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Russia’s threats to shut down Jewish Agency raise alarm bells for those who remember the past

  • Written by Shaul Kelner, Associate Professor of Sociology and Jewish Studies, Vanderbilt University
imageDuring the Cold War, Jewish emigration from the Soviet Union was tightly restricted. Dzurag/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 sparked a surge of refugees fleeing the war zone, but political repression and economic uncertainty have also prompted emigration from Russia itself. Among the emigrants are...

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