Simchat Torah on Arkhipova Street: Jewish Pride and Dreams of America – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
On Simchat Torah, Jews owned Arkhipova Street outside Moscow’s Choral Synagogue, but many in the closely pressed throng of more than 10,000 were ready to sell it for an exit visa to the United States. They came to the synagogue last Saturday night to affirm their identity as Jews, although few inside held siddurim and […]
