Coping with war in Ukraine
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR Although most Americans are unaware of the fact, there is a war raging in Ukraine. In early ...
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From Minneapolis to Minsk
Natalie Shnaiderman, of the Jewish Agency for Israel, speaks about the organization’s work in Ukraine and the former Soviet Union ...
Russian Jews rattled by Nemtsov murder
The murder hit Russia’s Jewish intelligentsia hard because ‘nearly all the leaders of the liberal opposition are either fully Jewish ...
Shtetls in a new light
The Golden Age Shtetl: A New History of Jewish Life in East Europe, by Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern, Princeton, 431 pages, $29.95 ...
What's happening in Donetsk, Ukraine?
A pro-Russian activist guards the front of the Donetsk Regional Administration building on Friday, in Donetsk, Ukraine. The activists occupying ...
Celebrate life with Aviv 613 vodka
Aviv 613 Vodka, currently only available in Minnesota, aims for a spiritual essence — making it worthy of heartfelt toasts ...
Editorial: Chaos in Ukraine
Many Jewish World readers are descendants of immigrants from Ukraine. Three of my four grandparents came from Ukraine — Kiev ...
Nazi SS commander found living in Minneapolis
Documents indicate that Michael Karkoc, 94, was a top commander of a Nazi SS-led unit accused of burning villages filled ...
The story of one family’s underground survival
No Place on Earth chronicles the remarkable story of the Stermer family and how they survived the Holocaust by hiding ...
New album presents ‘living treasure of Yiddish song’
The sweet and melancholy vocals of Arkady Gendler, a 90-year-old singer from Zaporozhye, Ukraine, are showcased on his new album, ...
