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Rabbi Yosef Mendelevich
70for70 Scholar-in-Residence at Congregation Poale Zedeck
At the age of 22, Yosef Mendelevich participated in an attempt to hijack a plane, an act designed to raise awareness about the desperate plight of Soviet Jews. He was arrested before the plane ever left the ground and served 12 years in the Soviet gulag. Released in 1981, he flew immediately to Jerusalem, served in the IDF, earned a master’s degree in Jewish history, and became a rabbi.
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Rabbi Yosef Mendelevich
70for70 Scholar-in-Residence at Congregation Poale Zedeck
At the age of 22, Yosef Mendelevich participated in an attempt to hijack a plane, an act designed to raise awareness about the desperate plight of Soviet Jews. He was arrested before the plane ever left the ground and served 12 years in the Soviet gulag. Released in 1981, he flew immediately to Jerusalem, served in the IDF, earned a master’s degree in Jewish history, and became a rabbi.
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Rabbi Yosef Mendelevich
70for70 Scholar-in-Residence at Congregation Poale Zedeck
At the age of 22, Yosef Mendelevich participated in an attempt to hijack a plane, an act designed to raise awareness about the desperate plight of Soviet Jews. He was arrested before the plane ever left the ground and served 12 years in the Soviet gulag. Released in 1981, he flew immediately to Jerusalem, served in the IDF, earned a master’s degree in Jewish history, and became a rabbi.
Rabbi Yosef Mendelevich
70for70 Scholar-in-Residence at Congregation Poale Zedeck
At the age of 22, Yosef Mendelevich participated in an attempt to hijack a plane, an act designed to raise awareness about the desperate plight of Soviet Jews. He was arrested before the plane ever left the ground and served 12 years in the Soviet gulag. Released in 1981, he flew immediately to Jerusalem, served in the IDF, earned a master’s degree in Jewish history, and became a rabbi.