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0 Politics Jewish Law

As Evan Gershkovich returns home, another Jewish prisoner's captivity reaches 500 days

Louis Keene in Forward · 1 Aug

The article discusses the emotional struggle of Emma Tsurkov, sister of Elizabeth Tsurkov, a Jewish academic abducted by an Iraqi paramilitary group 500 days ago in Baghdad.

0 Politics Gender/Identity

My tax dollars — and yours — are helping hold my sister hostage

Emma Tsurkov in Forward · 15 Apr

Elizabeth Tsurkov, a Jewish academic kidnapped in Iraq by the Iran-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah, has been held captive for over a year while her sister, Emma Tsurkov, grapples with the unsettling realization that her tax dollars are indirectly supporting her sister's captors through U.S. aid to Iraq.

0 Politics Israel

Woman kidnapped in Iraq was doing research authorized by Princeton

Beth Harpaz in Forward · 3 Oct 2023

Princeton University confirmed that Elizabeth Tsurkov was conducting authorized research for her Ph. D. thesis in Iraq when she was kidnapped by militants.

0 Israel Antisemitism

What you do when your sister is being held by a terrorist cell in Iraq

Jodi Rudoren in Forward · 29 Sep 2023

Emma Tsurkov's sister, Elizabeth, a graduate student at Princeton, was abducted by Kataib Hezbollah in Iraq in March.

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Explainer | Who Is Kidnapped Researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov?

Ella Marx in Moment · 21 Jul 2023

Israeli-Russian researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov, a PhD candidate at Princeton University, has been kidnapped by the Iranian-backed Shiite militia Kataib Hezbollah in Iraq since March.

0 Politics Israel

Israeli woman kidnapped by Iranian militia has opined extensively in the Forward

Tani Levitt in Forward · 7 Jul 2023

Elizabeth Tsurkov, an Israeli-Russian graduate student and foreign policy commentator, known for her contributions to various publications including the Forward, was kidnapped by an Iran-affiliated Shiite militia while in Iraq conducting research.