The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/siberia/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:58:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Siberia | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/siberia/ 32 32 2 Russian pilots killed as warplane crashes into Siberia building during exercise https://www.timesofisrael.com/2-russian-pilots-killed-as-warplane-crashes-into-siberia-building-during-exercise/ Sun, 23 Oct 2022 13:08:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2857332 Su-30 fighter jet falls on two-story wooden building, sparking fire; no reports of casualties on the ground in 11th reported noncombat crash since start of Ukraine invasion

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]]> Gunman kills Russian military recruiter as opposition to Ukraine mobilization grows https://www.timesofisrael.com/gunman-kills-russian-military-recruiter-as-opposition-to-ukraine-mobilization-grows/ Mon, 26 Sep 2022 16:14:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2843759 Shooter, identified as 25-year-old local resident Ruslan Zinin, says 'no one will go to fight' before opening fire in the Siberian city of Ust-Ilimsk

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]]> Hanukkah’s early start this year put a Siberian tradition on thin ice https://www.timesofisrael.com/hanukkahs-early-start-this-year-put-a-siberian-tradition-on-thin-ice/ Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:59:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2658904 Jews in city of Tomsk annually construct a giant ice menorah; this year, due to holiday's date and climate change 'it was really touch and go'

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]]> Survivor found in Siberia coal mine after accident, as dozens presumed dead https://www.timesofisrael.com/survivor-found-in-siberia-coal-mine-after-accident-as-dozens-presumed-dead/ Fri, 26 Nov 2021 11:10:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2656518 20 fatalities confirmed, with another 31 people still missing inside the Listvyazhnaya mine, officials say

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]]> Death toll in Siberia mining accident reported to reach 52 https://www.timesofisrael.com/death-toll-in-siberia-mining-accident-reported-to-reach-52/ Fri, 26 Nov 2021 03:31:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2656374&preview=true&preview_id=2656374 Authorities believe 'no one is left alive in the mine' that filled with smoke in the early hours of Thursday

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]]> 11 dead, dozens missing in Siberia coal mine accident https://www.timesofisrael.com/11-dead-dozens-missing-in-siberia-coal-mine-accident/ Thu, 25 Nov 2021 10:51:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2655717 46 people remain inside the Listvyazhnaya mine, with 'no communication,' officials say

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]]> Siberian Jews inaugurate a huge new Jewish education center in Tomsk https://www.timesofisrael.com/siberian-jews-inaugurate-a-huge-new-jewish-education-center-in-tomsk/ Fri, 17 Sep 2021 12:15:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2617944 About 200 Jewish children are enrolled in the institution, which features a robotics lab, modern furnishings, pottery workshops and table tennis stations

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]]> Wildfires spreading in Russia’s Siberia could endanger a power plant https://www.timesofisrael.com/wildfires-spreading-in-russias-siberia-could-endanger-a-power-plant/ Wed, 21 Jul 2021 06:52:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2586036 Blaze that has already engulfed 102,000 acres is some 24 kilometers from hydroelectric facility; 216 fires still active in Sakha-Yakutia republic

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]]> Million-year-old mammoth teeth yield world’s oldest DNA sequence https://www.timesofisrael.com/million-year-old-mammoth-teeth-yield-worlds-oldest-dna-sequence/ Wed, 17 Feb 2021 17:31:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2490463 Analysis of genomes from extinct species reveals previously unrecognized genetic lineage and shines light on the Ice Age and the life of its giant mammals

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]]> Kremlin critic Navalny lands in Moscow, is immediately detained https://www.timesofisrael.com/kremlin-critic-navalny-lands-in-moscow-is-immediately-detained/ Sun, 17 Jan 2021 19:38:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2470494 Putin’s most prominent foe spent 5 months in Germany recovering from a nerve agent attack he blames on the Kremlin

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]]> Russian special forces arrest Siberian ‘Jesus Reincarnate’ cult leader https://www.timesofisrael.com/russian-special-forces-arrest-siberian-jesus-reincarnate-cult-leader/ Wed, 23 Sep 2020 10:01:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2394292 Sergei Torop, founder of Church of the Last Testament, accused of organizing an illegal religious organization of thousands and causing 'two or more people severe harm'

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]]> Jews of former Cossack fort Irkutsk mark 200 years of prosperity and persecution https://www.timesofisrael.com/jews-of-former-cossack-fort-irkutsk-mark-200-years-of-prosperity-and-persecution/ Sat, 17 Nov 2018 01:51:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1957654 Founded by a band of liberated Jewish Cantonist soldiers in 1818, this small Siberian community has donated to communal causes worldwide -- and been threatened with expulsion

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]]> Russian shopping mall fire kills 64 including children https://www.timesofisrael.com/russian-shopping-mall-fire-kills-64-including-children/ Mon, 26 Mar 2018 14:29:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1817827 Investigators said emergency exits were blocked, security guard turned off PA system, fire alarms remained silent

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]]> In frozen Siberia, a small Jewish community is unthawed https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-frozen-siberia-a-small-jewish-community-is-unthawed/ Fri, 16 Mar 2018 12:00:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1805415 On the day an ancient synagogue is returned to the Jews of Tomsk by the Russian government, the caretaker's grandson reveals the Torah scroll his family kept secret for 90 years

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]]> Siberian synagogue built by former child soldiers returned to Jewish community https://www.timesofisrael.com/siberian-synagogue-built-by-former-child-soldiers-returned-to-jewish-community/ Thu, 01 Feb 2018 12:46:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1783276 Chief rabbi of Russia to hold ceremony in Tomsk completing transfer of one of the only wooden synagogues worldwide

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