Columns
A Cossack pogrom — a century ago
One century ago this week, a catastrophe struck Jewry. On the Sabbath day, Feb. 15, 1919, horror came to the Jewish community of the Ukrainian town of Proskurov. The Proskurov …
Larry Domnitch
Jewish History
Columns
The Balfour Declaration: reflecting on a centenary
Amid the destruction of WWI, hope emerged upon the horizon for the beleaguered Jewish people — the Balfour Declaration. The war, which Germany officially joined on the same day as …
Larry Domnitch
Columns
Russian Revolution and the Jews
It is the centennial of the Russian Revolution. The first stage, which lead to the Bolshevik Revolution later that year, started in the capital city of St. Petersburg. Rioters and …
Larry Domnitch