Ruth Alexandrovich, Soviet Jewish prisoner of conscience
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- 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
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