A general view shows the Moscow choral synagogue in Moscow on July 28, 2022. - A Moscow court July 28, 2022 held a preliminary hearing on closing the Russian branch of Israel's Jewish Agency, amid warnings from Tel Aviv that the move would have "serious" consequences on relations between the two countries. In a surprise move, a Moscow court said last week that the justice ministry had requested the "dissolution" of the Jewish Agency because of unspecified legal violations. The agency, established in 1929, has had offices in Russia since 1989 and processes Jewish immigration to Israel. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)