Russian Israelis

Netanyahu appoints sole Russian-speaking Likud candidate Elkin to lead party's immigrant outreach

The appointment adds weight to the possibility that a decision guaranteeing that outcome will soon follow, moving Elkin into a realistic position on the Likud list.

Minister Ze’ev Elkin attends a Likud party conference ahead of the party’s primary elections in the northern city of Haifa, August 16, 2026.
 RUSSIAN IMMIGRANTS attend an event in 2015 in Jerusalem marking the 25th anniversary of the great Russian aliyah from the former Soviet Union to Israel.

Israel’s democracy needs a place where local disagreements can be resolved - opinion

A decorated spruce tree, traditional in the Novi God (New Year) celebration, seen at a Russian-Israeli home in Jerusalem, on January 1, 2016. Novigod is a Russian tradition of celebrating together with family on New Year's Eve, and New Year's day.

Novy God: Mockery, politics, and the Russian identity Israelis still argue over - opinion

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71% of Russian speakers feel inadequately represented in gov't - poll

"Many stigmas still accompany us and Russian speakers are not adequately represented in most sectors of the Israeli economy."

Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein addresses Russian parliament in Moscow, June 28, 2017

Israel should emulate Biden's cabinet diversity

More than half of the 25 cabinet-level nominations have gone to people of color, and 12 of the 25 are women.

Energy Minsiter Yuval Steinitz, Transportation Minister Israel Katz and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a Cabinet meeting

Bennett recruits Russian immigrant female leader

Stella Weinstein was the former chief of staff for Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Liberman, and became the face of the protest movement against closing gyms.

Stella Weinstein.

Navalny protests hit Israeli streets as Tel Aviv calls for his release

Protesters gathered near the Russian embassy in Tel Aviv, carrying signs in Hebrew, English, and Russian reading "Free Navalny."

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is escorted by police officers after a court hearing, in Khimki outside Moscow, Russia January 18, 2021.

Most Israelis now recognize Novy God, but still feel it's not Israeli

While most Israelis now recognize the Russian Novy God holiday, over 70% still do not see it as part of Israeli culture.

A decorated spruce tree, traditional in the Novi God (New Year) celebration, seen at a Russian-Israeli home in Jerusalem, on January 1, 2016. Novigod is a Russian tradition of celebrating together with family on New Year's Eve, and New Year's day.

On Novy God, Russians in Israel won’t let COVID-19 dim the lights

For many, the holiday is about much more than a big, boozy party.

Russian immigrants in Ashdod celebrate the holiday of Novy God (New Years) just before midnight, on December 31 2012. Celebrations include dancing, singing, and special appearance of actores dressed as Ded Moroz (grandfather frost).

Arts pioneer Ilana Rovina dies

Ilana Rovina was extremely popular in the 1960s and 1970s, especially during the Yom Kippur War when she traveled constantly to the front lines to sing to the troops.

Ilana Rovina

If you seek his monument, look around – in memory of Ilia Salita

Mourning the loss of Ilia Salita, who helped strengthen the Jewish identity of Russian-speaking Jews.

Ilia Salita

Grapevine: Annexation – a controversial subject

Russia has joined other nations in declaring annexation 'dangerous'.

RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR Anatoly Viktorov with Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi

Why does Israel celebrate only veterans from the USSR for fighting WWII?

The contribution by British and American Jewish servicemen and women to the defeat of the Germans in WWII has been sidelined in favor of highlighting that of the Russians.

NETANYA MAYOR Miriam Feirberg Ikar stands with World War II Jewish veterans at a ceremony to mark 70 years since VE Day in the coastal city on Wednesday.