Russian-speaking Jews as a Political Body : A Global Perspective / edited by Vladimir Ze'ev Khanin and Olaf Glöckner.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Glöckner, Olaf, editor.

Ze‘ev Khanin, Vladimir, editor.

Series:

Jewish Identities in a Changing World ; 37.

Social Sciences E-Books Online, Collection 2026.

Jewish Identities in a Changing World ; 37

Social Sciences E-Books Online, Collection 2026

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Former Soviet republics--Migrations.

Jews.

Jews--Soviet Union--Migrations.

Jews, Russian--Political activity--Europe.

Jews, Russian.

Jews, Russian--Political activity--Israel.

Jews, Russian--Political activity--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (343 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

A Global Perspective

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2026.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

List of Figures and TablesII

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

Vladimir (Ze’ev) 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 2019–2022 Electoral Marathon in Israel

Vladimir (Ze’ev) Khanin

3 From “Great Aliya” to “Putin Aliya”: Generation and Time Shifts in Political Identity and Voting Patters among the FSU Repatriates in Israel

Elina Bardach-Yalov

PART 2 Between the “Host-land” and the “Homeland”: Political Culture and Voting Behavior of Russian-speaking Jews in North America

4 Dynamics of Russian-Jewish Immigrants’ Political and Social Views in the U.S. in the Twenty-First Century

Sam Kliger

5 The Politics of Jews from the USSR/FSU in Canada

Robert Brym and Marina Morgenshtern

6 Bukharian Jewish Community of New York: Identity and Electoral Strategy

Rita 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 “Juifs Citoyens” in France (First Generation)

Daria Malyuta

8 Russian-speaking Jews and their Electoral Behavior in the Federal Republic of Germany

Marianna Levtov

9 Jews in the Political Landscape of the Baltic States

Elizaveta 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

Alexander Friedman

11 Jews and Jewish Topics in the Ukrainian Political Discourse at the Backdrop of the Russian-Ukrainian War

Velvl Chernin

12 Politicizing Russian Jewish Ethnicity: A Theoretical and Empirical Outlook on Jews in Russia

Petr Oskolkov

Epilogue

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-74396-0

9789004743960

OCLC:

1557809313

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004743960 DOI