In the Service of the Czar – Peter the Great
The St. Petersburg police chief, a Russian diplomat, and a comedian all sit down together at the Seder... It sounds like a joke, but Peter the Great may well have attended such a gathering, for...
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Egypt’s Jewish Molière – James Sanua
Banished from Egypt time and again for promoting nationalism and exposing government corruption, James Sanua harnessed humor and drama to continue jabbing at the regime from afar. Soon his satirical journal’s popularity outstripped even that...
