Volume 16

Mission »Eynikayt«

In the face of the Holocaust and the German war of annihilation in Eastern Europe, a remarkable world tour took place in 1943: At the behest of the Jewish Antifascist Committee, the actor Solomon Mikhoels and the poet Itsik Fefer visited dozens of places in North America and the United Kingdom. The two Soviet delegates took the stage at large events and were received by prominent individuals such as Albert Einstein, Sholem Asch, and Nahum Goldmann. During this unique mission, they sought to mobilize Jewish unity against National Socialism and to garner support for the Soviet Union. Proceeding from this »Eynikayt« mission, this study discusses the visions and contradictions arising from this extraordinary world tour conducted in 1943, in between two Stalinist waves of terror.

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