Observation
October 28, 2014
What Does the Future Hold for Ukraine’s Jews?
By Dovid MargolinA first-hand report on the refugees from the war-torn towns of eastern Ukraine.
The light-haired customs official in Kiev inspected my American passport. As I quickly presented myself as a Russian-speaker, he looked up and asked where my Russian came from.
“My parents are from Moscow,” I replied, realizing as I said it that my father’s birthplace was now the capital of Ukraine’s enemy.
“Why are you speaking Russian here?” the agent retorted. “This is Ukraine.”