What happened to the “Jews of Silence” once the Soviet Union itself fell silent? More than three decades after the collapse of the USSR, Jewish life across the former Soviet world has followed dramatically different paths. In this fascinating three-part series, we’ll travel from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus to Moldova, the Baltic states, the Caucasus and Central Asia, exploring what happened to the millions of Jews who suddenly found themselves free to leave, free to stay, and free to rediscover an identity that Soviet rule had suppressed for generations. Part 1, “The Great Transition: From Soviet to Post-Soviet,” follows the collapse of the USSR, the enormous choices it created, and the Jewish communities transformed by migration. Part 2, “Rebuilding the Heart: Religion and Tradition,” explores the remarkable revival of synagogues, schools, Hebrew, Shabbat and Jewish communal life after decades of suppression. And Part 3, “Jewish Life Today: From the Baltic States to Central Asia,” takes us across the diverse Jewish communities of the former Soviet republics to discover how Jewish identity, culture and community are being reinvented in the 21st century. Who left? Who stayed? What was lost, what was recovered, and what does it mean to build a Jewish future after generations of enforced silence?