The Promise and Perils of Revolution: Jewish Life in the Soviet Union After 1917

Date: Jul 13, 2020 - Jul 13, 2020

Time: 1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

Sponsor: Online Learning

Location: Online

Category: Online Learning


Times of Crisis and Possibility: An Online Series With JTS Faculty and Fellows

The Promise and Perils of Revolution: Jewish Life in the Soviet Union After 1917

Monday, July 13, 1:00-2:15 p.m. ET

The 1917 Russian revolution and its aftermath were a time of both promise and crisis for the Jews of Russia, who constituted the largest Jewish community in the world at the time. The Soviet Union was the first state to outlaw antisemitism, and more than half of the first Soviet cabinet consisted of Jews. Yet the new regime mercilessly persecuted organized religion and outlawed all non-Communist political movements, including Zionism. Focusing on the years between the revolution and the Second World War, this session will explore the diversity of Jewish responses to sweeping political and social change.

With Dr. David E. Fishman, Professor of Jewish History, JTS.

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