From Moscow to Jerusalem
by Esther Newman-Cohen
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Title
From Moscow to Jerusalem
Artist
Esther Newman-Cohen
Medium
Painting - Sepia And India Inks On Paper
Description
This is a signed original work painted in Sepia and India inks on paper.
Aliyah is the immigration of Jews from the diaspora to the land of Israel (Eretz Yisrael). The return to the Holy Land has been the aspiration of many Jews since the Babylonian exile. By the end of 1960s, Jewish cultural and religious life in the Soviet Union had become practically impossible, and the majority of Soviet Jews were assimilated and non-religious. After the Six Day War a new wave of state-sponsored anti-Semitism and the sense of pride for the victorious Jewish nation over Soviet-armed Arab armies stirred up Zionist feelings.
After the Dymshits-Kuznetsov hijacking affair and the crackdown that followed, strong international condemnations caused the Soviet authorities to increase the emigration quota. In the years 1960�1970, the USSR let only 4,000 people leave; in the following decade, the number rose to 250,000. The exodus of Soviet Jews began in 1968.
In 1989 Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev ended restrictions on Jewish immigration, and the Soviet Union itself collapsed in 1991. Since then, about a million Russians immigrated to Israel, including approximately 240,000 who were not Jewish according to rabbinical law, but were eligible for Israeli citizenship under the Law of Return.
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Comments (9)
Esther Newman-Cohen
Thanks very much, Mike. I'm so glad you enjoyed this work. Thanks for the V + F too!
Esther Newman-Cohen
Thanks so much First Star Art for featuring this work in the Heroes and Heroines Group!