Israel Dispatch: New Year’s Fete From Russia Irks Some in Israel: ‘It’s Not a Jewish Holiday’
Novy God, the Russian New Year, has become a way to gauge Israeli acceptance of more than one million Russian-speaking immigrants, many of whom feel they constantly have to prove their Jewishness. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: Israel
Topics: Israel, Jewishness, prove, constantly, immigrants, Russian-speaking, million, acceptance, Israeli, gauge, become, Russian, Holiday’, Jewish, ‘It’s, Russia, Year’s, Dispatch
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/30/world/middleeast/israel-novy-god-ashdod.html?partner=rss&emc=rss