Jewish Chekists, Kolkhozniks and Komsomoltzy (1918-1930)

Jewish Chekists, Kolkhozniks and Komsomoltzy (1918-1930) by COJECO Virtual Academy of the Russian Jewish Heritage  in partnership with Federation CJA Historian and educator Yigal Kotler will devote this session to the first decade of the Soviet Jewish history- with all its new opportunities and challenges. The participation of Jews in the Cheka-NKVD and their role in the […]

Jun 23
7:30 pm
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by COJECO Virtual Academy of the Russian Jewish Heritage
 in partnership with Federation CJA

Historian and educator Yigal Kotler will devote this session to the first decade of the Soviet Jewish history- with all its new opportunities and challenges. The participation of Jews in the Cheka-NKVD and their role in the murder of the Tzar’s family, the fight of the Jewish section of the Communist Party against Zionism, Hebrew and Judaism; new Communist Jewish schools, and how authorities tried to turn Jews into collective farmers.
Presentation will be conducted in Russian. Advance registration is required.

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NY

COJECO

www.cojeco.org

COJECO (Council of Jewish Émigré Community Organizations) is the central hub of the Russian-speaking Jewish community in the New York tri-state area. We are the central hub for the Russian-speaking Jewish community in New York tri-state area. Our mission is to convene and connect the Russian-speaking Jewish community to build on our heritage through collaborative leadership, innovative engagement, Jewish education, and community capacity building.   COJECO_LOGO

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