Query about Russian Jewish Ballroom Dancers

[kristi.groberg at NDSU.EDU]

I would appreciate seeing the answers to your query. Kris Groberg

> Dear SEELANGers:
>
> A colleague of mine in sociology at Temple is working on a book on
> ballroom
> dancing and has questions about Jewish ballroom dancers from Russia and
> Ukraine and issues of anti-semitism.  Her message is appended below.
>
> If any of you have any thoughts on this matter and would be willing to
> correspond directly with my colleague, Dr. Julia Ericksen,
> julia at temple.edu,
> I would very much appreciate it.
>
> Please note that she does not speak or read Russian.
>
> With thanks,
>
> Ben Rifkin
>
>
> ------ Forwarded Message
> From: "Julia A. Ericksen" <julia at temple.edu>
> Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:35:02 -0400
> To: Ben Rifkin <brifkin at temple.edu>
>
> I need a reference for a book I am writing about ballroom dancing and
> wonder
> if you can help me.  Many of the top dancers are immigrants and a good
> many
> of them are Jewish.  They came in during the eighties and nineties as
> refugees.  Some came later having gone to Israel first.  Do you know of a
> good reference about Russian Jewish Immigrants to the US?
>
> I have been told that the reason top dancers from Russia and its former
> satellites like the Ukraine are frequently Jews is that they went into
> ballroom  because of the anti-Semitism in ballet.  Do you know anything
> about this?
>
> ------ End of Forwarded Message
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