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Soviet Jews on Hunger Strike

November 30, 1973
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Leonid Feldman, brother of Aleksandr Feldman who was sentenced to 3 1/2 years last week, and five of his friends have gone on a hunger strike in Kiev to protest the sentence, according to reports received today by the National Conference on Soviet Jewry here. The NCSJ also reported that Miron Dorfman of Kishinev is continuing a week-long hunger strike to protest the continued refusal of authorities to approve his application for emigration. Meanwhile in Moscow, five Soviet Jewish activists were called in by the KGB for questioning. They are: Eva Butman, Leonid Tsypin, Aleksandr Raiselv, Arkady Lourie and Lev Ginden.

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