The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/russian-speaking-jewish-americans/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:42:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Russian-speaking Jewish Americans | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/russian-speaking-jewish-americans/ 32 32 When the Torah cycle ended, their Russian-American romance began https://www.timesofisrael.com/when-the-torah-cycle-ended-their-russian-american-romance-began/ Mon, 17 Oct 2022 05:50:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2853046 After reconnecting at a Simchat Torah event, Tamar Caplan and Alex Zeldin find chemistry -- and matching Jewish ideals -- and level up from friendship to lifelong love

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]]> Chinese censors ban the printing of Hasidic woman’s memoir for a US publisher https://www.timesofisrael.com/chinese-censors-ban-the-printing-of-hasidic-womans-memoir-for-a-us-publisher/ Sun, 09 Oct 2022 00:03:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2847783 Citing 'anti-Communist' content, authorities won't let locals print 'The Queen of Cleveland,' Shula Kazen's story of surviving the Iron Curtain, even though it would be sold abroad

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]]> For millions of Russian-Americans, war brings shock, horror — and backlash https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-millions-of-russian-americans-war-brings-shock-horror-and-backlash/ Sat, 19 Mar 2022 18:34:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2727868 Scientists decry rejection of papers by Russian scholars and cancellation of concerts by Russian performers, as many experience 'shame by virtue of being Russian'

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]]> New Yorker cartoonist David Sipress smiles through the pain in a new memoir https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-yorker-cartoonist-david-sipress-smiles-through-the-pain-in-a-new-memoir/ Tue, 15 Mar 2022 01:52:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2720152 In 'What’s So Funny?' the Jewish son of Eastern European immigrants talks about growing up in New York, defying his parents' expectations and finding inspiration in everyday life

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]]> In Boston, COVID sends Russian-Jewish theater group hurtling through space and time https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-boston-covid-sends-russian-jewish-theater-group-hurtling-through-space-and-time/ Sat, 08 Jan 2022 03:53:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2677464 In 'Witness,' playing through January 23, the Arlekin Players take their performance online, combining tech elements to transport viewers back to the ill-fated MS St. Louis in 1939

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]]> Director Eric Steel on Jewish-LGBTQ film ‘Minyan,’ one of this year’s top 10 https://www.timesofisrael.com/director-eric-steel-on-jewish-lgbtq-film-minyan-one-of-this-years-top-10/ Fri, 22 Oct 2021 17:43:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2636057 A surprisingly true to life depiction of Russian-Jewish immigrants in 1980s Brooklyn doesn't hinder the universal message in the movie, opening Oct. 22 in NY and streaming Oct. 29

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]]> These are the Russian-speaking Jewish Americans you never knew changed your life https://www.timesofisrael.com/these-are-the-russian-speaking-jewish-americans-you-never-knew-changed-your-life/ Tue, 19 Feb 2019 01:57:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2003950 From cancer research to designing systems powering the Eiffel Tower, the unsung scientists, inventors and entrepreneurs found in the new book 'Hammer and Silicon' make an impact

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]]> Refusenik, 82, sees first English translation of his tragic 1979 novel https://www.timesofisrael.com/refusenik-82-sees-first-english-translation-of-his-tragic-1979-novel/ Wed, 19 Dec 2018 20:36:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1983076 'Doctor Levitin,' the first literary work to deal with the experiences of the dissident Jews, written by renowned writer David Shrayer-Petrov, who escaped the Soviet Union in 1987

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]]> Son of Russian-Jewish immigrants fights affirmative action on behalf of Asians https://www.timesofisrael.com/son-of-russian-jewish-immigrants-fights-affirmative-action-on-behalf-of-asians/ Sun, 14 Oct 2018 12:13:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1938677 Cato Institute fellow Ilya Shapiro says race shouldn't factor into college admissions -- and if an October 15 case against Harvard fails, he'll go all the way to the Supreme Court

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]]> How do you inherit your heritage? Ritual! https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/in-the-struggle-for-cultural-preservation-ritual-triumphs/ Fri, 06 Jul 2018 14:59:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1884449 Jokes and borscht from my parents' Russia pale in comparison to the customs and practices of Judaism

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]]> Chef tears down culinary Iron Curtain to make Jewish-Russian food great again https://www.timesofisrael.com/chef-tears-down-culinary-iron-curtain-to-make-jewish-russian-food-great-again/ Thu, 05 Apr 2018 00:03:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1800186 Though initially embarrassed by her family's immigrant fare, today James Beard-nominated Bonnie Frumkin Morales sells a surprising amount of herring at her restaurant Kachka

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]]> A son of refuseniks chronicles the slow dissolve of Russia’s Jews https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-son-of-refuseniks-chronicles-the-slow-dissolve-of-russias-jews/ Wed, 24 Jan 2018 03:47:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1773104 Examining a community that numbers one-tenth of its size in 1989, Maxim Shrayer notes the disappearance of Jewish names from the achievement rolls of science and the humanities

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]]> Limmud FSU slams Israeli government for neglecting Russian-speaking Jews https://www.timesofisrael.com/limmud-fsu-slams-israeli-government-for-neglecting-russian-speaking-jews/ Sat, 30 Dec 2017 09:16:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1760115 Blaming 'broken promises' from unmotivated politicians, nonprofit dramatically scales back its global conferences

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]]> Look, but don’t touch: Moscow’s Schneerson Collection goes online https://www.timesofisrael.com/look-but-dont-touch-moscows-schneerson-collection-goes-online/ Tue, 27 Jun 2017 10:43:40 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1638317 Russian government continues to hold the Chabad dynasty's seized collection of ancient books, but is opening it to public viewing on the web

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]]> In New York, Russian-speaking Jews say ‘da’ to Limmud FSU https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-new-york-russian-speaking-jews-say-da-to-limmud-fsu/ Tue, 16 May 2017 22:46:12 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1619951 Feeling marginalized from 'mainstream' American Jewry, people from the former Soviet Union gather for a conference that speaks to them

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