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Soviet Roots of Anti-Zionism: A Scholar's Insights

2/1/2026

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  • Izabella Tabarovsky, a scholar of Soviet anti-Zionism and contemporary antisemitism, discusses the Soviet roots of modern anti-Zionism in an interview with host Steven Shalowitz.
  • Speaking from her home in Jerusalem, Tabarovsky recalls growing up in the USSR where state-sponsored anti-Zionism created discrimination against Jews.
  • Discrimination manifested in schools as humiliation and blocked progress in higher education and careers.
  • According to Tabarovsky, these ideas continue to resonate on college campuses today.