The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/minsk/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 01:16:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Minsk | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/minsk/ 32 32 Videos show Belarus president armed with rifle as massive protests roil capital https://www.timesofisrael.com/videos-show-belarus-president-armed-with-rifle-as-massive-protests-roil-capital/ Sun, 23 Aug 2020 20:57:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2374084 Authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko seen wearing body armor, as 150,000 rally in Minsk against his election, widely seen as fraudulent

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]]> 2nd Belarus protester dies, 6,000 arrested after disputed election https://www.timesofisrael.com/2nd-belarus-protester-dies-6000-arrested-after-disputed-election/ Thu, 13 Aug 2020 06:00:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2366922 State television airs footage of detained young demonstrators with bloodied and bruised faces being asked if they wanted a 'revolution'

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]]> Rhythmic gymnast Linoy Ashram snags two golds at European Games https://www.timesofisrael.com/rhythmic-gymnast-linoy-ashram-snags-two-golds-at-european-games/ Sun, 23 Jun 2019 20:11:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2099206 Olympic medal hopeful also wins two silver medals in Minsk competition

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]]> Food-centric memoir explores emotional hunger of a Soviet Jewish emigré family https://www.timesofisrael.com/food-centric-memoir-explores-emotional-hunger-of-a-soviet-jewish-emigre-family/ Thu, 25 Apr 2019 18:20:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2031521 Author Boris Fishman shares real and metaphoric recipes for healing multigenerational trauma and strained relationships as he recalls his family's journey from Belarus to the US

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]]> Remains of hundreds of slain victims discovered at former Belarus Jewish ghetto https://www.timesofisrael.com/remains-of-hundreds-of-slain-victims-discovered-at-former-belarus-jewish-ghetto/ Fri, 22 Feb 2019 10:43:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2023861 Bodies of men, women and children found with gunshot wounds to their skulls; Nazis killed 800,000 Jews in the country during WWII

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]]> Marc Chagall’s Belarus hometown celebrates first synagogue opening in a century https://www.timesofisrael.com/marc-chagalls-belarus-hometown-celebrates-first-synagogue-opening-in-a-century/ Fri, 03 Nov 2017 20:22:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1723531 Before the Holocaust, there were 64 synagogues in Vitebsk, with more than half the city’s population Jewish

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]]> Belarus court authorizes building apartments atop Jewish cemeteries https://www.timesofisrael.com/belarus-court-authorizes-building-apartments-atop-jewish-cemeteries/ Sat, 26 Aug 2017 00:28:36 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1682620 Judge approves construction in eastern city of Gomel, saying authorities lack jurisdiction to take any action

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]]> ‘Refugee’ violinist blends Russian-Jewish roots with modern tones https://www.timesofisrael.com/refugee-violinist-blends-russian-jewish-roots-with-modern-tones/ Sat, 18 Feb 2017 02:37:53 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1556734 Yevgeny Kutik's family fled the USSR's institutionalized anti-Semitism with a suitcase of sheet music when he was 5. Now he tours the free world with a century-old violin

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]]> Tough talk between Russia, Ukraine heats up Crimea stalemate https://www.timesofisrael.com/tough-talk-between-russia-ukraine-heats-up-crimea-stalemate/ Fri, 12 Aug 2016 00:59:45 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1444390 Kiev puts military on alert after Moscow charges it sent 'saboteurs' to carry out attacks in contested peninsula

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]]> Himmler’s diary discovered in archive in Russia https://www.timesofisrael.com/himmlers-diary-discovered-in-archive-in-russia/ Mon, 01 Aug 2016 18:36:01 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1438186 Nazi SS leader recorded 'effectiveness' of the diesel engines used to gas prisoners at the Sobibor death camp

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]]> Belarus capital receives first Limmud Jewish learning event https://www.timesofisrael.com/belarus-capital-receives-first-limmud-jewish-learning-event/ Sat, 14 May 2016 22:47:30 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1392158 The fledgling Jewish community in 'Europe's last dictatorship' is making a comeback, say organizers

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]]> Observers question landslide Belarus election win https://www.timesofisrael.com/observers-question-landslide-belarus-election-win/ Mon, 12 Oct 2015 13:05:56 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1265142 Critics say there were 'problems' in fifth consecutive victory for 'Europe's last dictator,' Alexander Lukashenko

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]]> EU extends sanctions against Russia by 6 months https://www.timesofisrael.com/eu-extends-sanctions-against-russia-by-6-months/ Mon, 22 Jun 2015 09:46:54 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1202415 European embargo hits oil and banking sectors to force Moscow to withdraw support for Ukraine rebels

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]]> Focus at G7 turns to global jihadist threat https://www.timesofisrael.com/world-leaders-focus-at-g7-turns-to-global-jihadist-threat/ Mon, 08 Jun 2015 06:56:26 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1194804 Iraqi PM scheduled to discuss US-led campaign against Islamic State; Russia's Putin excluded from gathering over Moscow's polices on Ukraine

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]]> Ukraine Jews cautiously optimistic on Russian ceasefire https://www.timesofisrael.com/ukraine-jews-cautiously-optimistic-on-russian-ceasefire/ Thu, 12 Feb 2015 15:29:53 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1137079 Chief rabbi 'hopes for best' following peace talks, but claims only border shutdown will pressure sides to achieve 'lasting peace'

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