Sasha Senderovich 🌻
@returnstosender.bsky.social
𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘵 𝘑𝘦𝘸 𝘞𝘢𝘴 𝘔𝘢𝘥𝘦 (Harvard, 2022) https://bit.ly/SovietJewBook | 𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘵 (Stanford, 2026) https://www.sup.org/books/jewish-studies/shadow-holocaust | he/him | Opinions my own | My website: sashasenderovich.weebly.com
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We write in our intro: “the authors we translate explore fundamental questions about the Holocaust and other mass killings and genocides of the past and present […]: how to provide testimony, how to memorialize victims, and how to live in the face of overwhelming destruction.” bit.ly/HolocaustLit...
“In the Shadow of the Holocaust: Short Fiction by Jewish Writers from the Soviet Union”—a collection of ten stories Harriet Murav and I translated from Yiddish and Russian—is now available to order wherever books are sold, including the publisher’s website ($20). www.sup.org/books/jewish...
Fuck ICE. This is heartbreaking.
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 10, 2026 at 6:57 AM
Fuck ICE. This is heartbreaking.
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Not at all surprised to learn that Bad Bunny has a historical adviser. His halftime show was a reminder that our history and culture are deeply intertwined with the rest of the western hemisphere. We should think of his performance as part of #America250. #SuperBowl
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one.
Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”
news.wisc.edu
February 9, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Not at all surprised to learn that Bad Bunny has a historical adviser. His halftime show was a reminder that our history and culture are deeply intertwined with the rest of the western hemisphere. We should think of his performance as part of #America250. #SuperBowl
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
A teaser ahead of our publication date for “In the Shadow of the Holocaust” next Tuesday. Most of the stories Harriet Murav and I translated take place *after* World War II and the Holocaust; the expansive range of what life *after* destruction and genocide looks like makes these stories powerful. 1
In the Shadow of the Holocaust | Stanford University Press
A first-of-its kind collection of short stories that provides an underappreciated perspective on the Holocaust, as it was experienced and remembered in the former Soviet Union.
www.sup.org
February 7, 2026 at 10:15 PM
A teaser ahead of our publication date for “In the Shadow of the Holocaust” next Tuesday. Most of the stories Harriet Murav and I translated take place *after* World War II and the Holocaust; the expansive range of what life *after* destruction and genocide looks like makes these stories powerful. 1
I understand that there’s deep cultural significance to this year’s halftime show but can we please avoid the first time and the second half?
February 7, 2026 at 1:31 AM
I understand that there’s deep cultural significance to this year’s halftime show but can we please avoid the first time and the second half?
True enough!
Over the past two weeks I've begun to realize that rich people only started funding chatbots once they could no longer email Jeffrey Epstein
February 6, 2026 at 6:16 AM
True enough!
Launching “In the Shadow of the Holocaust” at my local bookstore a week from today! All details here, as well as rsvp to register (free, of course): www.thirdplacebooks.com/event/sasha-... Third Place Books (Ravenna) in Seattle, Feb 12, 7 pm. @stanfordpress.bsky.social
Sasha Senderovich presents 'In the Shadow of the Holocaust: Short
Newly translated short stories by Jewish Soviet writers explore loss, memory, and making lives in the wake of genocide.
www.thirdplacebooks.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Launching “In the Shadow of the Holocaust” at my local bookstore a week from today! All details here, as well as rsvp to register (free, of course): www.thirdplacebooks.com/event/sasha-... Third Place Books (Ravenna) in Seattle, Feb 12, 7 pm. @stanfordpress.bsky.social
Such an important essay by @joelhs.bsky.social @religiondispatches.org on Tim Walz, the Anne Frank analogy (and broader Holocaust analogies) and ICE terrorizing Minneapolis and elsewhere. religiondispatches.org/2026/02/05/f...
February 5, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Such an important essay by @joelhs.bsky.social @religiondispatches.org on Tim Walz, the Anne Frank analogy (and broader Holocaust analogies) and ICE terrorizing Minneapolis and elsewhere. religiondispatches.org/2026/02/05/f...
