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Lea Zeltserman

Lea Zeltserman is a Toronto-based writer who focuses on Soviet Jewish immigration. She is the publisher of the Soviet Samovar, a monthly roundup of Russian Jewish news, culture and events. Her Twitter feed is @zeltserman.

  • Soviet salmon zakuski hamantaschen
    Soviet salmon zakuski hamantaschen
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    Hamantaschen of Our Own

    Jews from the former Soviet Union didn’t grow up with the ‘typical’ holiday treats—so I tried to imagine what we might have made for Purim

    byLea Zeltserman
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    Defining Soviet Jewish Cuisine

    Under communism, Soviet Jews ate plov, pork-laden sosiski, and ‘herring under fur coat.’ But does that make those dishes ‘Jewish food’?

    byLea Zeltserman
  • The Zalmansons siblings in the Soviet Union.
    The Zalmansons siblings in the Soviet Union.
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    New Doc Details 1970 Refusenik-led Escape Attempt to Israel

    ‘Operation Wedding’ is directed by Anat Zalmanson-Kuznetsov, whose parents led the Leningrad plane hijacking that was ultimately foiled by the KGB

    byLea Zeltserman
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    (IMDb)
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    Soviet Emigres Get Stuck in the Past in ‘Stateless’

    By focusing on their departure only, the film misses what the migrants became

    byLea Zeltserman
  • Still from Fate of a Man.(Courtesy Olga Gershenson)
    Still from Fate of a Man.(Courtesy Olga Gershenson)
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    Ghosts of Soviet Holocaust Cinema Finally Escape From the Censors’ Files

    Long-lost and suppressed classics with complicated depictions of the Shoah have found a revivalist champion

    byLea Zeltserman
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    Hitler? There’s an App for That

    Developers are creating Hitler, Stalin, and Mussolini iPhone apps that offer little more than propaganda. And Apple’s gatekeepers approve them.

    byLea Zeltserman
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