Chapter 23 of 200 Years Together: “Before the Six-Day War”
As noted in Chapter 22, Jews began to be purged from prominent positions in the government after World War II up to the time of Stalin’s death. Thereafter, things improved for the Jews but deteriorated again. Chapter 23 has several familiar themes: Jews continued to be overrepresented in all areas requiring education, but less so. For example, “if […]