Russia

Shtreimel Variations: The History of a Hat

Though synonymous with Hasidic Jewry, the shtreimel was originally more of a status symbol than a religious one. And not...

All-inclusive hotel package, 19th-century-style. Female pilgrims in the Russian Compound hostel

Scent of Freedom

“Bevingrad” was the highest-security British prison in the Middle East, but that didn’t stop Jewish paramilitaries from lying through their...

As the father of modern Russia, Peter the Great has inspired dozens of oil portraits, some by great artists, others anonymous. Many of these works, including this 18th-century likeness, show the builder of St. Petersburg holding tools or architectural sketches

In the Service of the Czar

The St. Petersburg police chief, a Russian diplomat, and a comedian all sit down together at the Seder... It sounds...

Tapestry showing Moses and the Ten Commandments, displayed in the entrance hall of Israel's parliament building

Marc Chagall – the Surrealist Jew

Was Marc Chagall a painter first, or a Jew? Despite personal protestations to the contrary, and the unique fusion of...

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