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“Jim Crow, but make it national“ is a more honest slogan than “Make American Great Again” because the former is what they actually mean.
It's no accident that in reiterating his calls to "nationalize" elections, the president focused on Detroit, Philadelphia and Atlanta. A core tactic of the president and others seeking to undermine elections has been to target cities with lots of voters of color.
February 4, 2026 at 7:31 PM
“Jim Crow, but make it national“ is a more honest slogan than “Make American Great Again” because the former is what they actually mean.
Are Schumer + Jeffries fascism’s enablers or active collaborators? What the fuck.
Masks might still be OK in "extraordinary and unusual circumstances," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said.
No, masks are never okay.
www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...
No, masks are never okay.
www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...
Democrats Ease Up On 1 Of Their Biggest ICE Demands
Masks might still be OK in "extraordinary and unusual circumstances," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said.
www.huffpost.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Are Schumer + Jeffries fascism’s enablers or active collaborators? What the fuck.
Is that Brad Karp of Paul Weiss that made a deal with Trump? lol
Accountability!
Brad Karp, head of Paul Weiss, steps down after Epstein revelations.
More please!
Brad Karp, head of Paul Weiss, steps down after Epstein revelations.
More please!
February 5, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Is that Brad Karp of Paul Weiss that made a deal with Trump? lol
Please don’t buy our book on Amazon—call your local bookstore!—but since a few people informed me that they received their pre-ordered copies a week ahead of pub date, I checked Amazon and sure enough, “In the Shadow of the Holocaust” is ready to ship. sashasenderovich.weebly.com/in-the-shado...
February 4, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Please don’t buy our book on Amazon—call your local bookstore!—but since a few people informed me that they received their pre-ordered copies a week ahead of pub date, I checked Amazon and sure enough, “In the Shadow of the Holocaust” is ready to ship. sashasenderovich.weebly.com/in-the-shado...
Minnesotans are incredible people!..
“If I am killed doing this, throw my body at the White House, martyr the shit out of me & raise hell. Do not be sad. Do not think I would do anything differently. I would do it over & over again — this is too important to sit down & shut up and not do anything.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved
After a frightening pursuit by federal agents, suburban ICE observers say fear hasn’t stopped them from protecting their communities.
www.mprnews.org
February 4, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Minnesotans are incredible people!..
Power to the people.
I wrote about Minnesota and ICE and how average Americans are reclaiming the power that the administration is abusing.
www.pbump.net/o/this-is-wh...
www.pbump.net/o/this-is-wh...
February 4, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Power to the people.
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“If I am killed doing this, throw my body at the White House, martyr the shit out of me & raise hell. Do not be sad. Do not think I would do anything differently. I would do it over & over again — this is too important to sit down & shut up and not do anything.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved
After a frightening pursuit by federal agents, suburban ICE observers say fear hasn’t stopped them from protecting their communities.
www.mprnews.org
February 4, 2026 at 3:45 PM
“If I am killed doing this, throw my body at the White House, martyr the shit out of me & raise hell. Do not be sad. Do not think I would do anything differently. I would do it over & over again — this is too important to sit down & shut up and not do anything.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Billionaires should not exist. If they are allowed to continue to exist, they’ll continue playing with essential institutions of society and keep breaking them until nothing is left.
A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
February 4, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Billionaires should not exist. If they are allowed to continue to exist, they’ll continue playing with essential institutions of society and keep breaking them until nothing is left.
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A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
February 4, 2026 at 2:34 PM
A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
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The destruction of independent media outlets and the attempts to bring higher education to heel are part of a united authoritarian strategy designed to destroy checks on their propaganda.
February 4, 2026 at 3:56 PM
The destruction of independent media outlets and the attempts to bring higher education to heel are part of a united authoritarian strategy designed to destroy checks on their propaganda.
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Despite the ongoing death and suffering in Gaza, it's fallen out of the news. So today, @thenation.com is devoting its full website to stories from Gaza, written by reporters who have been there. Very proud of the magazine today.
