Place

Identity formation also occurs around the places we frequent. Particularly important places can include the homes we live in, the places where we worship and remember, and the places that we consider unique to our culture.

This site focuses mostly on these three types of places. However, the area around us, the atmosphere and architecture we are accustomed to, the geography we are used to seeing in the distance, and much more can also factor into this. These wider categories can be on other members of the SRAS Family of Sites.

Filter the below articles for: Slavic, Turkic, Caucasian, Baltics, or other cultures.

August 25, 2024

Jewish Latvia: A Brief History and Guide

This guide offers advice to Jewish students considering study abroad programs in Latvia. Here, you’ll read about the local Jewish history, Latvia’s active synagogues, staying kosher, and about some of Riga’s major Jewish cultural organizations, museums, and memorials. Most importantly, we’ll get you on your way to engaging with the local Jewish community and comfortably […]

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Jewish Georgia: A Brief History and Guide

St. Sophia’s Cathedral – The Historic Protectress of Kyiv, Ukraine

Sameba Holy Trinity Cathedral: Tbilisi’s Marvel of Pride and Identity

Warsaw’s Jewish Cemeteries

Jewish Warsaw: A Brief History and Guide

Jewish Bishkek: A Brief History and Guide

Hazrati Imam Jome Mosque Complex in Tashkent

Yazidi Temples in Aknalich, Armenia

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