grew out of Soviet Russia to form a Jewish community

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]]> Kazan synagogue rededication hailed by Muslim, Christian leaders https://www.timesofisrael.com/kazan-synagogue-rededication-hailed-by-muslim-christian-leaders/ Fri, 04 Sep 2015 11:41:22 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1245354 'A day of celebration for the Jews of Tatarstan is a festive day for all in the state,' says mufti, as 100-year-old building reopens

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]]> Russia bars planes from using Syrian airspace https://www.timesofisrael.com/russia-bars-planes-from-using-syrian-airspace/ Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:10:31 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=484212 Moscow issues ban after a civilian aircaraft was reported to have come under threat in the war torn country's airspace

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]]> Jewish sites vandalized in Poland, Russia https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-sites-vandalized-in-poland-russia/ Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:13:07 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=388814 Attackers damage cemetery and Holocaust memorial

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