Alexandra (Sasha) Zborovsky Lectures on Jewish Refugees in the Age of the Jewish Nation: Soviet Jews as “Cold War Refugees” or “Israeli Repatriates,” 1972-1991

In this lecture, delivered on July 10, 2025, Alexandra (Sasha Zborovsky) explores how, by the 1970s, the growing emigration of Jewish residents from the Soviet Union compelled Jewish philanthropic agencies, European states, and major world leaders to once again grapple with the public and legal association between Jews and refugeehood.

Alexandra (Sasha) Zborovsky is a PhD Candidate in the History Department at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the recipient of the 2024 Ruth and David Musher / JDC Archives Fellowship.