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Topic: Moscow

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December 22, 2012
4:30 pm

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (photo credit: AP/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Russia: We won’t give Assad shelter, but others ‘welcome’ to do so

Lavrov urges countries to go directly to the Syrian president with offers of a safe haven instead of turning to Moscow for mediation

December 13, 2012
12:58 pm

The restored synagogue in Jicin, Czech Republic, will serve as one of 10 sites in a planned network of new Jewish museums. (Ruth Ellen Gruber/JTA)

Czech Jewish museum will literally be ‘scattered around the country’

Nationwide tribute to Jewish history will be spread across former synagogues in 10 cities

By Ruth Ellen Gruber

November 16, 2012
8:02 pm

From left: Luiza Rozina, 78, Daniil Rozin, 11, Geda Rozina, 100, Maya Rozina, 8, Mark Rozin, 47, Lev Rozin, 24, drink tea at their apartment in Moscow. The four generations of Zimanenko- Rozin's family embody the history of Jews in Russia over the past century, from the restrictions of czarist times to the revival of Jewish culture in Russia today. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)

Moscow museum at heart of Russia’s Jewish culture revival

The trajectory of Jewish life in Russia in the 20th century, from imperial to Soviet times, is embodied in the story of one family

By NATALIYA VASILYEVA

November 13, 2012
11:59 am

Jewish Agency chairman and former cabinet minister Natan Sharansky (photo credit: Courtesy JAFI)

Sharansky rails against Peres, who thanked Russia for ‘thousand years of hospitality’

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

By Raphael Ahren

November 10, 2012
1:37 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (photo credit: Sergei Karpukhin/AP)

Congress to vote next week on removing Cold War-era trade restrictions with Russia

Bill to be combined with human rights component to make it more palatable, given Moscow’s crackdown on dissidents and record on Syria

November 8, 2012
6:13 pm

Tzipi Livni and Shimon Peres meeting in 2009. (photo credit: Moshe Milner/GPO)

Livni trying to convince Peres to run for premiership, Haaretz reports

Former Kadima leader would reportedly agree to take No. 2 spot on center-left party led by president

By Ilan Ben Zion

November 8, 2012
2:41 pm

President Barack Obama and his family take the stage ahead of Obama's victory speech in Chicago on Wednesday, Nov. 7 (screen capture: Channel 2)

Reflections on reelections

The Israeli press finally announces Obama’s win, and throws in its two shekels, to boot

By Ilan Ben Zion

November 8, 2012
1:08 pm

President Shimon Peres speaks at the opening of the new Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center in Moscow, Russia. November 08, 2012. (photo credit: Mark Neyman/GPO/FLASH90)

Peres calls on Obama and Putin to join forces against Iran’s nuclear threat

Putin says bilateral ties between Israel and Russia developing well

By Stuart Winer

November 7, 2012
4:00 pm

President Shimon Peres received an honorary degree from The Russian Academy of Sciences on Wednesday, November 7 (photo credit: Mark Neyman/GPO/Flash90)

Peres, in Moscow, says he’s not running in any more elections

Asked about possible bid for premiership, president declares he will continue to serve the nation in his current position

By Stuart Winer

October 11, 2012
2:33 pm

Israel should not fear an Iranian nuke, Russian FM says

Knesset speaker, in Moscow, retorts that only Kremlin can prevent Tehran from going nuclear

By Ilan Ben Zion

October 11, 2012
12:12 pm

People gather atop the aircraft steps at a Syrian passenger plane that was forced by Turkish jets to land at Esenboga airport in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. (photo credit: Burhan Ozbilici/AP)

After civilian plane grounded, Syrian minister bashes Turkey’s ‘air piracy’

Russia demands explanation from Ankara for holding Moscow-Damascus airliner on Wednesday

By Ilan Ben Zion and AP

October 5, 2012
10:35 pm

Natan Shuminov, left, and Kirill Samokhvalov volunteer at a Rosh Hashanah fundraiser last month in Moscow. The event reflected the growing involvement of local Jews in supporting their own communities. (Ilya Dolgopolsky via JTA)

Local philanthropy takes root among Eastern European Jews

To build a culture of giving, local charities must battle attitudes left over from the Soviet era

By Cnaan Liphshiz

October 1, 2012
6:15 pm

A scene out of the controversial film 'Innocence of Muslims' (photo credit: screenshot, YouTube)

Russia bans showing of anti-Islam film

Ruling follows a similar local decision taken last week by a court in Grozny

September 29, 2012
12:26 am

A Free Syrian Army soldier after firing a recoilless rifle during clashes with Syrian government forces in the village of Mukhtariya in the suburbs of Homs, Syria. (photo credit: Syrian Observatory for Human Rights via AP video)

Free Syrian Army fighters aren’t extremists or ‘al-Qaeda types,’ group’s DC fundraiser insists

Representative says the Syrian opposition is committed to a multi-ethnic, democratic future after Assad

By Michal Shmulovich

September 28, 2012
10:41 pm

Minister of Tourism Stas Misezhnikov (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

In ‘serious diplomatic incident,’ Russians strip-search Israeli minister’s security personnel

Tourism minister, on official visit, has his objections overruled; Jerusalem protests to Moscow

By Raphael Ahren

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The Times of Israel

The one-stop news site
covering Israel, the region and
the Jewish people worldwide

Founding editor:
David Horovitz

Fair, fresh and fast

The Jewish world's
fastest-growing
news site

Topic: Moscow

Russia: We won’t give Assad shelter, but others ‘welcome’ to do so

Lavrov urges countries to go directly to the Syrian president with offers of a safe haven instead of turning to Moscow for mediation

Czech Jewish museum will literally be ‘scattered around the country’

Nationwide tribute to Jewish history will be spread across former synagogues in 10 cities

Moscow museum at heart of Russia’s Jewish culture revival

The trajectory of Jewish life in Russia in the 20th century, from imperial to Soviet times, is embodied in the story of one family

Sharansky rails against Peres, who thanked Russia for ‘thousand years of hospitality’

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

Congress to vote next week on removing Cold War-era trade restrictions with Russia

Bill to be combined with human rights component to make it more palatable, given Moscow’s crackdown on dissidents and record on Syria

Livni trying to convince Peres to run for premiership, Haaretz reports

Former Kadima leader would reportedly agree to take No. 2 spot on center-left party led by president

Reflections on reelections

The Israeli press finally announces Obama’s win, and throws in its two shekels, to boot

Peres calls on Obama and Putin to join forces against Iran’s nuclear threat

Putin says bilateral ties between Israel and Russia developing well

Peres, in Moscow, says he’s not running in any more elections

Asked about possible bid for premiership, president declares he will continue to serve the nation in his current position

Israel should not fear an Iranian nuke, Russian FM says

Knesset speaker, in Moscow, retorts that only Kremlin can prevent Tehran from going nuclear

After civilian plane grounded, Syrian minister bashes Turkey’s ‘air piracy’

Russia demands explanation from Ankara for holding Moscow-Damascus airliner on Wednesday

Local philanthropy takes root among Eastern European Jews

To build a culture of giving, local charities must battle attitudes left over from the Soviet era

Russia bans showing of anti-Islam film

Ruling follows a similar local decision taken last week by a court in Grozny

Free Syrian Army fighters aren’t extremists or ‘al-Qaeda types,’ group’s DC fundraiser insists

Representative says the Syrian opposition is committed to a multi-ethnic, democratic future after Assad

In ‘serious diplomatic incident,’ Russians strip-search Israeli minister’s security personnel

Tourism minister, on official visit, has his objections overruled; Jerusalem protests to Moscow

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