Winter/Spring 2022: The Soviet Issue

Jewish Currents presents The Soviet Issue, a special double issue dedicated to the experiences of post-Soviet Jews, developed in collaboration with a special committee of academics, artists, and activists. Inside the issue: Linda Kinstler reports on Holocaust memorial efforts at Babi Yar in Kyiv. Bela Shayevich tells the story of her so-called salvation at the hands of Jewish resettlement organizations. Egina Manachova reflects on fleeing one system of mass incarceration for another. Victoria Lomasko explores the contours of oft-buried Jewish identity in contemporary Russia. Valeriya Nakshun and George Prigov discuss Juhuri language activism. Eli Rubin finds a challenge to the ubiquitous coupling of secularism and socialism in a mid-century rabbi’s Yiddish fiction. Rotem Rozental offers a mid-career survey of the work of Israeli artist Zoya Cherkassky-Nnadi. Zoé Samudzi reflects on the promises and disappointments of the Soviet Union for Black revolutionaries through an archive of Sovi