Keeping Secrets
Not every Soviet Jew was a “Jew by DNA.” Olga Shmuylovich grew up in a family that secretly kept some Jewish customs and traditions. Even the family’s annual trip to visit the graves of her grandparents was done surreptitiously.
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Jewish Women's Archive. "Keeping Secrets." (Viewed on November 21, 2025) <https://qa.jwa.org/media/keeping-secrets>.