Editor’s Note: The Jewish Light learned of Russian Jew Tatiana Glezer, 41, and her plight through a network of friends in the United States. Largely fluent in English, she agreed to write her story exclusively for the Light. Many thanks to author and...

Eight years ago, during a photography workshop in Greece, Edward Tsimerman met Anastasia and Ilyia, a Russian couple (they asked that their last name not be used). Tsimerman, a Jewish St. Louisan, kept in touch with the couple and in recent weeks, learned...

In a statement from Jewish owner Yuri Shefler, Stoli® Group, in direct response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, announced the vodka will exclusively be sold and marketed as Stoli. The three driving factors behind the decision are the founder's vehement...