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David Kalis

David A. Kalis is the author of Vodka Shot, Pickle Chaser: A True Story of Risk, Corruption, and Self-Discovery Amid the Collapse of the Soviet Union. Follow him on Twitter @thedavidkalis.

  • The synagogue in Shepetovka
    The synagogue in Shepetovka
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    Digging Up My Jewish Roots in My Grandfather’s Ukrainian Village

    My grandfather told me his hometown no longer existed. But I found it—and finally came to appreciate my own heritage.

    byDavid Kalis
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