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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.

Jewish-American journalist Evan Gershkovich’s fight for freedom in Russia, explained

The Wall Street Journal reporter was arrested in Russia in March 2023 on unsubstantiated charges, and has been detained in a Russian prison ever since.

Prisoners of Zion: Refuseniks and the Soviet aliyah

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