Asher Ostrin
As we look out on the former Soviet Union today, it is hard to imagine that just a century ago this region was home to the vast Russian Empire and the largest Jewish community anywhere.
That world – with its shtetls, centers of Jewish learning and vibrant daily Jewish life – is now long gone. So are those who destroyed it: the Tsars whose persecution drove our forebears westward; the Nazis who annihilated the trapped millions; the Communists who eradicated the bonds that tied Jew to Jew, and each to their heritage.
Alik Nadan
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