Larisa Shagabayeva, at The Blogs

Larisa Shagabayeva

Jan 1, 2020, 10:10 AM

Four years ago, when I was applying to medical schools, my mother asked me not to disclose my Jewish identity to admissions committees nor wear my Jewish star to interviews. She was worried that revealing myself as a Jew...

Mar 11, 2019, 11:53 PM

Exodus: Soviet Jewry and a Revival of Jewish Identity

During Passover, we read these words from “Exodus:” “In days to come when your son asks you ‘What does this mean?’ Say to him, ‘With a mighty hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, out of the land...

About Me

Born in Russia, raised in NYC and now living in Boston -- I'm a second year medical student at Harvard Medical School and have a strong passion for medicine, culture, history and learning people's stories!