Soviet Anti-Semitism

This Holocaust monument in Belarus is haunting — and subversive

Designed by a Jewish architect when state anti-Semitism was unofficial policy, the Khatyn complex features a rare depiction of individual grief amid Soviet pomposity.

By Cnaan Liphshiz August 14, 2017 1:04 pm

Dwindling at home, Central Asia’s Bukharian Jews thrive in Diaspora

Bukharian Jews have relied on a unique history to excel in business and community building shortly after leaving their ancestral homes as paupers.

October 10, 2016 4:24 pm

2007

Soviet Jewry Campaign Also Transformed American Jewry

When Jacob Birnbaum began knocking on dormitory doors at Yeshiva University in the spring of 1964, he only half-believed anyone would answer. The young British activist had come to New York to mobilize a grassroots campaign to draw attention to the plight of 3 million Jews trapped behind the Iron Curtain — a cause that […]

December 3, 2007 5:00 am

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