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Opinion The birth of Ukrainian Jewish identity is happening right now
Russia hasn’t ‘liberated’ Ukrainian Jews. It’s united them with other Ukrainians against their common enemy
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Opinion Russia’s Jews are caught in the messy politics of Putin’s war
Many Russian Jews, caught in a war no one asked for, are seeking a new life elsewhere
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Culture In the story of Tolstoy’s marriage, a modern critique of the whole institution
Frederick Wiseman's 'A Couple' depicts Leo and Sophia Tolstoy in perpetual crisis
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Opinion What Netanyahu’s win in the Israeli elections means for the war in Ukraine
Russia is celebrating Netanyhu’s win. But does Putin still have a partner in Israel?
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Opinion Mikhail Gorbachev dismantled the Iron Curtain — and allowed Russian Jews to live openly again
Gorbachev allowed Soviet Jews to study Hebrew, go to synagogue and be openly Jewish for the first time in decades
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News Is this Russian rabbi fair game for sanctions, or being held to a double standard?
A Chabad rabbi singled out for sanctions says he doesn’t support the war in Ukraine. His critics say he hasn’t done enough to oppose it
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Fast Forward Russia’s most prominent dissident has placed a rabbi on his sanctions list
Alexander Boroda, who is affiliated with Chabad, publicly supported the Ukraine invasion in March
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Fast Forward Natan Sharansky urges Russian Jews to move to Israel before possible shutdown
Russia’s Justice Ministry aims to “shut down” the local branch of the Jewish Agency, preventing Russian Jews from moving to Israel
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