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Fast Forward In first comments on jailed reporter Evan Gershkovich, Vladimir Putin said Russia seeks a prisoner exchange
The State Department revealed on Dec. 5 that it had made an offer to Russia to trade prisoners for Gershkovich and another imprisoned American, but that the deal was turned down
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Fast Forward As antisemitism spikes across Europe, more fingers are pointing at Russia
“Russia uses these pre-existing fissures in society to drive further polarization,” said one expert
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Yiddish World The Dagestan airport riot — Russia’s first 21st-century pogrom
A video filmed during the riot shows teenagers saying 'we’re here to find the Jews and kill them'
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Yiddish World Myth about the Khazar kingdom converting to Judaism is symbol of pride in this city
Astrakhan, near Kazakhstan, is the place where, according to the story, a nomadic king and his subjects became Jewish 1,000 years ago
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Yiddish World Jews escaping from Russia find a home in Armenia
One of the oldest Jewish cemeteries lies in an Armenian village, with gravestones attributed to the 13th and 14th centuries
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Fast Forward Jewish Federations launch Rosh Hashanah letter-writing campaign to Evan Gershkovich
The detained Jewish Wall Street Journal reporter is due to receive a “collective” letter that reflects the themes of the greeting cards
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Fast Forward Yevgeny Prigozhin, Russian warlord presumed dead in plane crash, was of Jewish descent
In Russia, his background was not an asset
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Fast Forward Russia has detained a Jewish journalist for 112 days. His friends are reading his work aloud in protest
A 24-hour marathon reading of Evan Gershkovich's work aims to raise awareness of his ongoing detention
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