Voices
Moscow

from

Russian Jews face a complex future
--if they can survive
the challenges of the day.

A FIRST- HAND REPORT

oscow — The first monument on
the long avenue from Shereme-
tyevo Airport to Russia's capital
is two huge steel and concrete
beams. Crossed in an X pattern,
they mark the frontline of the
Nazi assault on this city half a

NEIL RUBIN

Special to
The Jewish News

century ago.
A few miles down the road, lined with the
Moscow winter's omnipresent snow and ice, is
a weather-beaten metal sign. Sitting well above
the highway, it is supposed to say MOSKVA.
The letter "S" has been knocked down.
Shortly after the sign, Moscow proper comes
into view. First to assault one's senses in this
drab and gloomy city are the long lines of peo-
ple.

Neil Rubin is assistant editor of our sister publication, the
Atlanta Jewish Times.

Moscow is a drab
and gloomy city
with long lines
of people
everywhere.

Russians seem more
concerned about
food — or the lack
of it — than politics.
Here, an empty dairy
section of a food
store.

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1992

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