A three-venue exhibit explores a recent wave of Russian immigrants in Richmond.
by Karen Newton
During the end of the Cold War as the Soviet Union fell, the Richmond Jewish community provided major support for Project Exodus, making this one of the most desirable resettlement locations for so-called fourth wave Russian immigrants who arrived in the 1990s. The story of these 800 families who emigrated from the former Soviet Union to Richmond along with the story of the concerted efforts of the Jewish community to welcome and support them as they adjusted to life in a new country form the basis of a three-venue exhibition, "The American Dream, Right?"
It's part of "Draw Back the Curtain," a multiyear project that culminates in late 2014 with a documentary film produced by University of Richmond students, alumni and community members on the subject of Jewish immigration.…[ Read more ]