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Tag: Russian Jews

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‘We Have Our Own History, Our Own Trauma, and Our Own Experience’

Abigail Pogrebin in Tablet · 25 Apr

In the late 19th century, the Russian Empire was home to the largest Jewish population, but violent pogroms led to massive emigration to escape persecution.

0 Communities Politics

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine inadvertently sparks a Jewish renaissance — in Armenia

Larry Luxner in Forward · 22 Feb

Julia Kislev, a Crimean Jew living in Armenia, opened Mama Jan cafe in Yerevan, which became a hub for Russian Jews who settled in Armenia following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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The House of Love and Prayer

Tova Reich in Tablet · 7 Jul 2023

Rabbi Yidel Glatt, a strict follower of the Torah, died of starvation due to his extreme adherence to the laws of the Torah.

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A Russian Passover

Berel Lazar in Tablet · 10 Apr 2023

In this article, a Chabad-Lubavitch rabbi reflects on the challenges faced by Jews in former Soviet countries, particularly in Ukraine and Russia.

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Hidden Heroes: One Woman’s Story of Resistance and Rescue in the Soviet Union

Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff in Jewish Action · 5 Mar 2023

"Pamela Braun Cohen's memoir, 'Hidden Heroes: One Woman's Story of Resistance and Rescue in the Soviet Union,' highlights the efforts of the Soviet Jewry movement and the challenges faced by Jews in the Soviet Union. Inspired by the Holocaust and the failure to save European Jews, Cohen became heavily involved in activism for Soviet Jewry, serving in leadership roles and advocating for their rights. The book explores the experiences of Jews behind the Iron Curtain, their struggle for identity, protests, and survival in labor camps. It also examines the tensions between grassroots organizations and Jewish establishment groups in assisting Soviet Jewry. Cohen's story demonstrates the power of commitment and the importance of collective action."

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Bob Dylan’s ‘Neighborhood Bully’ Gets Memory-Holed

Jacob Siegel in Tablet · 22 Dec 2020

The author discusses their frustration in not being able to find Bob Dylan's song "Neighborhood Bully" on YouTube due to it being labeled as hate speech.

0 History Antisemitism

Zionism and Bolshevism

Chimen Abramsky in Tablet · 17 Dec 2020

The text discusses the intertwined dynamics of Zionism and Bolshevism during the years preceding and during World War I.

0 History Communities

Dara Horn in Tablet · 19 Apr 2019

The text recounts the author's childhood fascination with a cartoon about Benjamin of Tudela, a 12th-century Jewish traveler, and explores their subsequent discovery of the city of Harbin in China, built by Jewish immigrants in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

0 Literature History

Ilya Kaminsky’s ‘Deaf Republic’

Jake Marmer in Tablet · 15 Apr 2019

Ilya Kaminsky's poetry collection "Deaf Republic" is a sacred text of the Russian Jewish experience, exploring themes of war, humanity, and resistance in a small town under brutal occupation.