Former Soviet Union

Miracle in Sinaia: Israeli underdogs break Soviet chess dominance in 1965

In 1965, a group of Israeli amateurs shocked the Soviet chess elite, securing a moral victory in the Cold War arena. The "Miracle in Sinaia" remains a powerful symbol of Israeli resilience.

|ByITAY GODER
Yedael Stepak is pictured above with his son Eran beside a chessboard.
A Soviet submarine.

Radiation still seeping from Soviet‑era titanium nuclear attack sub

Monitoring teams report elevated radiation levels in surrounding waters near the wreck site.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
People pay their last respects to Georgia's late Patriarch Ilia II as his remains are carried to the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Tbilisi, Georgia March 18, 2026.

Ilia II, Georgian Church leader who shaped national identity, dies at 93

Ilia II, the Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia, died on Tuesday after being hospitalized, said senior cleric Metropolitan Shio.

|ByREUTERS
Illustration photo of Super Pharm drug store and pharmacy at the Hadar mall in Jerusalem, on April 30, 2018.

New immigrant pharmacists face discrimination, lack of gov't support despite professional shortage

Mazarsky's comments follow the state's reluctance to accept over 170 qualified pharmacists who are intending to make aliyah in the coming year and have opened files with the Jewish Agency.

|ByAVIHAI CHIIM

Israel’s ambassador to Ukraine expects another wave of aliyah in the winter

Highlights from the 2022 Euro-Asian Jewish Congress' annual conference with The Jerusalem Post.

DECEMBER 19, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

How does the global Jewish community see the future of post-Soviet Jewry?

Highlights from the 2022 Euro-Asian Jewish Congress' annual conference with The Jerusalem Post.

DECEMBER 19, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Changes to the Law of Return won't affect majority of US Jews - exclusive

99% of US olim are Jewish or are first-degree relatives of Jews. In contrast, about 70% of former USSR olim aren't considered Jewish.

DECEMBER 13, 2022ByZVIKA KLEIN
New immigrants from USA and Canada arrive on a special " Aliyah Flight 2016" on behalf of Nefesh B'Nefesh organization, at Ben Gurion airport in central Israel on August 17, 2016,

US bars Russian diplomats from Soviet graves on Alaska base -state media

The cemetery on base requires a permit for entrance.

DECEMBER 11, 2022ByREUTERS
Fort Richardson National Cemetery, Fort Richardson (now part of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson), Anchorage, Alaska

Russia wants Ukraine to be 'dependent dictatorship' - Nobel Peace Prize winner

Byalyatski's wife accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in his name and in the name of all "prisoners of conscience in Belarus."

DECEMBER 10, 2022ByREUTERS
Natalia Pinchuk, wife of Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Byalyatski from Belarus, addresses the news conference at the Nobel Institute, as Bialiatski, Memorial and CCL receive the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize for their work for human rights in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine, in Oslo, Norway December 9, 2022.

Israel must change Law of Return to save Jewish majority - opinion

Without fixing the problem of non-Jewish aliyah, the whole establishment of aliyah will be jeopardized. Desperate times call for drastic and creative measures.

NOVEMBER 30, 2022ByAKIVA LAMM
A NEW immigrant from North America kisses the ground upon his arrival at Ben-Gurion Airport. Coming from the United States, 21,000 people made aliyah in the past 30 years, approximately 94%, 20,000 people, are Jewish.

What will Avi Maoz taking over Nativ mean for former Soviet Union Jews?

Nativ has the authority to determine the eligibility of people wishing to immigrate to Israel from FSU countries pursuant to the Law of Return.

NOVEMBER 28, 2022ByZVIKA KLEIN
Noam Party leader Avi Maoz poses for a picture at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, July 19, 2021.

What is the future of Jewish life in post-Soviet countries?

This Monday, December 12, 5:00 p.m. IST: The Euro-Asian Jewish Congress' annual conference with The Jerusalem Post

NOVEMBER 27, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Future of Jewish life in Post-Soviet countries

Russia relaunches production of Soviet-era Moskvich at ex-Renault plant

A formerly defunct vehicle will be resurrected and brought back to life in Russia.

NOVEMBER 23, 2022ByREUTERS
A Soviet-era Moskvich 408 of 1966 is pictured on the embankment of the Moskva River in Moscow

72% 2020 olim from former Soviet countries weren’t Jewish by Israeli law

According to government data, between 1990 and 2020, 36% of the olim were not considered Jewish.

NOVEMBER 16, 2022ByZVIKA KLEIN
Russian immigrants (Olim) attend an event marking the 25th anniversary of the great Russian Aliya, immigration, from the former Soviet Union to Israel, at the Jerusalem Convention Center, on December 24, 2015.