Notes, Jews in the USSR, 1917-2000
Chabad rabbi, not
accepted by R Js. In Put's pocket; flattering. Neo-Nats in Uk? Chmelnicki, Bandera on
currency. Only non-good choices for Js in Uk. Not many Js there anymore. Many
young former SU Israelis have returned to former SU, mostly R and Uk. R and Uk
nationalists; transnationalism. Migration tied to economy.
Back to Babi Yar memorials. 61, poem published. Literaturnaya Gazeta, very popular
among educated. Says there is anti-Semitism in SU, Uk collaborators. Pogrom in
Malakhovka, Dagestan, 59. Poem declared that WWII J suffering was unique.
Mentions Anna Frank (censored), SU version of Anna Frank happened here too. Govt
reacts harshly in newspapers, until end of 62? Shastakovich's symphony. Couldn't
react harshly to Shastakovich, famous. Changed some text in the symphony? More
13 May 2014
48-67 SU relations w IL. Lukewarm IL relying on France? France diff role. IL not all
that socialist. Refugees from SU, see SU as sort of homeland, not devil. 2 nd, 3rd