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Russian-Israeli Activist to Speak at Mayerson JCC
Former Soviet Jews make up about 20 percent of Israel’s Jewish population. While Russian Jews who immigrated to Israel have resisted attempts at their “Israelization,” their children—the 1.5 Generation—have created a Russian-Israeli subculture, forged by both assimilative and pluralistic forces. Historian and activist Vadim Blumin will tell his story—the story of the 1.5 Generation: their push for civil rights and equality, their refusal of conversion, and their quest for an open discourse about feminism, LGBTQ rights, culture, and art.
Blumin is the content and training specialist for Makom, the Strategic Content Lab of the Jewish Agency for Israel. Formerly, he ran the Agency’s education department in St. Petersburg, Russia, and served as the executive director of “1+1: Association of Immigrant Youth.” Blumin founded Generation 1.5 – Russian Speaking Young Adults, which seeks to integrate Russian identity into Israeli society.
Join Blumin for “The 1.5 Generation: The Story of Russian Immigrants in Israel,” at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at the Mayerson JCC. Visit jewishcincinnati.org/israelity to RSVP.
This presentation is part of the 2016 Israelity speaker series, “All Sorts of Israel.” This year’s featured speakers will bring diverse Israeli perspectives to Cincinnati. The series is brought to you by the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati in collaboration with the Jewish Community Relations Council and the Mayerson JCC.
