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    Soviet Jewry

    Cover of To Catch a Traitor
    Fic­tion
    To Catch a Traitor
    D.B. Shus­ter
    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
    Cover of Turned Inside Out: Reading the Russian Novel in Prison
    Non­fic­tion
    Turned Inside Out: Read­ing the Russ­ian Nov­el in Prison
    Steven Shankman
    Cover of Where the Jews Aren't
    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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