Jewish sources in the Soviet Union reported Sunday that a group of Leningrad Jews have announced they will go on a hunger strike for two days starting Monday, the fourth anniversary of the Leningrad trial, The group includes the well-known activists Josef Blich, Lev Zhigun and Israel Varnovitzki.
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