Soviet Jewry
Fighting for belonging: A Jewish boxer's extraordinary journey through poverty, faith, and tragedy
Within a decade, Yuri Foreman became a world champion, representing a country where he had once struggled to feel accepted and carving out a place in the long history of Jewish boxing.
Former Prisoners of Zion, aliyah activists, discuss plans for new Soviet Jewry heritage center
85 years later: Babyn Yar and the fight against deliberate erasure - opinion
Five Jewish couples marry in Brazil in front of 900 young Jews from former Soviet Union
How to stay Jewish thanks to Zionism
Only after the Six Day War in 1967 did I become a proud Zionist. And through Zionism, I discovered the power of Jewish history, culture and tradition, and later in prison, religion.
Grapevine September 9, 2022: Happy Birthdays
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
'The Arc of Our History': Pivotal moments in Israeli history - review
Stanley Ringler engaged in the development of political support groups, political education programs, and lobbying in Israel and the US.
Zelda Harris: Still the concerned citizen after 7 decades in Israel
Harris still believes it’s a great privilege to call Israel home, although she is worried sick that the next election will see Benjamin Netanyahu reelected and set to “destroy our democracy.”
Let my people go: Round two
What have we learned from the success of the battle with the Kremlin over Jewish emigration a half century ago that can be applied to the current confrontation?
'Voice of Silence': The story of the Soviet Jewish underground - review
The book helps appreciate struggling to get to Israel versus ‘window seat-style arrivals.’
These are the implications for Russian Jewry if Russia wins - opinion
If the West doesn’t demonstrate its determination to defend its eastern frontier, there may be a domino effect that will terrorize the Central European countries.
Why was a Jewish lawyer wanted by the FBI? New book tells all
“I really felt like I was accomplishing something for Soviet Jewry and I believed that the JDL’s early activities, while keeping the issue of Soviet Jewry in the news, didn’t really harm anyone.”
Story of the underground Hebrew teachers of the USSR explored in book
The sages tell us that the Jewish people maintained three unique behaviors in Egypt: Their dress, their Hebrew names, and the Hebrew language.
Saving Jews from persecution: The lesson from my bar mitzvah - opinion
If I had had access to the Kremlin the way Moses did to Pharaoh, I suspect I’d have gone there, too.
