Tag: Russia


Below are all entries tagged with "Russia":

Vanessa Carlton saves the day

January 31, 2011 | by emily savage

Did you know Vanessa Carlton is the descendent of Russian Jews? Neither did I until the stunning pianist stepped in and saved the day at the 10th Annual JFCS Emigre Gala last weekend in San Francisco.

The sweet-voiced…


Russian Jewess Regina Spektor at the White House

May 26, 2010 | by emily savage

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I can’t decide who the luckier one is in this particular situation. The sparkly and fanciful Ms. Regina Spektor will perform for Barack Obama himself tomorrow (May 27) at the first ever White House reception in honor of Jewish American Heritage…


What’s east of Siberia? The Jewish Autonomous Region, of course!

November 24, 2009 | by stacey palevsky

I had no idea Jews ever lived east of Siberia (okay, actually, I had no idea anyone lived east of Siberia given that the term has an end-of-the-earth-like connotation). I began reading about the history of this part of the world, known as the Jewish Autonomous Region, in a