Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Tales from the Pale Odessa Synagogue Has Storied Past, but Its Building’s Foundation is Shaky

The names of Odessa’s former Jewish residents read like a street directory for Tel Aviv: Jabotinsky, Dizengoff, Bialik, Trumpeldor, Pinsker, Sholem Aleichem and Ahad Ha’Am. Back in pre-World War I ...
The Atlantic

Echoes From Odessa, the Onetime Jewish Metropolis Now Menaced by Putin

Last week, we heard from a convoy of Jews fleeing the Ukrainian city of Odessa in the face of Vladimir Putin’s “denazification” campaign. Today, Odessa is bracing for Russian assault. As I noted, this ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

120, 000 Jews Reported Residing in Odessa; Have Only One Synagogue

There are today about 120, 000 Jews residing in Odessa, one of the largest cities in the Soviet Union, and they constitute about 17 per cent of the entire population, the New York Times reported today ...
Odessa American

INSIDE THE OA ARCHIVES: 1974: Fuel shortage leads to reduced speed limit

This is the Jan. 8, 1974, Odessa American front page detailing local, state and national news. Texans learned they would soon get a new state constitution and a reduced speed limit due to a nationwide ...