Illini Hillel shared 100 years of its history in an exhibition showcasing its biggest points of pride at the Champaign County History Museum on Saturday. Executive Director of Illini Hillel Erez Cohen and Museum Manager Will Best unveiled the display, revealing several historical artifacts representing the exhibition’s theme of pride. “Hillel is the de facto.
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Hillel International in the Former Soviet Union
Between the Russian Communist Revolution of 1917 to the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, generations of Soviet Jews had lost touch with their Jewish heritage. The Jews populating Russia and the Pale of Settlement which covered parts of Ukraine, Poland, Moldova, and Belarus had known discrimination and pogroms. But for the most part, until the rise of Communism, most of them still chose to practice Judaism and many lived in predominantly Jewish communities. However, with the advent of Communism, Jews could no longer openly practice their faith, teach their children in Yiddish, or openly perpetuate their Jewish heritage. Communism is of