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Culture When Chagall Battled For Russia’s Soul
When it was over and done with, perhaps the main thing that stood out about the Soviet Union was its success in restricting the character of its citizens. As Masha Gessen wrote in her 2016 book “The Future is History,” in every totalitarian state “The shaping of the New Man is the regime’s explicit project.”…
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Fast Forward Rosenstein And McCabe’s Falling Out Began With Spat In Mueller Meeting
Tensions were high between Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and former FBI director Andrew McCabe back in 2017, around the time Robert Mueller was tapped to investigate Russia’s possible involvement in the 2016 election, the Washington Post reported. Both men wanted the other to back away from investigation, people familiar with the situation said. They…
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Fast Forward Israel’s Security Cabinet Instructs Military To Continue To Act Against Iran In Syria
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Security Cabinet instructed the Israel Defense Forces to continue to act against Iran’s military buildup in Syria and to continue security coordination with Russia. The instructions issued on Tuesday come a week after the downing of a Russian surveillance plane by Syrian anti-aircraft fire in the area of an Israeli air…
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Fast Forward Rob Goldstone Says He Assumed Russian Intelligence Was Behind Trump Tower Meeting
The British music producer responsible for organizing the infamous 2016 Trump Tower meeting between Trump campaign officials and a Russian lawyer said he assumed Russian intelligence was behind it, NBC News reported. Rob Goldstone suggested it was the Trump campaign’s eagerness for dirt on Hillary Clinton that captured the attention of special counsel Robert Mueller….
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Fast Forward White House: Rod Rosenstein Still Has Job Amidst Reports Of Firing
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein wiil stay in his job at least until he meets with President Trump later in the week, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said as reports swirled that he would either quit or be fired. Conflicting accounts swirled after Axios said Rosenstein, the man in charge of the Russia probe, verbally…
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Fast Forward Russia Claims Israel Misled It Over Downing Of Plane Over Syria
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Air Force provided Russia with misleading information on the location of its airstrikes on targets in Syria, preventing a Russian surveillance plane in the area from moving to a safe zone, Russia’s Defense Ministry announced. The findings of the Russian Defense Ministry about the accidental downing last week of a Russian…
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News For 9/11 families, a bittersweet anniversary falls on Rosh Hashanah
A group of Russian immigrant families who all lost a loved one on 9/11 have become a tightly-knit support network since the attacks
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Fast Forward Tiny Russian Village Hopes Chabad Pilgrimage Will Put It On Map
LYUBAVICHI, Russia (JTA) — Things are beginning to turn around for Valentina Prilashkevitch and her neighbors because their village is the cradle and namesake of Chabad-Lubavitch – one of the largest and most influential Hasidic movements in Judaism. In recent years, the village has started to attract hundreds of visitors every month, prompting the local…
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