Lvivshchyna, Ukraine

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‘The Wanderers’ tells the story of Poland’s Holocaust survivors who fled to the Soviet Union

Shira Li Bartov in JTA · 15 May

Daniela Gerson's book, "The Wanderers," uncovers the largely overlooked narrative of Polish Jews who survived World War II by fleeing to the Soviet Union.

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Minnesota Vikings owner Mark Wilf leads players, high school students on Holocaust Museum trip

Matthew Shea in Jewish Insider · 11 May

Mark Wilf, owner of the Minnesota Vikings and son of Holocaust survivors, led Vikings players and local high school students on a trip to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.

0 History Holocaust

They escaped the Nazi genocide, but these 'Wanderers' still went through hell

Debbie Nathan in Forward · 28 Apr

Daniela Gerson's memoir "The Wanderers" delves into the often-overlooked narrative of Polish Jews during the Holocaust who found themselves in the Soviet Union instead of Nazi concentration camps.

0 Communities Culture

Under Fire They Came Home: How War Is Drawing Ukraine’s Jews Back to Jewish Life

Carol Ungar in Jewish Action · 9 Mar

The devastating war in Ukraine has surprisingly led many Ukrainian Jews to reconnect with their Jewish roots.

0 Literature Holocaust

Long overlooked, Soviet Jewish stories written after the Holocaust emerge in new translation

Sasha Vasilyuk in JTA · 20 Feb

A new collection of short stories has emerged, bringing attention to the overlooked Soviet Jewish literature written after World War II.

0 Literature Culture

The Emeser Detective: The Adventures of a Yiddish Shamus

Eddy Portnoy in Jewish Review of Books · 5 Jan

Max Spitzkopf, a Yiddish detective character created by Jonas Kreppel, captivated early 20th-century Jewish readers with tales of mystery and crime set against a Jewish backdrop.

0 Holocaust History

He Has Me Covered

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 30 Dec 2025

Reflecting over eighty years of life, Zisha Goldman shares how divine protection seems to have safeguarded his family from the horrors of the Holocaust.

0 Literature History

Was the ‘Yiddish Sherlock Holmes’ the first Jewish superhero?

PJ Grisar in Forward · 28 Oct 2025

The adventures of Max Spitzkopf, the Yiddish-speaking detective from early 20th-century Austria-Hungary, offer a glimpse into a unique chapter of Jewish cultural history.

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Shtetl Cures

Liel Leibovitz in Tablet · 26 Aug 2025

Liel Leibovitz explores the fascinating world of Jewish folk medicine in Eastern Europe through the lens of his great-great-great-grandmother, depicting how Jews historically engaged in what is now termed biohacking.

0 Literature Culture

Amid the terror of war in Ukraine, a stirring debut novel demonstrates the power of love and art

Julia M. Klein in Forward · 6 Aug 2025

Sam Wachman's debut novel, "The Sunflower Boys," unfolds amidst the turmoil of Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, offering a poignant narrative centered around the experiences of 12-year-old Artem.

0 History Culture

Ukraine in the words of a murdered Yiddish poet

Maia Evrona in Forward · 31 Jul 2025

The Night of the Murdered Poets on August 12, 1952, saw the execution of 13 Jewish intellectuals in the Soviet Union, including five Yiddish writers originally from Ukraine.

0 Politics Communities

Jewish funders must refocus on Ukraine before it’s too late

eJewishPhilanthropy · 22 Jul 2025

Karyn Grossman Gershon, CEO of Project Kesher, emphasizes the urgency for Jewish philanthropists to recommit support to Ukraine amidst its ongoing war with Russia.

0 History Jewish Law

Hakham Tsevi Ashkenazi and the Battlegrounds of the Early Modern Rabbinate

Reviewed by Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein in Jewish Action · 24 Jun 2025

Rabbi Yosie Levine's book on Rabbi Tzvi Ashkenazi, a significant figure in early modern Jewish history, explores the rabbi's intellectual journey and the challenges he faced during his tenure as chief rabbi of Amsterdam.

