Soviet Union

Russian Jews built this city on rock and roll (and klezmer)

In Kazan, Russia, klezmer band Simcha has been the linchpin of the Jewish community’s growth and strength and a symbol of the Jews’ determination.

By Cnaan Liphshiz February 1, 2016 4:15 pm

A holiday is born: Red Army vets promote ‘Rescue Day of European Jewry’

Veterans of the Great Patriotic War — also known as World War II — showed up at the U.N. in military regalia to mark a new Jewish holiday inspired by Russia’s Victory Day.

May 22, 2014 5:21 pm

The Greatest Soviet Jewish Artist You Never Heard Of

In a climate that spawned heavyweights like Marc Chagall, Sholem Aleichem, Irving Berlin, and Isaacs Asimov and Babel, it’s no surprise there were yet other Soviet-era Jewish artists who evaded mainstream recognition. El Lissitzky is one such fellow. A titan of the early 20th-century Russian Jewish art renaissance, “El” was a leading innovator in the graphic arts. Born Lazar Lissitzky in a Jewish community near Smolensk, […]

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