From the bleak Soviet Union, to the historic renaissance of Judaism, to the current collapse of Russian society, Moscow’s chief rabbi for almost three decades joins us in London.

Now exiled in Israel, Pinchas Goldschmidt’s tenure ended abruptly in 2022 when he spoke out against Putin’s war against Ukraine, resigned, and recommended that all Jews leave the country.
His memoir tells of the flourishing of a Jewish community at the very heart of a land that for centuries was committed to its destruction. He sheds light on run-ins with secret service agents; the influence of oligarchs on the capital’s Jewish community; and local antisemitism always simmering beneath the surface.

An event from Jewish Book Week 2024