Amid growing crisis with Moscow, Natan Sharansky says Lapid saving Israel from global shame; former MK Ksenia Svetlova argues stiming of spat 'wasn't a coincidence'

Pinchas Goldschmidt says Jewish Agency 'not popular' with Russian government, which wants Jewish community to remain due to its economic and academic contributions

Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt says the city's Jewish community 'would be endangered' if he stayed after he spoke out against Russia's invasion and assisted refugees

Rabbi left Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, had been pressured to support the war; community source says his contract was not renewed due to safety concerns

Pinchas Goldschmidt has no plans to return to Russia, which he has entered regularly for work since 1993, after coming under pressure from authorities to back 'special operation'

Leaders describe outgoing chancellor as 'a reliable partner for the Jewish community,' one whose legacy is somewhat mixed but where 'the good greatly outweighs the bad'

Decision spurs protest from Muslim and Jewish groups, with senior rabbi saying it primarily targets Muslims but that effects will be felt by Jews as well

After shooting attack in Vienna, head of Conference of European Rabbis says religious leaders 'must show their loyalty to the laws that apply here'

Kingdom hosting five-day event aimed at enhancing relationships among Jews, Muslims, Christians, Buddhists, Hindus

Jewish future 'is at risk' as Holocaust memory fades and far-right, radical Islam rise, says Pinchas Goldschmidt as Conference of European Rabbis honors Catholic charity