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Items with the category:

Soviet Jewry

Cover of We Spoke Jewish: A Legacy in Stories
Non­fic­tion
We Spoke Jew­ish: A Lega­cy in Stories
Susan Wein­berg
Cover of The Essential Fictions
Fic­tion
The Essen­tial Fictions
Val Vinokur
Cover of A Terrible Country
Fic­tion
A Ter­ri­ble Country
Kei­th Gessen
Cover of An Extra Seat
Chil­dren’s
An Extra Seat
Shmuel Herzfeld
Essay

Exo­dus

Ann Komaro­mi
June 22, 2017
Essay

Friends From Abroad

Ann Komaro­mi
June 21, 2017
Essay

It’s Per­son­al

Ann Komaro­mi
June 20, 2017
Cover of "We Are Jews Again": Jewish Activism in the Soviet Union
Non­fic­tion
“We Are Jews Again”: Jew­ish Activism in the Sovi­et Union
Yuli Kosharovsky; Stefani Hoffman, trans.; Ann Komaromi, ed. & intro.
Interview

Inter­view: Sana Krasikov

with Dalia Wolf­sonSana Krasikov, win­ner of the 2009 Sami Rohr Prize for Jew­ish Lit­er­a­ture, pub­lished her first nov­el in Jan­u­ary. The Patri­ots explores the…
Dalia Wolf­son
June 12, 2017
Cover of Soviet Daughter: A Graphic Revolution
Non­fic­tion
Sovi­et Daugh­ter: A Graph­ic Revolution
Julia Alek­seye­va
Cover of The House of Government
Non­fic­tion
The House of Government
Yuri Slezkine
Interview

David Bez­mozgis on Turn­ing His Short Sto­ry, ​“Natasha,” into a Film

Ranen Omer-Sher­man
April 25, 2017
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Non­fic­tion
Turned Inside Out: Read­ing the Russ­ian Nov­el in Prison
Steven Shankman
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Non­fic­tion
Where the Jews Aren’t
Masha Gessen
Cover of Don't Let My Baby Do Rodeo
Fic­tion
Don’t Let My Baby Do Rodeo
Boris Fish­man
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Fic­tion
The Yid: A Novel
Paul Gold­berg
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