Soviet Jewry
85 years later: Babyn Yar and the fight against deliberate erasure - opinion
On September 29 and 30, 1941, German forces, aided by local collaborators, murdered 33,771 Jews at Babyn Yar. In just two days, the lives of children, parents, and grandparents were cut short.
Five Jewish couples marry in Brazil in front of 900 young Jews from former Soviet Union
Iran’s 400% espionage surge in Israel: Rising threats and societal vulnerabilities - opinion
New immigrant pharmacists face discrimination, lack of gov't support despite professional shortage
Remarkable Soviet Jewish women and their struggle for freedom
Not free to live as Jews, these women risked their lives to escape the Soviet Union, where they faced imprisonment for engaging in Zionist activity
Soviet Jewry's unsung heroes - opinion
Rabbi Jonathan Porath is well-known within his activist and conservative circles. For most of us, however, he is an unsung hero of the movement to liberate Soviet Jewry.
What historical events occurred due to hijacking of Soviet Plane in 1970?
As history has shown, the position of informal organizations actually met the interests of the whole world.
'The Dissident': A tale of a Jewish refusenik's deal with the KGB - review
The Dissident illuminates the human rights movement and the struggle of Soviet Jews to get permission to move to Israel,
'The History of Birobidzhan': The Jewish land on the Russia-China border - review
The history of Brobidzhan, a town established in the Soviet Union almost 100 years ago, reminds us of the many other ideological rivals to a Hebrew republic in the Land of Israel.
The Jewish story behind ‘Oppenheimer,’ explained
“To the outside world, he was always known as a German Jew, and he always insisted that he was neither German nor Jewish,” said author Ray Monk.
Estonia set to become first ex-Soviet state to back gay marriage
A vote is due early next week. LGBTQ+ activists hope Estonia's parliament will back a government bill that would allow gay and lesbian couples to marry and win the same rights as heterosexual couples
American Jews need a Soviet-style activist defense org. - opinion
In using public protests and street demonstrations to attract notice, Soviet Jewish activists changed Jewish history.
'How the Soviet Jew Was Made': When Jews migrated to Russia's cities - review
In this book, literature comes first, history is mixed in second. Thus, discussion of Isaac Babel, David Bergelson and Moyshe Kulbak acquires a panoramic perspective
Stepping back with pride on Israel’s 75th - opinion
But just for a moment, on whatever side of the aisle we may be, we might consider stepping back and assessing the land, the nation we love, from a distance.
