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Contemporary Ukraine
Contemporary Ukraine
Jewish Life in Independent Ukraine: Fifteen Years After the Soviet Collapse (Part 1)
April 15, 2007 |
Dr. Betsy Gidwitz
Estimates of the number of Jews living in contemporary Ukraine vary from 100,000 to 200,000. All observers believe that the Jewish population is in rapid demographic decline. It is likely to decrease even further in coming years due to a low birthrate, intermarriage and assimilation, and a lack of attractive gateways into Jewish life.
Jewish Life in Ukraine at the Dawn of the Twenty-First Century: Part One
April 1, 2001 |
Dr. Betsy Gidwitz
Ukraine is a country in transition between a Soviet past and an uncertain future. Since declaring independence in 1991 at the time of the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukraine has provided cause for both hope and despair.