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They were among the first in the fight for departure and national rebirth.

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Ruth Alexandrovich, 1947, POZ, arrested in 1970 and sentenced in Riga trial to one year imprisonment, released in 1971 and arrived in Israel in the same year. Ruth Alexandrovich, 1980. Boris Maftser, 1951, POZ, arrested in 1970 and sentenced in Riga trial to one year imprisonment for Zionist activities, released in 1971 and arrived in Israel in the same year. Eli Valk, Jerusalem, 2005, co Yuli Kosharovskyac Mikhail Shepshelovich, 1943, POZ, arrested in 1970 and sentenced to 2 years imprisonment in Riga trial, released in 1972 and arrived in Israel in the same year. Prisoners of Zion l-r: Dov Shperling, Riga, Iosif Schneider, Riga and Alex (Elhanan) Feldman, Kiev, 1963 Riga activists at Hanuka celebration, 1969, co A. Spielberg Zionist youth in a celebration at the apt. of painter Kuskovsky, L-r David Shriftelik, Iosif Rusinek, Eli Valk, Noemi Garber, co Eli Valk. 1968 Hora in a Jewish wedding, Riga, 1967, co, Eli Valk Meeting in Rumbuli near the monument with Kuzkovsky's picture , Rumbuli, April 1963, co Eli Valk Rumbuli monument, established in October 1964 at the site of mass murder of Riga's Jews by Nazis and local collaborators, co Eli Valk. OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA / Inion on the monuement in Rumbuli, 2010, co Eli Valk Mikhael Edelman and his wife. Riga, 19?? co RS Yakov Edelman and his wife. Riga, 19?? co RS From the left: Polina Gorodetsky, Alik Burshtein, Tanya Zunshain (from Riga). Leningrad, 1980s, co RS Under chuppa Aviva and Eli Valk co, Riga, September 1967 Jewish Theater Group in Daugavpils, 1947, co Eli Valk Jewish cemetery reconstruction, Dauvgavpils, 1960s, co Eli Valk Purimshpiel. Riga, co RS Jewish Chorus in Riga.The Chorus was disbanded by the authorities after a few appearances, Riga,1957, co Eli Valk Dov Sperling, Dubrovlag, Mordovia, 1960, co RS Iosif Shnider, Dubrovlag, 1960, POZ, co RS Front side of a postcard with a photo of Prisoner of Zion Zachar Zunshain from Riga. He was arrested in 1984. This postcard was widely spread among American Jews to send to him, co RS Jewish wedding in Riga, 1968, Jewish youth singing Jewish songs and dancing Jewish dances. co Eli Valk Sitting l-r: painter Iosif Kuskovsky, lawyer David Garber, ?,Dora Zak, POZ Lev Falkov; standing Grigorii Valk, Iosif Shnider, Lilya Shnider (wife of Iosif Shnider - POZ), Tanya (Tirtsa) Gordin, Riga, summer 1966, archive Arye (Lev) Falkov From the left: ?, Haim Solovey, Aba Taratuta. Riga, 1984. co RS Judith Solovey with her daughter. Riga, 1984. co RS Temporary monument, erected in Rumbuli in 1964 by Riga's activists, painted by Iosif Kuzkovsky on both sides of plywood. The authorities removed it after a few months, co Eli Valk Aharon Spielberg co, 1938, POZ, arrested in 1970, sentenced in Riga trial to 3 years imprisonment, released in 1973 and arrived in Israel in the same year, Arthur and Leah Uritzky. Riga, 1988, co RS At the entrance to a mikve, Riga, 1988, co RS Baruh Maftser, 1951, POZ, arrested in 1970 and sentenced in Riga trial to one year imprisonment for Zionist activities, released in 1971 and arrived in Israel in the same year. Photo 1969, co Remember and Save. Boris Shuel. Riga, 1988, co RS From the left: :David Khavkin, 1930, POZ, one of the leading figures of the movement in