My friend Evan Gershkovich is free. The first thing I want to do with him: Get a bagel
All of us who love Evan spent months fighting for his release. That it finally happened is a reminder to never lose hope
All of us who love Evan spent months fighting for his release. That it finally happened is a reminder to never lose hope
The family of Elizabeth Tsurkov, a Princeton graduate student kidnapped in Iraq in 2023, has been told that she is still alive
Gershkovich was freed as part of a massive, 26-person prisoner exchange that included several prominent people jailed by Russia
The Pulitzer Prize winner was a pallbearer at Sen. John McCain’s funeral
The rumored swap may also include Jewish dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza
The Jewish Federations of North America called the trial and verdict against Gershkovich a “sham"
Jewish groups have lobbied on behalf of Gershkovich, who was arrested more than a year ago
Families and colleagues of these two Jews — a reporter imprisoned in Russia and an academic kidnapped in Iraq — don’t want them forgotten
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