Sasha Trufanov, the released hostage of Hamas in Gaza who is spending Pesach in Moscow, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin together with Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, accompanied by the President of the Federation of Jewish Communities Alexander Boroda, left, and Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar, second left ...

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Upon his release, Putin praised Hamas leadership’s “goodwill” and emphasized Moscow’s diplomatic role in the Middle East during a meeting with Russia’s Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar ...

Also present at the meeting were Russia’s chief rabbi, Berel Lazar, and the president of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia, Alexander Boroda. During the meeting, Putin thanked Hamas for ...

Accompanied by fellow former hostage Sapir Cohen, Troufanov was invited to don tefillin—the sacred ritual he first experienced just hours after his release, when Rabbi Berel Lazar, Chief Rabbi ...

and emphasized Moscow’s role in Middle East diplomacy during a meeting with Russia’s Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar. Alexander (Sasha) Troufanov (credit: Bring Them Home Now) Following his release ...

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev will pay a three-day state visit to China, an official statement from Beijing said on Monday. At the invitation of President Xi Jinping, Aliyev will visit ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin met Wednesday evening with freed hostage Sasha Troufanov at the Kremlin in Moscow, along with his mother, Elena Trufanova, and partner, Sapir Cohen, both of whom ...

This year, Troufanov will mark Passover in Moscow, hosted by Russia’s Chief Rabbi, Berel Lazar. It will be his first time celebrating the holiday. “This will be the first Seder I’m doing ...

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