Aliens in an alien world: paradoxes of Jewish-Christian identity in contemporary Russia.

For many centuries the attitude towards baptised Jews within Jewish society was extremely negative, as baptism was perceived as apostasy. This attitude persists to this day, even though many Jews have abandoned Judaism and a secular Jewish identity has emerged. After seven decades of Soviet rule, du...

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Published in:	East European Jewish Affairs Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. 19 - 42
Main Author:	Nosenko‐Stein, Elena
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Apr2010
Subjects:	Judaism & secularism Jewish identity Jewish conversion to Christianity Jews Ex-Jews Interfaith marriage Russian Orthodox Church Jewish history Religion Russian history, 1991- Russia Soviet Union
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