The Voice of Silence : The Story of the Jewish Underground in the USSR /
Kholmyansky, Ephraim (Alexander)
The Voice of Silence : The Story of the Jewish Underground in the USSR / Ephraim (Alexander) Kholmyansky. - 1 online resource (286 p.) - Jews of Russia & Eastern Europe and Their Legacy .
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part One -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Part Two -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 -- Chapter 10 -- List of figures -- Index
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The USSR, 1980, the détente era has ended with the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. As always during times of confrontation, the KGB is granted extra powers. Could there be a less auspicious time to start a new underground project? But a handful of Jewish activists do exactly that, trying to revive Jewish national life by teaching Hebrew and Judaism across the giant expanse of the Soviet Union.As time goes by, the KGB begins discovering traces of the secret project. The pressure and intimidation mount. Finally, the project leader is arrested. The KGB threatens to stage a show trial to intimidate everyone else in the project. If they have their way, the leader faces long years of imprisonment and exile.As a last resort, the project leader declares an open-ended hunger strike. He’s thrown into a punishment cell. Supporters throughout the world rally to pressure the Soviet government to release him. A race against time begins…
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781644695913 9781644695920
10.1515/9781644695920 doi
Israel--Emigration and immigration--Biography.
Jews--Soviet Union--Biography.
Political prisoners--Soviet Union--Biography.
Refuseniks--Biography.
HISTORY / Jewish.
Hebrew. KGB. USSR. Zionism. antisemitism. imprisonment. refuseniks. religious persecution.
DS134.93.K45 / A3 2021
365/.45092 B
The Voice of Silence : The Story of the Jewish Underground in the USSR / Ephraim (Alexander) Kholmyansky. - 1 online resource (286 p.) - Jews of Russia & Eastern Europe and Their Legacy .
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part One -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Part Two -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 -- Chapter 10 -- List of figures -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
The USSR, 1980, the détente era has ended with the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. As always during times of confrontation, the KGB is granted extra powers. Could there be a less auspicious time to start a new underground project? But a handful of Jewish activists do exactly that, trying to revive Jewish national life by teaching Hebrew and Judaism across the giant expanse of the Soviet Union.As time goes by, the KGB begins discovering traces of the secret project. The pressure and intimidation mount. Finally, the project leader is arrested. The KGB threatens to stage a show trial to intimidate everyone else in the project. If they have their way, the leader faces long years of imprisonment and exile.As a last resort, the project leader declares an open-ended hunger strike. He’s thrown into a punishment cell. Supporters throughout the world rally to pressure the Soviet government to release him. A race against time begins…
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781644695913 9781644695920
10.1515/9781644695920 doi
Israel--Emigration and immigration--Biography.
Jews--Soviet Union--Biography.
Political prisoners--Soviet Union--Biography.
Refuseniks--Biography.
HISTORY / Jewish.
Hebrew. KGB. USSR. Zionism. antisemitism. imprisonment. refuseniks. religious persecution.
DS134.93.K45 / A3 2021
365/.45092 B