Ruth Alexandrovich, Soviet Jewish prisoner of conscience

Title:

Ruth Alexandrovich, Soviet Jewish prisoner of conscience

Description:

Postcard with a black-and-white photographic portrait of Ruth Alexandrovich. The postcard is pre-addressed to "Procurator-General R. A. Rudenko" and includes a printed message: "24-year-old Ruth Alexandrovich was taken by the KGB on October 7, 1970--a week before her wedding date. Sensing impending arrest, she wrote, '...I shall never betray my much suffering people. I shall never betray my most cherished dream--to live, work and die in Israel.' Her fiance, Isay Averbuch, wrote, 'I am ready to testify that she has not committed a single violation of the laws.' Almost 40 other Jews, equally innocent of any violation of laws, are being kept in prison. Release the Jewish political prisoners."

Collection Title:

William A. Rosenthall Judaica Collection - Postcards

Contributing Institution:

College of Charleston Libraries

Media Type:

Postcards

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Alexandrovich, Ruth

Topical Subject:

Jews--Persecutions--Soviet Union

Geographic Subject:

Soviet Union--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

Postcard Portfolio 13 v2,cofc-war-postcard13-v2-105

Date Digital:

2014-03-18

Digitization Specifications:

Scanned with Epson Expression 10000 XL, 600 ppi, 24-bit color. Archival tiff image available.

Internet Media Type:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Copyright status undetermined.

Access Information:

For more information, contact Special Collections, College of Charleston Libraries, 66 George Street, Charleston SC 29424.

Admin ID:

48289