fifties-sixties, POZ, arrested in 1958 and sentenced to 5 years imprisonment, released in 1953, arrived in Israel in 1969 ;Iosif Shnider, born in 1927, POZ, arrested in 1957 for Zionist activities, sentenced to 4 years imprisonment, released in 1961 and arrived in Israel in 1969; Dov Shperling, born in 1937 in Riga, Latvia, POZ, arrested in 1957 for Zionist activities, sentenced to 2 years of hard labor, released in 1959, arrived in Israel in 1968. From left Boris Gaft, Boris Shuel, Bella Gelfer, a relative from Moscow, daughter of Boris Gaft,. Riga, 1988, co RS. Presidium of the International Conference Grigorii Feigin, Riga,1969, co D.Drapkin, early activist in Riga At Hanuka celebration, Riga Dec. 7, 1969. Standing l-r: ?, Eliyahu Yoeli, Dola Borin, Lev Yoely, Margalit Spielberg, Silva Zalmanson, ?, Aharon Spielberg co, Liza Borin, Dec. 7, 1969 Grigori Krupnik lectures at the international conference Mikhail Chlenov, Zeev Khanin, Iosif Zisels in the presidium of international conference International Conference International Conference Presidium of the International Conference Presidium of the international conference In a synagogue. Riga, 1988, co RS In a synagogue. Riga, 1988, co RS In a synagogue. Riga, 1988, co RS Farewell of Kiril Khenkin and Aharon Spielberg at Sheremetyevo Airport, Oct. 3,1973. L-r: ?, Aharon Spielberg, Ida Faineman, mother of Spielberg, Victor Polsky, Vladimir Slepak, Kiril Khenkin David Khavkin co and Iosif Shnider in forced labor camp, Dubrovlag, 1959. In the prison camp Dubrovlag. Seated from the left:Jora Nutsuev, Meir Draznin (Kiev), Iosif Shnider (Riga), David Khavkin co (Moscow). Standing: Haim Kaufman-Koristen, Anatoli Rubin (Minsk), Dov Sperling (Riga), 1960. Moshe Melman, Tamara ?, Mordechai Lapid (Mark Blum), POZ ( In January of 1965 he organized a big gathering to welcome the Israeli singer Geula Gil, as a result of this action he was arrested, charged with Zionist activities and sentenced to 3 years imprisonment ), Polina Katsman, Margalit Spielberg (Solomyak), Moshe Meirovich, co A. Spielberg In a synagogue. Riga, 1988, co RS Ruth Alexandrovich, 1947, POZ, arrested in 1970 and sentenced in Riga trial to one year imprisonment, released in 1971 and arrived in Israel in the same year. Shmuel Zilbeg in the meeting of Riga Jews, December 1987, co Rosa Finkelberg Iosif Mendelevich, born 1947, POZ, arrested in 1970 for attempting to hijack an airplane, sentenced to 15 years, commuted to 13 years of strict regime imprisonment, released in 1981, delivered from prison camp to airplane and to Israel. Dov Sperling and Alexander Feldman co, Riga, 1964 Group picture after closure of the international conference Margarita Solomiak (Spielberg) and Mordekhai Lapid (Mark Blum), POZ, co Eli Valk Eli Valk co with new immigrants, Israel, 1986 Inara Uritsky, Riga, co RS Rabbi David Hill, Sara Frenkel co, and Iosif Mendelevich, New York, 1981 After 50 years of closure at the newly opened Jewish school with Leon Uris, Riga, Latvia, co Frank Brodsky After 50 years of closure at the newly opened Jewish school, Riga, Latvia, 1989, co Frank Brodsky After 50 years of closure at the newly opened Jewish school, Riga, Latvia, 1989, co Frank Brodsky After 50 years of closure at the newly opened Jewish school, Riga, Latvia, 1989, co Frank Brodsky After 50 years of closure at the newly opened Jewish school, Riga, Latvia, 1989, co Frank Brodsky After 50 years of closure at the newly opened Jewish