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Historical Marker Designates First Soviet Jewry Organization in North America
North America’s first organization formed to advocate for Soviet Jews has been recognized with a historical marker in Cleveland, Ohio where the earliest efforts began. The marker, titled “A Modern-Day Exodus,” recognizes the Cleveland Council on Soviet Anti-Semitism (CCSA), started in 1963 and led by Louis Rosenblum, Herb Caron, and Rabbi Daniel Litt. The marker […]
It takes two women to portray refusenik Ida Nudel in new play
“You can stop my body but you can’t stop my soul.” Those are perhaps the most striking words out of director Tzedi Tzarfati’s latest musical production called Ida, portraying the life of famed refusenik Ida Nudel. Currently being staged at the Habima Theater in Tel Aviv, the show began in September and plans to keep going for […]
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