Posts Tagged: Soviet Jews
Soviet Jews Must Look Back to Our True Roots
A quarter century has passed since Soviet Jews got out of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, and the eleven other Soviet countries. As soon as the doors...
Sharansky Calls on US Jews to Stand Up to White House Over Iran Nuclear Deal
Jews in America should take a stand against the White House and oppose the nuclear deal recently agreed between world powers and Iran, famed Soviet...
Remembering the Work of Soviet Jewish Activists
Last week, I was deeply saddened to learn that Volodya Slepak passed away. A week earlier another giant among the heroes of Soviet Jewry, Volodya...
On Passover, Remember the Immigrant
JNS.org - The Passover seder begins by welcoming anyone who is hungry, an idea that comes straight from the Book of Exodus (23:9), which...
Memoirs of a Soviet Jewish Activist (REVIEW)
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the mass immigration of Jews from the former Soviet Union to Israel. To commemorate the anniversary, longtime activist Rabbi Avi...
If Not Us, Who? A Lesson From Our History With Soviet Jews
Forty years ago this month, my life took a new path. Forty years later, I'm still on that path. The year was 1974. U.S. President Richard...
The Meaning of Israel: A Personal View
Against the backdrop of recent efforts in some academic circles to vilify and isolate Israel, let me put my cards on the table right up...
Karel van Oordt, Founder of Christians for Israel, Dies at 84
Karel van Oordt, founder of Christians for Israel, died in his home last week in Amersfoort, Netherlands at the age of 84, a press release...
A Moscow Simchat Torah Heard ‘Round the World
Much of the struggle for Soviet Jewry was waged by picketers, marchers, and lobbyists in the United States. But a lesser-known part of...
Yitzhak Shamir and Israeli History
I first met Yitzhak Shamir a few months after I made my aliya from the rapidly declining Soviet Union in the summer of 1990. Back...
Interview: Yosef Mendelevitch, A Real Life Hero
Have you ever wanted to sit and chat with a real life hero? I don't mean some famous athlete or rock and roll star, although...
Russia’s Jews Rebuild Communities After Exodus
While Saddam Hussein's forces shelled Israel during the Gulf War, 12-year-old Alex Kalmikov arrived at Ben Gurion Airport from Soviet Georgia. "Three days...
Jewish Population in Russia Higher Than 200,000
The Federation of Jewish Communities in Russia has said that a recent census estimating the current number of Jews living in the country has...
