August Stern, one of the two sons of Dr. Mikhail Stern, has arrived here with his wife. He told reporters at Ben Gurion Airport that he and his brother, Victor, who is still in the USSR, would continue their struggle to gain their father’s release from a Soviet prison and his emigration to Israel. Dr. Stern of Vinnitsa, Ukraine, is serving an eight-year sentence for alleged bribery.
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