By Alex Gordon, Ph.D HAIFA, Israel — Many years ago, I was in the German city of Cologne and went to a station restaurant for lunch. I was surprised when I saw “Chicken Kiev-style” on the menu. I was surprised because I was born and raised in Kiev, and I knew nothing about Chicken Kiev-style. […]
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Alex Gordon, Holocaust, International, OpinionBy Alex Gordon, Ph.D HAIFA, Israel — During the Russia-Ukraine war a history is made, which is important in itself, but which cannot undo the history of the relationship between Ukrainians and Jews. Ukraine is bleeding, but this misfortune does not blot out the rivers of blood shed by Jews in Ukraine throughout its history.
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Alex Gordon, Holocaust, International, Middle East, OpinionBy Alex Gordon, Ph.D HAIFA, Israel — The view of Ukraine as part of Russia, captured in the etymology of the Russian word “Ukraine,” is at the heart of the aggression: the “periphery,” the “border region” of the Moscow state, the “edge,” the “vassal” revolted against the “suzerain.” And the “suzerain” brings down on the
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Alex Gordon, International, OpinionBy Alex Gordon, Ph.D HAIFA, Israel — When I was a university student, I had to take an exam on the history of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. The students were afraid of not only the exam but also the lecturer administering the test — a student-hater, and a tough, unpleasant man who
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