Skip to content
Accueil » Archives pour 2002

2002

Fler svenskar i Moskvas fångläger

    Regeringens Wallenbergutredare kräver besked om nedtystade försvinnanden:

    Minst tre hittills okända svenskar har försvunnit i fångläger i dåvarande Sovjet. Svenska myndigheter och regeringar har lämnat samtliga fall utan åtgärd. Minst fyra vittnen har träffat svenskarna, men i Sverige har försvinnandena tystats ner. Dessa uppgifter redovisas på DN Debatt av regeringens egen Wallenbergutredare Susan Ellen Mesinai…

    more DN…Read More »Fler svenskar i Moskvas fångläger

    A Life of Sakharov, a Champion of ‘All Free Thinkers’

      Spring Books

      By William Korey

      April 26, 2002

      In early September 1973, 35 prominent Jewish activists drafted and distributed throughout Moscow an extraordinary “open letter” in which they publicly identified themselves with physicist Andrei D. Sakharov, the Soviet Union’s leading dissident, as he faced ferocious hate-propaganda campaigns organized by the Kremlin. The letter sought to assure him of “our moral support and deep respect.” Additionally, a few days later, the leading Jewish scientist-refuseniks, including the distinguished Veniamin Levich (who would later teach at the University of Tel Aviv and at the City University of New York), joined in a statement denouncing the propaganda campaigns as “intimidation of all free thinkers and preparation of public opinion for future repression.”Read More »A Life of Sakharov, a Champion of ‘All Free Thinkers’

      The Mystery of Raoul Wallenberg’s Death

        An article describing the Soviet archival documents that have been released regarding the mysterious death of Raoul Wallenberg. Evreiskie Novosti (Moscow) (in english) -> More