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
A Day for Gaza
Today, The Nation is turning over its website exclusively to stories from Gaza and its people. This is why.
www.thenation.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Despite the ongoing death and suffering in Gaza, it's fallen out of the news. So today, @thenation.com is devoting its full website to stories from Gaza, written by reporters who have been there. Very proud of the magazine today.
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
A pre-ordered copy of “In the Shadow of the Holocaust: Short Fiction by Jewish Writers from the Soviet Union” has been reported as delivered! Official pub date: a week from tomorrow but it looks like copies are shipping. @stanfordpress.bsky.social sashasenderovich.weebly.com/in-the-shado...
In the Shadow of the Holocaust
In the Shadow of the Holocaust: Short Fiction by Jewish Writers from the Soviet Union Edited and translated by Sasha Senderovich and Harriet Murav Stanford University Press Pub date: February 10,...
sashasenderovich.weebly.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:33 AM
A pre-ordered copy of “In the Shadow of the Holocaust: Short Fiction by Jewish Writers from the Soviet Union” has been reported as delivered! Official pub date: a week from tomorrow but it looks like copies are shipping. @stanfordpress.bsky.social sashasenderovich.weebly.com/in-the-shado...
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In many of the first generation of modern concentration camp systems (near the turn of the twentieth century), the vast majority of deaths were caused by disease and malnutrition. Most of the victims were women and children.
It appears there is now a measles outbreak at the Dilley family detention facility. www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
Source: Measles outbreak reported at ICE's Dilley family detention facility
DPS troopers stand guard in front of the Dilley detention center during a protest last weekend. After a week of public outcry over the Dilley, Texas South
www.sacurrent.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:29 AM
In many of the first generation of modern concentration camp systems (near the turn of the twentieth century), the vast majority of deaths were caused by disease and malnutrition. Most of the victims were women and children.
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Anne Frank died of typhus at Bergen-Belsen
ICE now confirming that there is a measles outbreak at the Texas concentration camp where young Liam was held.
February 2, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Anne Frank died of typhus at Bergen-Belsen
Oh, for fuck’s sake. But of course.
This is the U Penn donor who helped push the President out, pushed to eliminate arts & science offerings, and drafted Trumps "compact" with universities.
People like Rowan repeatedly claimed the moral high ground to impose their agenda on students and faculty.
People like Rowan repeatedly claimed the moral high ground to impose their agenda on students and faculty.
Top Apollo Global Management executives including chief Marc Rowan held wide-ranging discussions over the firm’s tax arrangements with Jeffrey Epstein throughout the 2010s www.ft.com/content/092d...
February 1, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Oh, for fuck’s sake. But of course.
Bernie Sanders is in the Epstein files! In the best possible way that one could turn up in the Epstein files. Also, Larry Summers kvetching to Epstein about how much his kids admire Bernie explains a lot of what’s been terribly wrong with American politics over the last decade. Anyway, go Bernie!
Larry Summers complaining to Epstein that his kids admire Bernie Sanders too much
February 1, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Bernie Sanders is in the Epstein files! In the best possible way that one could turn up in the Epstein files. Also, Larry Summers kvetching to Epstein about how much his kids admire Bernie explains a lot of what’s been terribly wrong with American politics over the last decade. Anyway, go Bernie!
Which one — with the black scarf of the red elastic bands — as author portrait for my eventual memoir about my Soviet teeth? (This time, the trouble is my cheek rebelling six weeks after a wisdom tooth extraction; the doctor said to apply heat .)
February 1, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Which one — with the black scarf of the red elastic bands — as author portrait for my eventual memoir about my Soviet teeth? (This time, the trouble is my cheek rebelling six weeks after a wisdom tooth extraction; the doctor said to apply heat .)
While the ghouls who’ve taken over @ushmm.bsky.social police Holocaust analogies, elderly Jews understand what’s what.
February 1, 2026 at 2:20 PM
While the ghouls who’ve taken over @ushmm.bsky.social police Holocaust analogies, elderly Jews understand what’s what.