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Helena Weinrauch, Holocaust survivor and ‘dancing angel,’ dies at 100

Jackie Hajdenberg in JTA · 28 May 2025

Helena Weinstock Weinrauch, a remarkable Holocaust survivor who embraced ballroom dancing in her late 80s, passed away just shy of her 101st birthday.

0 Holocaust Politics

How a righteous Joe Biden honored my Holocaust survivor parents

David Lee Preston in Forward · 25 May 2025

David Lee Preston reflects on Joe Biden's impact on Holocaust remembrance through the personal stories of his parents, Holocaust survivors George and Halina Wind Preston.

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A Holocaust perpetrator was just celebrated on US soil. I think I know why no one objected.

Lev Golinkin in Forward · 24 Apr 2025

The commemoration of Roman Shukhevych, a known Nazi collaborator responsible for massacres during World War II, by Ukraine's Chicago consulate, highlights ongoing issues of Holocaust revisionism and historical distortion.

0 History Communities

The Galicia–Vienna–Tel Aviv Express

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 18 Mar 2025

Exploring the storied history of the Ruzhin-Sadigura dynasty, this piece chronicles their regal journey from Eastern Europe to Vienna, and finally to Tel Aviv.

0 Communities History

A 100-year-old former synagogue in the East Village will become luxury condos

Jackie Hajdenberg in JTA · 11 Mar 2025

A century-old former synagogue in New York's East Village, initially serving the Lemberger Congregation Anshei Ashkenaz and later converted to a Baptist church, is set to be demolished to make way for luxury condos.

0 Communities Philosophy

3 years into war, Jewish life in Ukraine gets boost from NY Jewry

Larry Luxner in Forward · 24 Feb 2025

Three years into the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Jewish life in Ukraine is receiving substantial support from Jewish communities abroad, particularly through funded programs by the UJA-Federation of New York.

0 Language Culture

Course to explore Ukrainian-Yiddish dialect of the theater and the Breslov Hasidim

Forverts Staff in Forward · 20 Feb 2025

Yiddish scholar Leyzer Burko is offering a course this spring focusing on the Ukrainian-Yiddish dialect, which was historically significant in Yiddish theater, film, and among Hasidic communities like Skver and Breslov.

0 Communities History

Vanishing Heritage: The Last Echoes of Tajikistan’s Jewish Community

Laura Robertson in Moment · 17 Feb 2025

The article chronicles the decline of the Jewish community in Tajikistan, a region that was once home to tens of thousands of Jews, due to the collapse of the Soviet Union, subsequent civil unrest, and ongoing socio-economic challenges.

0 Culture Communities

These Unique Jewish Baby Names Will Trend in 2025

Daci Platt in Kveller · 10 Jan 2025

Kveller has identified a trend among Jewish parents of seeking unique and pronounceable Jewish baby names.

0 Jewish Law Art

The Quest for an Objective Halakhic Standard by which to Judge Artistic Expression: A Case Study from the Eighteenth-Century Synagogue Menorah

Yosie Levine in Lehrhaus · 8 Dec 2024

The article explores the halakhic challenges and rabbinic debates surrounding the construction of artistic seven-branched menorahs in the eighteenth century.

0 Literature Culture

The Empusium review: ‘hooch and misogyny at a gentlemen’s guesthouse’

Jewish Chronicle · 1 Nov 2024

Olga Tokarczuk's novel "The Empusium" serves as a homage and critique of Thomas Mann's "The Magic Mountain," set in a Silesian guesthouse where misogynistic discussions dominate.

0 Culture Holidays

Paper cuttings for Shavuos — a Jewish folk tradition

Rukhl Schaechter in Forward · 31 May 2022

Paper cuttings, known as shvueslekh, are a traditional Ashkenazi Jewish decoration for the festival of Shavuos.

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