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Sofya Tamarkin


I’ll Take 500 Sleeping Bags Please

Everyone can still make a difference in supporting Israeli soldiers.

I Marched for Israel in Washington DC

Together with almost 300,000 Jews, we showed our solidarity and support for Israel and religious freedom.

My Family’s Buried Treasure in the Former Soviet Union

After the Communist Revolution my great-grandfather filled a milk jug with gold coins and buried it in the yard with the hope that one day he’d retrieve it.

This Humble Lithuanian Hero Saved 13 Jews in the Holocaust

Because risking your life for strangers is “the right thing to do.”

Me and the Moai: What Was I Doing on a Remote Polynesian Island?

The statues forge a connection between the Polynesian ancestors and members of the community. I, too, have been looking to reconnect to the chain of my ancestors.

A Russian Doll and an Unlikely Legacy of Kindness

A true story that we need to hear during these difficult times.

My Grandmother and the 1922 Russian Typhus Epidemic

Her father refused to believe the doctors' pessimistic diagnosis. Her miraculous survival instilled a steadfast gratitude to God, despite the barrage of atheistic Communist propaganda.

Jews in Exile, Making their Way Home

I am grateful that despite years of oppression, Soviet leaders were not able to erase the yearning for our spiritual inheritance.

How Rabbi Sacks Changed the Life of This Soviet-Bred Mother

I was angry at the Communist regime that separated me from the basic connection to my Jewish heritage. Rabbi Sacks' wisdom inspired my journey home.

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