During WWII, Uzbekistan became a sanctuary for refugees fleeing from Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, etc. Jewish refugees established a thriving cultural life there, including Yiddish theater. Now an article by Mordechai Haimovitz published in the Jerusalem Post describes Uzbekistan’s policy of researching and documenting the history of its Jewish community, which has existed in the central …
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Jewish-Uzbek Historical Archives Open Up to the Public
During WWII, Uzbekistan became a sanctuary for refugees fleeing from Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, etc. Jewish refugees established a thriving cultural life there, including Yiddish theater. Now an article by Mordechai Haimovitz published in the Jerusalem Post describes Uzbekistan’s policy of researching and documenting the history of its Jewish community, which has existed in the central …
Jewish-Uzbek Historical Archives Open Up to the Public
During WWII, Uzbekistan became a sanctuary for refugees fleeing from Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, etc. Jewish refugees established a thriving cultural life there, including Yiddish theater. Now an article by Mordechai Haimovitz published in the Jerusalem Post describes Uzbekistan’s policy of researching and documenting the history of its Jewish community, which has existed in the central …