Tag: Emigration

In her memoir "Daughter of History," Susan Rubin Suleiman reflects on her childhood in Hungary during WWII and her family's survival amidst the Holocaust.
Secular Israelis are increasingly considering leaving the country due to various factors such as security concerns, political disillusionment, and the high cost of living.
In this guest essay by Howard Sackstein, the chairperson of the SA Jewish Report, he contemplates whether it is time for South African Jews to leave the country.
A significant number of Jewish teens in South Africa are considering leaving the country due to concerns about antisemitism, the government's anti-Israel stance, lack of opportunities, high crime rates, and economic uncertainty.
The Jewish community in South Africa is facing challenges as the government demonstrates a bias towards Hamas and strengthens ties with the terrorist organization.
In this podcast episode, Linda Gradstein and Noah Efron discuss two important topics: the high percentage of Israelis considering leaving the country based on a recent poll, and the implications of the army becoming political.
In this episode, Linda Gradstein and Noah Efron discuss the high number of Israelis considering leaving the country, the political implications of the army's involvement, and Yair Netanyahu's controversial behavior compared to his father's.
Professor Haggai Levine, an epidemiologist and chairman of Israel's Association of Public Health Physicians, is speaking out against the Netanyahu government's judicial overhaul, which he sees as a threat to democracy and public health.
Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, former chief rabbi of Moscow, has left Russia and settled in Israel due to pressure from Russian authorities to support Putin's war on Ukraine.
The author discusses the recent passage of a judicial reform bill in the Knesset that has caused divisions and threatens the democratic nature of Israel.
The author, a resident of the border community Nahal Oz, discusses the impact of Israel's current political climate on its citizens.
The author recounts a visit from their Israeli great-uncle Munia in 1987.
A Jewish family recounts their journey from the Soviet Union to the United States in the late 1970s, navigating geopolitical challenges and personal struggles.
The Declaration and Last Will of the Leningrad Hijackers is a document written by Yosef Mendelevich on behalf of a group of Jews who attempted to hijack a plane in 1970 to escape the Soviet Union and go to Israel.
The article discusses the significant historical event of the Soviet refusenik movement, where Soviet Jews were refused permission to emigrate, leading to their persecution and struggle for freedom, ultimately resulting in a triumphant exodus of 1.5 million Jews.
Yosef Begun, initially unknown outside Soviet prisons, gained recognition when Elie Wiesel mentioned him in a Nobel Prize speech.
Between the late 1960s and the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, nearly two million Jews left Russia, Ukraine, and other parts of the Soviet Empire, with support from diaspora Jewish communities globally, particularly in the United States.
Azerbaijan is home to a historic Jewish community dating back centuries.