Names and persons
01/10/2020 - 18:07
In 1973, Orlov founded the Moscow branch of Amnesty International. Three years later, he helped create the Moscow Helsinki Group. Initially... →
21/09/2020 - 18:42
From the sprawling conflicts of the 1917 Bolshevik revolution and the tyrannies of Stalin to the collapse of the Soviet Union and Vladimir... →
15/08/2020 - 19:42
The Association for Civil Rights in Israel, which Gavison formerly headed, stated that "Ruth was a major figure who helped shaping the... →
07/08/2020 - 16:55
Steinsaltz, an educator who established a network of schools in Israel and the former Soviet Union, wrote more than 60 books on subjects... →
30/10/2019 - 13:01
Bukovsky was always modest about his achievements. He once said that it was the stupidity of those who ruled the Soviet Union that brought... →
29/08/2019 - 12:15
“His innumerable accomplishments in the computer sciences fields were enormous,” Prof. Yehoshua Kolodny, an Israel Prize laureate in earth... →
07/08/2019 - 11:58
They were never heard from again. Korczak was a beloved children’s author, pediatrician and teacher whose values and lessons have been... →
15/02/2019 - 14:36
By 1961, Medvedev had established a strong reputation both within the Soviet Union and abroad as a pioneering gerontologist, arguing that... →
28/12/2018 - 17:48
Oz, born Amos Klausner, received a raft of awards in Israel and abroad such as the Prix Femina and Officier des Arts et Lettres in France,... →
07/12/2018 - 13:47
Ivanka, US President Donald Trump’s daughter and adviser, was ranked at No. 24 on the list. After meeting her husband, Jared Kushner, who... →
02/08/2018 - 18:30
He was the son of a Jewish mother and a journalist father who was repressed during the Stalinist purges. Although he miraculously avoided a... →
06/07/2018 - 16:45
"'Shoah' changed the debate on the link between cinema and the memory of the Holocaust," Klein wrote. "This was the first film to show... →