May 23, 2022

History

The Soviet Jewry Movement, Revisited

At its root, the struggle over the fate of Soviet Jews was a struggle over where in the world Jews belonged.

Introduction: The Soviet Jewry Movement, Revisited

At its root, the struggle over the fate of Soviet Jews was a struggle over where in the world Jews belonged.

The Ambivalent Émigrés

Antisemitism was a fact of life for Soviet Jews, but it did not top their list of reasons to leave.

Anna Shternshis

Henry “Scoop” Jackson and the Jewish Cold Warriors

An alliance between Jewish activists and congressional neocons made Soviet Jewry a key issue in superpower relations—and reshaped American Jewish politics in the process.

Hadas Binyamini

How Jewish Currents Covered the Soviet Jewry Movement

Even once the magazine accepted the evidence of Soviet antisemitism, it continued to distrust the politics of the mainstream campaign.

The Other Soviet Jewish Dissidents

A circle of activists known as pravozashchitniki, who advanced a universalist argument for Soviet human rights, have been largely erased from Jewish communal memory.

The Hidden Joys of Soviet Jews

In compiling an oral history of Soviet Jewish experience, asking different questions yields surprising answers.

Olesya Shayduk-Immerman

The Best Place in the World for Soviet Jews

The Soviet Jewry Movement exposed a rift between Israel and the US that persists to this day.

Jonathan Dekel-Chen

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