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Why do 85% of Jewish Americans live on the coasts of the US?

Ronnie Volman's father (holding a stick towards the front) with his class, 1984. Teachers would take their classes on outings in the countryside (Photo courtesy of the author).

Echoes of the Iron Curtain: Reflecting on my Soviet Jewish diaspora identity

As a first generation Israeli-American with parents from the USSR, I’m being strikingly honest when I tell my friends I have no clue who I am.

The Jews of the Wild West

Their stories embody traits of perseverance, grit, and the determination to maintain one’s identity in a strange land.

Is Ken Burns right that the U.S. was silent during the Holocaust?

Americans during the Holocaust knew what was going on, and the government’s response was still simply inadequate.

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