Last week, Dror Zahavi (an Israeli) won the People’s Choice Award (at the Moscow Film Festival) for directing a film entitled “For My Father” (which was in German). (Haaretz.com) Israeli filmmaker Dror Zahavi’s “For My Father” captured the people’s choice award at the annual Moscow Film Festival on Saturday. The film,...

It looks as if Russia (a country that is slowly opening up to Israel) may build a Jewish Synagogue/community center as part of its plans in hosting the 2014 Winter Olympics. (Israel National News) Sochi, a city of 400,000 people, is located on the Black Sea. “We love Russia and the city in which we live, and bless the state corporation…for the...

Nov 9, 2007

(Image Credit: AFI Development, via JTA.org) One would think that with the previous relationship Russia has shown towards certain companies that Jewish businessmen (and women) would shy away courting the former USSR. But it seems that relations between Jewish business owners and the Russian government are getting warmer, which may have to do with the fact that...

Sep 19, 2007

(Image: US Visa Image, Credit: US Embassy Israel) The government of Israel has recently passed a measure that will allow Russian citizens to visit the holy land without the need (or hassle) of applying for a visa. (Ha’aretz) The cabinet voted yesterday to cancel the visa requirement for tourists arriving in Israel from Russia. Only ministers from Shas...