Jonny Gould’s Jewish State
199: Eduard Shyfrin: The journey from Soviet steelworks to faith, purpose and Jewish identity
Published: 24 March 2026 at 15:32 Europe/London
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Born to a family who lived in a one-bedroom basement apartment in Soviet Ukraine, denied opportunity because he was Jewish, and starting out at the bottom of a steel mill, Eduard Shifrin went on to build a vast business empire — but that’s only part of his story.
In this episode, he takes us from Soviet hardship and discrimination to music, memory, reinvention and Jewish identity, revealing how a boy shaped by love, discipline and adversity became a profound Jewish thinker and entrepreneur.
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