The Jewish governor of a large Ukrainian city has promised to return a former mosque to the hands of the Muslim community.

Haaretz correspondent Judy Maltz was a recipient of the 2014 B’nai B’rith World Center Award for Journalism Recognizing Excellence in Diaspora Reportage on Sunday. Keynote speaker Economy Minister Naftali Bennett acknowledged that the typical Israeli pays little attention to the Diaspora, praising B’nai B’rith’s efforts to change this.

An organization representing Russian-speaking Jews has cut funding for its Kiev office because of its criticism of Russia’s actions in Ukraine. The Euro-Asian Jewish Congress, or EAJC, in February stopped funding its Kiev office, which is run by Josef Zissels, he told JTA on Thursday.