Professional Affiliation

Rabbi Edward Sandrow Chair in Soviet and East European Jewry, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Wilson Center Project

A World of Good: Jewish Philanthropy and Politics in Russia and the USSR, 1890s-1990s

Project Summary

The project examines the impact of organized Western philanthropic activity on the politics of the Russian state from the 1890s, particularly from the 1920s, until the transfer of power from the Yeltsin to the Putin administrations in the late 1990s.

Previous Terms

Mar 01, 2000 - Apr 01, 2000: "The Agro-Joint Experiment: Lessons from Over There"