I sometimes find it weird when people describe their heritage as "Russian Jewish" when they're actually talking about Ukraine, Belarus, Baltic States etc. The R

I sometimes find it weird when people describe their heritage as "Russian Jewish" when they're actually talking about Ukraine, Belarus, Baltic States etc. The Russian empire had a policy to not let Jews into Russia proper. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_of_Settlement https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_of_Settlement