S5E9 - From a Soviet upbringing to Jewish identity | Dan’s story
Published: March 1, 2026
Duration: 1:52:22
Video link to this episode: https://youtu.be/Nmw9jZM2aYU
The story of a Jew who grew up in the Soviet Union and learned little about his Judaism but some other hard lessons that would shape his life.
Dan is a high-level interpreter and a thoughtful, intelligent man. He reached out to me after noticing how different his experience as a Soviet Jew was from mine. I grew up deeply engaged with my Jewishness, while he grew up almost entirely disconnected from it. Our conversation convinced me that Dan's story needed to be documented and...
The story of a Jew who grew up in the Soviet Union and learned little about his Judaism but some other hard lessons that would shape his life.
Dan is a high-level interpreter and a thoughtful, intelligent man. He reached out to me after noticing how different his experience as a Soviet Jew was from mine. I grew up deeply engaged with my Jewishness, while he grew up almost entirely disconnected from it. Our conversation convinced me that Dan's story needed to be documented and...