USSR
For some Jews, coming to America as a Jewish refugee still isn't enough to count - opinion
Long gone are the Soviet documents that classified my father’s nationality as “Jew.” In America, I found another kind of othering - this time within my own community.
On this day: Communist Bulgaria downs El Al flight 402, killing all 58 people onboard
Protests shake Iran: The US must choose its next move wisely - opinion
Roots of the Holocaust: Fascist barbarism and vicious 1920s anti-Bolshevik propaganda - book review
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.
Vladimir Putin is no competent ruler, he's just a KGB guard dog - opinion
Despite ruling Russia for nearly a quarter of a century, Putin has not learned a thing and has not transformed himself into a statesman. He remains the same KGB guard dog.
'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.
'Restoring memory': Israeli artist's journey is shown in Tel Aviv
Ira Eduardovna, born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan (then part of the former Soviet Union), is an accomplished Israeli artist who has won numerous awards and held exhibitions in the US, Israel, and Europe.
The last Yiddish artist: Work of Anatoly Kaplan on display in Jerusalem
Who was Anatoly Kaplan and why has he been honored with this retrospective in a city he would never get to visit?
Return to Dushanbe: A family's story of survival after the Holocaust
I wanted to “return” to Dushanbe as a representative of my family (the non-espionage practicing ones) to say (metaphorically), “Here I am. We survived.”
Landscapes of his life
Victor Rabinovich has never regretted moving to Israel, although his landscapes have changed completely.
'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
Stalin and the creation of Israel: The Soviet tyrant’s inadvertent Zionism - opinion
While Stalin’s antisemitism was all-too-real, during the perilous 1940s, in two conflicts, Stalin found himself the Jewish people’s benefactor.
