Russian Jews
Israeli Chief Rabbi calls former Soviet immigrants ‘religion-hating gentiles’
Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef accused the state of deliberately inviting Soviet immigrants to Israel to weaken the political power of the haredi Orthodox.
Soviet Dissident Natan Sharansky Named 2020 Genesis Prize Recipient
A child chess prodigy, he kept himself sane in solitary confinement by playing chess in his mind: “I played thousands of games, and I won them all.”
Camp Is Great For Jewish Americans. We Russian Immigrants Got Bullied Mercilessly.
When Masha Kisel’s Russian parents sent her to a Jewish sleepaway camp in the United States, she was bullied in all sorts of ways.
Boris Fishman Celebrates Soviet Food In ‘A Savage Feast’
In Russia, food was actually a lot better. Peasant food is better for you.
The Boxing Ring With A Mezuzah On The Door
Saturday mornings are busy in Brooklyn’s Sheepshead Bay neighborhood, as residents run errands and grab meals. The Underground Boxing Gym on Avenue X is strangely quiet, though. No one is sparring in the ring, or punching the heavy bags that hang from the ceiling, as they are Sunday through Friday.
For Russian Jews, ‘Christmas’ Trees Reflect Tradition — Not Assimilation
It’s not a Christmas tree. It’s a ‘yolka’.
For 9/11 Families, A Bittersweet Anniversary Falls On Rosh Hashanah
“We have kept together because we understand each other like no one else can, or ever will.”
Chernobyl’s Jewish Liquidators Remain Forgotten In Israel, 32 Years Later
“Nu, I am not a hero. I am an engineer. It had to be done.”
Here’s How To Make Russian Jewish Food Healthier
The health of younger Russian Jews in the US is even worse than the older generation; Meribel Goldwin has a solution.
Jewish Rebels Once Dreamed Of Peace On Earth. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Despite its origins in the work of the Jewish Karl Marx, communism never served the Jewish people particularly well.
