MOSCOW, June 17 (JTA) — Former Soviet leader Yuri Andropov had Jewish roots, according to recent reports in the Russian press. Andropov, who was in charge of the KGB for 15 years and then headed the USSR from November 1982 until his death in February 1984, concealed his Jewish background after he entered the Communist … Continue reading USSR leader Andropov reportedly hid Jewish roots to advance in party