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0 Culture History

A Jewish Journey Along the Silk Road

Joyce Eisenberg in Hadassah · 14 Nov 2025

In a fascinating travelogue, Joyce Eisenberg recounts her journey through Uzbekistan, Georgia, and Armenia, regions steeped in Jewish history and culture.

0 Music Television/Film

VIDEO: ‘Shtisel’ bubbe Lea Koenig in a Yiddish music video

Rukhl Schaechter in Forward · 22 Oct 2025

Lea Koenig, famed for her role in 'Shtisel,' captivates audiences in a new Yiddish music video where she sings 'Kum zhe mame,' a Yiddish adaptation of a 1964 Russian song.

0 History Communities

Twentieth-Century Russia, a Microcosm of Jewish History

Tel Aviv Review · 9 Jun 2025

Prof. Jonathan Dekel-Chen explores the complex history of Jews in 20th-century Russia, highlighting their evolution from marginalized subjects to significant participants in Soviet society.

0 Leadership Communities

Remembering Rabbi Sholom Lipskar z”l

Mordechai Wilhelm in Ami · 7 May 2025

Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar, a revered Chabad emissary, dedicated his life to transforming Miami into a flourishing hub of Jewish life and spirituality from its roots as a spiritual desert.

0 Communities Culture

A Walk Through Bukharian Queens — Just Don’t Call It ‘Russian’

Simone Somekh in Forward · 3 Jan 2019

Manashe Khaimov is working to dispel misconceptions about Bukharian Jews and their distinct heritage, often mistaken for Russian due to the shared Soviet experience.

0 Communities Leadership

Matthew Fishbane in Tablet · 19 Feb 2015

Michael Freund, working for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu in 1997, responded to a letter from a community in Manipur, India, claiming to be a lost tribe of Israel, ultimately leading to his involvement in helping them make aliyah.