The Hoora that Saved Three Million Jewish Lives

By Hillel Zaltzman

The Stalin Cult

Every year, as Purim approaches, I think back to the fear and dread that was our lot in the weeks before Purim 1953.

The Autonomous Jewish Region

Stalin supported the ideology of a Jewish state, but opposed the Jews who requested to immigrate there.

Shocking Arrests in Samarkand

A wave of arrests between the years 1948 and 1953 targeted Jews specifically.

The Beginning of the Doctors' Plot

Day after day, a vast number of articles appeared in the major newspapers about robberies, corruption, and swindling. The common denominator in all of them was that all of the suspects in these crimes had obvious Jewish names.

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The Miracle of Stalin's Death

We were clueless as to the events transpiring in Chabad World Headquarters, 770 Eastern Parkway.

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By Hillel Zaltzman

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"Samarkand" tells the story of the Chassidic underground that operated in the Soviet Union, upholding Judaism during the rule of communist terror. Gripping narrative sweeps the reader to distant lands, and paints a picture of mysterious figures in Samarkand's alleys, secret Torah study under the constant threat of arrest by the KGB, and the long and hard fought victory in inspiring Jewish renaissance throughout the Soviet Union.

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