Jewish Odesa: Negotiating Identities and Traditions in Contemporary Ukraine

Jewish Odesa: Negotiating Identities and Traditions in Contemporary Ukraine explores the rich Jewish history and contemporary Jewish life in Ukraine's port city of Odesa. Long considered both a uniquely cosmopolitan and Jewish place, Odesa's Jewish character has shifted as ethnic and cultural identities have dramatically changed since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the independence of Ukraine.

Drawing on extensive field research, Marina Sapritsky-Nahum examines how the role of Rus...