<<No. 40 : 20 May 1976>> Yefim Aronovich DAVIDOVICH, retired colonel and veteran of the Second World War, holder of eighteen medals and military honours, died on 24 April 1976; he spent his last years fighting for the right of Soviet Jews to emigrate to Israel. * Davidovich (right) with other Jewish war heroes Alshansky … Continue reading Yefim A. Davidovich, 1924-1976 (40.6)
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Religious Persecution, October 1970 (16.6)
<<No 16 : 31 October 1970>> CATHOLICS and BAPTISTS. [1] CATHOLICS At the end of October 1970, the Catholic church was closed in the village of Zarechanka (formerly Balya-Kostyolnaya) in the Grodno Region of Belorussia. The village forms part of the Suvorov collective farm (kolkhoz). The church was closed on the instructions of the local … Continue reading Religious Persecution, October 1970 (16.6)
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