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Aug 3, 2023, 7:08 PM

Bastian Baker: From Eurovision in Tel Aviv to Chris Isaak’s show

Bastian Baker's band on the stage of Montreux Jazz Festival 2023 / Photo: Adrian Bretscher FFJM 2023

Bastian Baker, the Swiss singer-songwriter, first caught the attention of many Israeli listeners during the Eurovision Song Contest in 2019. Back then, he visited Tel Aviv alongside his sister Maryne, who had penned a song for Switzerland's representative in...

Aug 1, 2023, 6:11 PM

Ethan Bortnick: A phenomenal talent who stole Montreux Jazz Festival 2023

Ethan Bortnick at the Montreux Jazz Festival 2023 / Photo: FFJM

Ethan Bortnick, a Jewish musical prodigy, astounded the world at the Montreux Jazz Festival this year. His captivating performance left the Swiss audience in euphoria, evoking emotions of delight and goosebumps. The young pianist's show, often compared to legendary...

Jun 14, 2023, 2:11 PM

Peter Freestone unveils Queen’s Israel absence and Freddie’s Montreux affection

Peter Freestone and Freddie Mercury (FB/peterfreestoneofficial)

Peter Freestone, the personal assistant and intimate confidant of Freddie Mercury, has penned a compelling book chronicling his extraordinary life, with a particular emphasis on his deep connection with the legendary musician. Freestone, a frequent visitor to Montreux, graciously...

Apr 10, 2023, 9:14 PM

The death of Benjamin Ferencz: memories of the last interview

Benjamin Ferencz, the last living Nuremberg prosecutor of Nazis, has died at 103 (Facebook/BenFerencz)

The renowned prosecutor Ben Ferencz, who played a crucial role in the Nuremberg trials, has passed away at the age of 103, according to his family. As the last surviving prosecutor from the landmark trials, Ferencz was part of...

Apr 6, 2023, 1:21 AM

Ethan Bortnick will take part in the Montreux Jazz Festival 2023

Ethan Bortnick's performance in 2017 (Facebook/ethanbortnick)

The Montreux Jazz Festival today unveiled the programme for its 57th edition, which will be held from 30 June to 15 July 2023. The cast includes major figures of the current scene, pioneers of the sixties and seventies, monuments...

Mar 26, 2022, 1:19 PM

He survived the Holocaust, but died during the shelling in Kharkiv

Boris Romanchenko in Buchenwald (Twitter/Buchenwald_Dora)

Boris Romanchenko is a real hero of our time. We will always remember him as a victim, a symbol of this war. The war that is happening right here. He was 96. During World War II, he survived in...

Oct 12, 2021, 9:29 AM

Love it was not: Heartbreaking and dangerous love story during the Holocaust

Helena Citron and Franz Wunsch (Picture/Press-office of MJFF 2021)

The 7th Moscow Jewish Film Festival (MJFF), which opened on October 3 at the Oktyabr Cinema Center, has been taking place in Moscow for a week now. It is an unique event which presents not only the best movies...

Sep 4, 2021, 7:50 PM

Persian Lessons: the Holocaust story which will be etched on your memory

Vadim Perelman’s movie has been released and it tells a tale about the Holocaust through the extraordinary story of a clever Jewish guy and his friendship with a German officer. For the film director who has Jewish roots this...

Feb 26, 2021, 6:46 PM

Streaming: the global impact of the pandemic or a new profession?

The average viewing time of streams has increased almost twofold during the coronavirus pandemic. These are the numbers given in a recent report by an American company called "Streamlabs". Can we now consider streaming to be an actual profession? Streams are a...

Apr 17, 2020, 11:29 AM

Life is more expensive than political egoism

The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates a weak level of security based on protectionism within the borders of sovereign states and even geopolitical unions. Western alliances, like the European Union, including the structures of the Organisation for European Economic Cooperation, were not...

About Me

Victoria Petroff (Petrova) was born in Moscow, Russia on 27 May 1988 in the diplomatic family. At the age of two, Victoria's family relocated to Czechoslovakia, where she spent her early childhood. She graduated from the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv with a Master of Arts in International Journalism. After receiving her education, she studied business-course in London (London City University) and had an internship in the U.S. Embassy. Victoria has over 15 years of experience in the field of media. She worked in different federal (NTV Channel, Channel One Russia, Channel Russia 2) and international media. Her common documentary projects with NBC Sport (USA) were nominated for Emmy Awards. Victoria’s field of work - social and historical topics. In 2015 she joined a film industry. She working in Moscow and in London (UK). The main idea of her projects - to create cultural and social connections between different countries. She wants to tell about historical lessons, which will help to not make mistakes from the past.

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