Today the majority of Jews identify as Ashkenazi (i think?) and it seems the majority of Askhenazi Jews have their roots in Poland, Ukraine and Russia, unless I’m mistaken…even though Ashkenazi means “Germany” lol. But I guess Ashkenazi just generally means “European” overall. Anyways, Obviously there is a rich history of Jewish communities and Judaism in Poland, Ukraine and Russia in the past 1,000 years or so. A lot of notable figures like Baal Shem Tov and the Rebbe and movements like Hasidism came from this region. Even many of the founding fathers of Israel like David Ben Gurion and Shimon Peres came from there. At various times in the past millennia, Poland and Russia were the biggest centers of Jewish community in the entire world. On the flip side, unfortunately there was a lot of anti-semitism in these countries as well. But I guess there are some redeeming factors, like 25% of righteous among nation gentiles are Polish, right?
All that being said, how do Jewish people today feel about Poland, Ukraine and Russia? Like is there any nostalgia or desire to visit these countries as tourists or garner any interest in experiencing cultures of Poland, Russia and Ukraine? Since there is so much history there in this region of the world?
On a side note, does the state of Israel and the government today value diplomatic relations between these 3 countries today? Like are there any ongoing active interrelations and cross-cultural activities with these countries today?
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