The annual Harry Triguboff Institute Conference, marking 25 years since the rise of the iron curtain, has been held at the Intelligence Heritage Center in Israel.
A group of 38 Russian speaking Jews from Australia arrived in Israel earlier this month for a 10 day Birthright tour...the first of its kind catered especially for the Russian speaking community.
J-Wire visited the Knesset recently to talk with MK Elazar Stern who is spearheading an effort to facilitate conversions for Russian immigrants who have difficulty in proving their Jewish roots.
