The rise of Volodymyr Zelensky from Jewish comedian and actor to president of Ukraine leading a heroic resistance to Putin’s Russia has been one of the most astonishing stories of our time.  Join Michael Idov—journalist, screenwriter, and former editor of GQ Russia who has followed Zelensky’s career—and AJU President Jeffrey Herbst for a discussion on one of the most fascinating people of our time.  

President Zelensky:  The Evolution of a Jewish Comedian to a Wartime Leader of Ukraine

The story of the comedian turned Ukrainian president who gained control of something no army can wrest away: the narrative. 

President Zelensky: The Evolution of a Jewish Comedian to a Wartime Leader of Ukraine

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