On the eve of Yom Kippur 13 Jewish leaders issued a letter to “put on public record” their appreciation for all that Prof. Andrei Sakharov “has done for Soviet Jews within the framework of his truly heroic struggle for human rights in the USSR.” The statement recalled that the Soviet scientist many times “put his own safety on the line” by supporting the Jackson amendment and participating in vigils. The 13, who signed as individuals, included Richard Maass; Stanley H. Lowell, Rabbi Wolfe Kelman, Dr. Judah Shapiro, Jacob Birnbaum and Harold Jacobs.
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