The Wurtmans refused to rest, maintaining the struggle to free Soviet Jewry through dark and difficult years until the regime finally collapsed, resulting in the historic exodus of over a million Soviet Jews to Israel. In memoriam.
Yosef Mendelevich: “The freedom fighters in Soviet Russia were like trees, standing tall and not bowing down. That’s how the idea came to me to create a forest for the Prisoners of Zion." It was dedicated last week.
The government today approved a plan for a center backed by multiple ministries to create a special center to preserve the stories of the Jews of the Soviet Union.
Soviet Jewry protest leaders in San Francisco secretly recruited help from Jews for Jesus, FBI file says
Lithuanian-born Jew and award winning author who endeavored to tell the story of his people despite Soviet pressure, passes away.
Journalist and former leader of Australian Jewish community Isi Liebler passes away.
How an 80-year-old born during the Soviet regime began learning about the rich history of his People and reached unfathomable heights.
Elie Wiesel was best-known for his work preserving the memory of the Holocaust - but his impact extended far beyond the past.
30 years after making Aliyah, former Prisoner of Zion speaks about Soviet Jewry's rediscovery of their Jewish identity and 'enormous power.'
Mark Dymshitz wanted desperately to leave the USSR for Israel. His actions would pave the way for thousands to find freedom.
Refusenik played a key role in one of the defining moments of the struggle to free Soviet Jewry with a daring plot to hijack a Soviet plane.
Exhibit celebrating 25 years to release of Soviet Jews launches in NYC, and reminds when Jews are united they can achieve the 'impossible.'
The story of the Jews of Russia in the Holocaust will be explored at a symposium at Bar Ilan University Monday.
Former Jewish Soviet Union dissident Yelena Bonner has died in a Boston hospital at the age of 88.
The translation into Hebrew of the authoritative biography of Rabbi Meir Kahane is occasion to talk with the author - his widow, Rebbetzin Libby.
Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky says universalism and freedom do not contradict Jewish identity and the aspiration for a Jewish State.
