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Russian-speaking Jews as a Political Body
A Global Perspective
Series: - Jewish Identities in a Changing World, Volume: 37
â¯Since 1989 Russian-speaking Jews, often raised and socialized in the Soviet Union, have "dispersed" in great numbers to Western countries and Israel. Even there, they retain their own cultural and political identities. In this volume, prominent authors provide an impressive overview about how this strong transnational Jewish diaspora group participates in social life in North America, Israel, Europe and elsewhere, but also works to strengthen Jewish networks and communities. In many places Russian-speaking Jews are considered to be highly educated, politically keen, and anything but conflict-averse. This has resulted in an independent strand of contemporary Judaism.
Vladimir (Ze'ev) Khanin is Adjunct Professor in Political Studies and heads the Post-Soviet Conflicts Research Program at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, Bar-Ilan University. Since 2018, he serves as Academic Chairman at the Institute for Euro-Asian Jewish Studies (Herzliya).
Olaf Glöckner is a research associate at the Moses Mendelssohn Center for European-Jewish Studies and a lecturer in Modern History and Jewish Studies at Potsdam University. He focuses on Jewish migration, Jewish community building, developments in Israel and antisemitism.
Olaf Glöckner is a research associate at the Moses Mendelssohn Center for European-Jewish Studies and a lecturer in Modern History and Jewish Studies at Potsdam University. He focuses on Jewish migration, Jewish community building, developments in Israel and antisemitism.
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Notes on Contributors
1 Introduction: Russian-speaking Jews as a Transnational Political Community: Models of Participation, Identity, and Culture in a Time of Global Upheaval
âVladimir (Zeâev) Khanin and Olaf Glöckner
PART 1 A Decisive Game Player? National and Community Politics of the FSU Olim in Israel
2 The Russian-speaking Jewish Vote, Party Politics, and 2019â2022 Electoral Marathon in Israel
âVladimir (Zeâev) Khanin
3 From âGreat Aliyaâ to âPutin Aliyaâ: Generation and Time Shifts in Political Identity and Voting Patters among the FSU Repatriates in Israel
âElina Bardach-Yalov
PART 2 Between the âHost-landâ and the âHomelandâ: Political Culture and Voting Behavior of Russian-speaking Jews in North America
4 Dynamics of Russian-Jewish Immigrantsâ Political and Social Views in the U.S. in the Twenty-First Century
âSam Kliger
5 The Politics of Jews from the USSR/FSU in Canada
âRobert Brym and Marina Morgenshtern
6 Bukharian Jewish Community of New York: Identity and Electoral Strategy
âRita Kuznetsova and Natiya Kuznetsova
PART 3 The Russian-Jewish Immigrants in the European Public Sphere and Political Discourse
7 In Search of a New Political Identity: Russian-Speaking âJuifs Citoyensâ in France (First Generation)
âDaria Malyuta
8 Russian-speaking Jews and their Electoral Behavior in the Federal Republic of Germany
âMarianna Levtov
9 Jews in the Political Landscape of the Baltic States
âElizaveta A. Iakimova
PART 4 Russian-Speaking Jews and Their Political Views in Successor Countries of the Former Soviet Union
10 Jews and Their Political Experiences in Belarus Before and After the Anti-Authoritarian Revolution
âAlexander Friedman
11 Jews and Jewish Topics in the Ukrainian Political Discourse at the Backdrop of the Russian-Ukrainian War
âVelvl Chernin
12 Politicizing Russian Jewish Ethnicity: A Theoretical and Empirical Outlook on Jews in Russia
âPetr Oskolkov
Epilogue
Index
Notes on Contributors
1 Introduction: Russian-speaking Jews as a Transnational Political Community: Models of Participation, Identity, and Culture in a Time of Global Upheaval
âVladimir (Zeâev) Khanin and Olaf Glöckner
PART 1 A Decisive Game Player? National and Community Politics of the FSU Olim in Israel
2 The Russian-speaking Jewish Vote, Party Politics, and 2019â2022 Electoral Marathon in Israel
âVladimir (Zeâev) Khanin
3 From âGreat Aliyaâ to âPutin Aliyaâ: Generation and Time Shifts in Political Identity and Voting Patters among the FSU Repatriates in Israel
âElina Bardach-Yalov
PART 2 Between the âHost-landâ and the âHomelandâ: Political Culture and Voting Behavior of Russian-speaking Jews in North America
4 Dynamics of Russian-Jewish Immigrantsâ Political and Social Views in the U.S. in the Twenty-First Century
âSam Kliger
5 The Politics of Jews from the USSR/FSU in Canada
âRobert Brym and Marina Morgenshtern
6 Bukharian Jewish Community of New York: Identity and Electoral Strategy
âRita Kuznetsova and Natiya Kuznetsova
PART 3 The Russian-Jewish Immigrants in the European Public Sphere and Political Discourse
7 In Search of a New Political Identity: Russian-Speaking âJuifs Citoyensâ in France (First Generation)
âDaria Malyuta
8 Russian-speaking Jews and their Electoral Behavior in the Federal Republic of Germany
âMarianna Levtov
9 Jews in the Political Landscape of the Baltic States
âElizaveta A. Iakimova
PART 4 Russian-Speaking Jews and Their Political Views in Successor Countries of the Former Soviet Union
10 Jews and Their Political Experiences in Belarus Before and After the Anti-Authoritarian Revolution
âAlexander Friedman
11 Jews and Jewish Topics in the Ukrainian Political Discourse at the Backdrop of the Russian-Ukrainian War
âVelvl Chernin
12 Politicizing Russian Jewish Ethnicity: A Theoretical and Empirical Outlook on Jews in Russia
âPetr Oskolkov
Epilogue
Index
This Volume is aimed equally at generally interested readers and decisions makers from today's Jewish world as well as at migration researchers, political scientists, and cultural scientists.