Meir Yassky

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Born in 1910 in Kishinev, he was an activist in the Zionist movement “Young Zionists” in his home city. He was arrested in 1946, and charged with active participation in the movement “HaBrikha” and with attempting to cross the Rumanian border in order to get to Eretz Israel from there. Sentenced in 1947 to 10 years in the Gulag, he served his sentence in the camps of Taishet. Released in 1955, he continued to fight for the right to emigrate to Israel. His dream came true only in 1965. He died in 1993. Remember & Save Association website
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