Persecution of Jews Wishing to Emigrate to Israel, December 1970 (17.8)

<<No 17 : 31 December 1970>> (based on material from the "Chronicle" section of Exodus [1]) The Shmurak case On 28 September 1970 Semyon Shulimovich Shmurak, a resident of Kiev, was sentenced to fifteen days for "petty hooliganism". On 26 September he submitted an application to OVIR, requesting permission to emigrate to Israel. In the … Continue reading Persecution of Jews Wishing to Emigrate to Israel, December 1970 (17.8)