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Tag: Soviet Repression

0 History Literature

Commemorating the Yiddish writers and artists murdered on Aug. 12, 1952

Forverts Staff in Forward · 28 Jul

August 12 marks the anniversary of the Night of the Murdered Poets, when in 1952, the Soviet regime executed 13 prominent Jewish intellectuals, including Yiddish poets like David Bergelson, David Hofshteyn, and Perets Markish.

0 Communities History

Resistance by Entrepreneurship

Tel Aviv Review · 28 Apr

Dr. Anna Kushkova explores how Jewish underground entrepreneurial networks flourished in the Soviet Union, defying socialist norms and aiding in the survival of Jewish communities.

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The true story behind the 'Night of the Murdered Poets'

RSchaechter in Forward · 3 Aug 2023

On August 12, 1952, 13 Jewish writers, artists, journalists, and scientists were executed in Moscow's Lubyanka prison by firing squad, a crime known as the Night of the Murdered Poets.

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The Future of Russian Jewry

Hillel Kuttler in Tablet · 3 Aug 2023

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.

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How a 'wise man of the shtetl' evaded Soviet repression and antisemitism to achieve international fame as an artist

ALanger in Forward · 4 Jun 2023

Ilya Kabakov, a Jewish painter and installation artist, navigated the challenges of living in an antisemitic society, finding success and fame as an artist.