Egypt to restore historic synagogue
The Egyptian government announced the launch of restoration works at the Ben Ezra Synagogue in Old Cairo, as part of efforts to revive Jewish heritage and attract more tourists to the country. According to …
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Jewish Travel Union names Baku “City of the Month”
ews contributed significantly to the development of the industrial, intellectual, and scientific life of Baku
2,600-year old Jewish legacy in Turkey
Although some think the history of Turkey's Jews goes back to the Spanish Inquisition of 1492, new findings reveal that it is far older, over 2,500 years
Istanbul-based rabbi behind the evacuation of Afghanistan's 'last Jew'
Rabbi Mendy Chitrik took an active role in evacuating Zebulun Simantov, who arrived in Istanbul on Oct. 17 after Turkey granted him a visa
Jews around the world celebrate Rosh Hashanah today
Rosh Hashanah is a holiday, which marks the beginning of the year in the Jewish calendar. It is one of the most important Jewish holidays. This year, Rosh Hashanah (the new year 5782 in the beginning of creation according to the Jewish …
Jews around the world celebrate Passover
Jews around the world celebrate Passover: this is the main holiday in Judaism, dedicated to the events known as the Exodus from Egypt. The Passover is celebrated on the 14th day of the spring month of Nisan according to the Hebrew …
Azerbaijan's Jews try to preserve centuries-old Passover traditions
This year, Jewish Easter – Passover – is celebrated from March 27th to April 4th.
Rabbi: "The Jewish people and the Azeri people share open-mindedness"
For decades, Rabbi Zamir Isayev has prayed on Shabbat mornings for the government of his native Azerbaijan, a Muslim-majority nation situated northwest of Iran, Jewish Telepgraph Agency writes in the article In Azerbaijan, patriotic Jewish soldiers are poster children of the war with Armenia. Amid the recent deadly fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over disputed territory, he has added a special prayer for the well-being of Azerbaijan’s soldiers, which he follows up with his regular prayer for Israeli troops. “Israel is my country as a Jew. Azerbaijan is my country as an Azeri,” Isayev, 40, told the Jewish Telegraphic agency. He was born in Baku, the Azerbaijani capital, but grew up in Israel and served in its army
Jews pray for peace in Nagorno-Karabakh
"On October 18th, I found myself in Azerbaijan’s Ganja, a day after the fourth missile attack had struck civilian targets in the city. I witnessed the tragic scenes of destruction and death in a residential district, meeting Jewish families and hearing their accounts first-hand," Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi of Azerbaijan Shneor Segal writes in the article Daring to hope in Nagorno-Karabakh for Jewish News
Nazism, antisemitism, racism in Dashnags’ ideology: May 1945 evidence
The leaders of the Armenian nationalist party Dashnaktsutyun supported Hitler, approved the Holocaust and racism
Putin congratulates Russia’s Jews on Passover holiday
Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Russia’s Jewish community on Passover holiday. The head of state recalled that this ancient holiday "reminds people of the Jewish faith of important and fateful events …
Vatican reveals truth about 'Hitler's Pope'
Historians can now pore over secret files from the papacy of Pius XII, who has long faced accusations of being a Nazi sympathiser
Lev Spivak: "Holocaust cannot be used in political games"
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Israel on a visit to mark the 75th anniversary of liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp by the Red Army as well as the Holocaust Remembrance Day. Program of the visit includes speech at the …
Exemplary relations between Muslims and Jews
The growth of tolerance for Jews in Azerbaijani society is a reflection of the current government’s policy
Sokolniki opens Mountain Jews center
There are no analogues of this multifunctional center in Russia
Jewish community of Russia celebrates Hanukkah
Russia kicked off celebrations of one of the main holidays of Judaism - Hanukkah - on Sunday. The first Hanukkah candle in Moscow will be lit tonight at the Revolution Square with participation of Russia's Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar, press …
Ekaterina Vinnik on Vesti.FM: antisemitism is a tool of political struggle in Ukraine
Antisemitism is one of the tools of the political struggle in Ukraine, the analyst of Vestnik Kavkaza, Ekaterina Vinnik, told in the National Question program on Vest.FM, commenting on the desecration of the monument to Ukrainian Jewish writer …
Iranian Foreign Ministry wishes Jews Happy New Year
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi wished the Jews a happy Rosh Hashanah. "Happy New Year to our Jewish compatriots and to all true followers of great prophet Moses," Mousavi wrote on his Twitter …
Los Angeles impressed with Azerbaijan’s multiculturalism
Azerbaijan’s Multi-Faith Harmony Takes Center Stage At Conference In Los Angeles
Jews around the world celebrate Passover
Jews around the world will start celebrating eight-day holiday Pesach (Passover), associated with one of the main events of biblical history - the exodus of the Jewish people from Egypt and their liberation from slavery. In the …
