In his award-winning book, Prof. Sasha Senderovich mixes a rich, centuries-old body of Yiddish folklore with early 20th-century events to define a notoriously nebulous Jewish group
'It was my dream': Ukraine-born husbands and wives, married for a collective 125 years, stand under chuppa for 1st time because religious ceremonies were illegal in Soviet Union
Freedom of information request yields stunning revelation that leadership recruited the well-organized but widely loathed proselytizing group to help organize and bolster crowds
Lobbying group for Russian-speaking Israelis holds fierce debate on cutting the 'grandchild clause,' with all sides acknowledging that it won't happen fast
Poll finds more people think foreign Jews should be part of debate on proposal to revoke 'grandchild clause,' but lots don't know; most think such a move would cut immigration
As head of Nativ, which checks citizenship eligibility in the former Soviet Union, the far-right lawmaker seems to be trying to make process harder to keep out non-Jews
History led Jewish communities in Ukraine to eschew the language, but disgust at Russia's invasion brings change -- and an increased perception as being part of Ukrainian society
As head of the Nativ program, the far-right nationalist could make immigration from the former Soviet Union much harder for those who aren't Jewish according to Orthodox law
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