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Russian-Israeli tycoon Roman Abramovich arrives at the Western Wall for his son Aaron's bar mitzvah, Dec. 20, 2022. Photo by Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90.

Tel Aviv court orders bank to transfer Abramovich donation to ZAKA

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The Tel Aviv District Court instructed Bank Mizrahi-Tefahot on Wednesday to transfer Roman Abramovich's 8 million-shekel ($2.2 million) donation to ZAKA, a volunteer search and rescue organization. The Russian-Israeli billionaire made the charitable contribution to...
Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich arrives at the Western Wall for his son Aaron's Bar Mitzvah, Dec. 20, 2022. Photo by Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90.

Internal EU paper contains antisemitic tropes, Jewish group claims

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A recent internal European Union paper denigrates Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, referring to his Jewish background and employing derogatory antisemitic themes, according to the European Jewish Association. The European External Action Service (EEAS), the E.U.'s...
Roman Abramovich (left) in 2014 in Moscow. Credit: Magicinfoto/Shutterstock.

Yad Vashem cuts ties with Roman Abramovich after UK announces sanctions

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Israel’s Yad Vashem announced on Thursday that it was cutting ties with its second-largest private donor, Roman Abramovich. The notice came shortly after the Russian billionaire was named as one of seven oligarchs being...
Chelsea stadium, home to Chelsea FC, one of the clubs originally involved in the European Super League. Credit: Hanafi Latif/Shutterstock.

Billionaire Roman Abramovich to sell Chelsea FC, donate from sale to help victims of...

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Russian Jewish businessman Roman Abramovich announced that he will sell the British soccer team Chelsea FC and said all money from the sale will be donated to help victims of the war in Ukraine. In a...
Chelsea owner and Israeli billionaire Roman Abramovich in 2018. Credit: Chelsea FC.

Roman Abramovich commits more than $10 million to support Israel’s Holocaust museum

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Roman Abramovich made a more than $10 million pledge to Yad Vashem earlier this week to support efforts in the realm of Holocaust research and remembrance. The pledged funding will go toward enriching Yad Vashem’s...
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro hosts an Iftar dinner at his Herzliya residence on June 14, 2016. Credit: Matty Stern/U.S.Embassy Tel Aviv.

Report: US envoy’s Herzliya residence put up for sale at record $87 million

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Following the transfer of the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the Herzliya residence of U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman has been put on the market for a record NIS...
Chelsea F.C. Women at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, together with team manager Emma Hayes (far left) and Chelsea F.C. owner Roman Abramovich, Aug. 19, 2019. Credit: Shahar Azran/Chelsea FC.

Chelsea Women edges out Israel 3-1 in record-breaking (and very friendly) match

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In a show of support for future development of the sport in Israel, the women’s Chelsea Football Club team visited HaMoshava Stadium in Petach Tikvah on Aug. 20 for a sold-out pre-season match against...
Chelsea owner and Israeli billionaire Roman Abramovich, 2018. Credit: Chelsea FC.

English football (soccer) club aims to eradicate anti-Semitism

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Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich never stops fighting anti-Semitism with everything he’s got, both on the pitch and on the street. What started as a limited campaign in January took a life on its own....
Carrying one of his children, Russian Jewish billionaire Roman Abramovich arrives at the Beresheet Hotel in Mitzpe Ramon in southern Israel on April 14, 2014, Photo by Flash90.

Abramovich sends kids with special needs to World Cup

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Thanks to new Israeli citizen and Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich, 35 Israeli children with special needs or illnesses were flown to Moscow on Sunday to take part in the excitement surrounding the...
Carrying one of his children, Russian Jewish billionaire Roman Abramovich arrives at the Beresheet Hotel in Mitzpe Ramon in southern Israel on April 14, 2014, Photo by Flash90.

Russian billionaire investor Roman Abramovich granted Israeli citizenship

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Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, 51, has received Israeli citizenship on Monday after his visa to the United Kingdom was not renewed. “Roman Abramovich arrived at the Israeli embassy in Moscow like any other person,” an...