There is a great personal account of facing these problems in the New Criterion: https://newcriterion.com/issues/2012/10/the-fifth-problem-math-anti-semitism-i

There is a great personal account of facing these problems in the New Criterion: https://newcriterion.com/issues/2012/10/the-fifth-problem-math-anti-semitism-in-the-soviet-union https://newcriterion.com/issues/2012/10/the-fifth-problem-ma... Unfortunately the current paywall looks pretty insurmountable, any mirrors would be appreciated.