Soviet-Jewish Alienation within the "Bagel-and-Lox Culture" (Part 2/2)

This is (part two of) a short documentary I created exploring my feelings of alienation and authenticity doubts within dominant Jewish culture in North America as a Soviet Jew who emigrated from the former USSR as a child. The documentary contextualizes my experiences within interviews (mostly done on Skype) with other 20-something Soviet Jews and my mother.

Part one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9TglEQ3sIE

I hope to continue working on this and if you're interested in being interviewed, sharing your story, or just chatting with me, please contact me at vlada.bilyak@gmail.com

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Soviet
• Russian
• Jewish
• Jew
• Soviet Jewry
• Russian Jew
• immigration
• alienation
• authentic Judaism
• USSR
• documentary

[mxrubyben]

Can I show this to my mum? She'd be really into it (as am I).

[vladislalalava]

@mxrubyben Definitely :) Thanks!

[wisewords7]

Thank you for this video, it's really interesting! I'm researching the story of the Jews of Russia, some of my own family came over to Britain around the turn of the 20th century to escape the pogroms, but it is fascinating to hear the stories in this video.

[cloxwork]

This seriously describes EXACTLY what I'm going through. Thanks.

[katyamuscovite]

This documentary is an incredible idea.

As a Soviet Jew, I'd like to thank you :)