school, Riga, Latvia, 1989, co Frank Brodsky After 50 years of closure at the newly opened Jewish school, Riga, Latvia, 1989, co Frank Brodsky Techer and Principal at the newly opened Jewish school in Riga, Leon Uris, 1989, co Frank Brodsky Leon Uris, Principal at the newly opened Jewish school in Riga, 1989, co Frank Brodsky Guide Bella ? at Holocaust Memorial in Riga, Latvia 1989, co Frank Brodsky ?, Guide Bella, Priscilla Higham, Riga, Latvia, 1989, co Frank Brodsky Brother in law and sister of Leon Uris, Leon Uris, Michael Neidich, Riga, Latvia, 1989, co Frank Brodsky Frank Brodsky co, Riga, Latvia, 1989 Leon Uris autographing his book Exodus for members of Bnai Brith in Riga, Latvia, 1989, co Frank Brodsky Michael Neidich, Leon Uris, Priscilla Higham, Riga, Latvia, 1989, co Frank Brodsky Gregorii Krupnikov and Shmuel Zilberg, Riga, Latvia, 1989, co Frank Brodsky Michael Neidich, Leon Uris, Priscilla Higham, Riga, Latvia, 1989, co Frank Brod Wedding - Chuppah in Riga synagogue, Stuart Wurtman far right, May, 1989, co Enid Wurtman Wedding in Riga - Chuppah in Synagogue in Riga, May 1989, co Enid Wurtman Wedding in Riga - Chuppah in Synagogue in Riga, May 1989, co Enid Wurtman Wedding in Riga - Chuppah in Synagogue in Riga, May 1989, co Enid Wurtman Wedding in Riga - Chuppah in Synagogue in Riga, May 1989, co Enid Wurtmanimage-4 Wedding in Riga - Chuppah in Synagogue in Riga, May 1989, co Enid Wurtman image-6 Wedding in Riga - Chuppah in Synagogue in Riga, May 1989, co Enid Wurtman Wedding in Riga - Chuppah in Synagogue in Riga, May 1989, co Enid Wurtman Wedding in Riga - Chuppah in Synagogue in Riga, May 1989, co Enid Wurtman Wedding in Riga - Chuppah in Synagogue in Riga, May 1989, co Enid Wurtmanmage ?, Raisa and Alexander Garmanik, Riga, June, 1987, co Enid Wurtman Left to right: in front - Dmitri Liberson; Igor Gorelik; second row - May Gorelik, Boris Leiberson, Misha Levin, Yura Dorin, Mark Kogan, Tanya Liberson, 1988, co Gerry Potik Tanya Liberson and her son Aharon, 1988, co Gerry Potik Pavel and Esther Kretchin, Yoram Kretchin, teacher of Torah and Hebrew, Pavel Erlich (from Tashkent), Riga, 1988, co Gerry Potik Dora Zinger and Nikod Zinger with handwritten ketubah drawn by him and written by Yoram Kretchin, Riga, 1988, co Gerry Potik Inara Uritsky, Riga, 1988, co Gerry Potik Chana Dubrova, Grish Dikker, Leningrad, 1988, co Gerry Potik Artur Uritsky, ?, Leonid Shinkarenko, Riga, 1988, co Gerry Potik Synagogue in Riga, Rabbi Gurevitch (center), Chaim Druyon (shamash of synagogue), Riga, 1988, co Gerry Potik Old Riga Ghetto, 1988, co Gerry Potik Evgeny and Lena Oks, Riga, 1988, co Gerry Potik
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    • Activists of fifties-sixties
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      • Riga
      • Moscow
      • Leningrad (Saint Petersburg) fifties-sixties
        • First Leningrad Trial
    • Soviet Jewry Movement
      • Moscow sixties-seventies
      • Tbilisi
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      • Sverdlovsk (Ekaterinburg)
      • Kiev
        • Kiev sixties-seventies
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  • Interview with Alyosha Levin
  • Interview with Stuart Wurtman
  • Interview with Shoshana Cardin
  • Interview with Bernie Dishler
  • Interview with Irwin Cotler
  • Interview with Jerry Goodman
  • Interview with Richard Shifter
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