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  • 1 week ago | lucianne.com | Gregory Lyakhov

    Original ArticlePosted By: Mercedes44, 5/4/2025 7:41:03 AMMy Jewish identity isn't just something I talk about - it's who I am. It's a part of my family's survival story: surviving the Holocaust, escaping Soviet oppression, and rebuilding a life in America with nothing but determination and faith. My grandparents lived through brutality that many today only read about. Their stories taught me early on that freedom is fragile - and that you have to fight to protect it.

  • 1 week ago | townhall.com | Gregory Lyakhov

    My Jewish identity isn’t just something I talk about — it’s who I am. It's a part of my family's survival story: surviving the Holocaust, escaping Soviet oppression, and rebuilding a life in America with nothing but determination and faith. My grandparents lived through brutality that many today only read about. Their stories taught me early on that freedom is fragile — and that you have to fight to protect it.

  • 2 weeks ago | jns.org | Gregory Lyakhov

    (April 30, 2025 / JNS)I didn’t learn about the Holocaust from a textbook. I learned it from the silence in my grandparents’ voices, the missing names in our family tree and the stories of ancestors that ended without explanation. Being a Jewish teenager in 2025 means knowing that genocide isn’t ancient history; it’s recent memory. And watching antisemitism rise again isn’t shocking. It’s familiar. Right now, antisemitism is continuing to explode on college campuses.

  • 2 weeks ago | clevelandjewishnews.com | Gregory Lyakhov

    I didn’t learn about the Holocaust from a textbook. I learned it from the silence in my grandparents’ voices, the missing names in our family tree and the stories of ancestors that ended without explanation. Being a Jewish teenager in 2025 means knowing that genocide isn’t ancient history; it’s recent memory. And watching antisemitism rise again isn’t shocking. It’s familiar. Right now, antisemitism is continuing to explode on college campuses.

  • 2 weeks ago | spectator.org | Gregory Lyakhov

    As a high school student in New York, I used to think school was a place for learning, discovery, and growth. Lately, though, it feels like something has changed. Instead of focusing on academics, schools are putting more and more attention on politics — especially through DEI initiatives. While DEI programs claim to make schools more fair and welcoming, in reality, they often do the opposite.