(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Many members of the Executive Committee of the He’chalutz, the organization of Palestine pioneers in Soviet Russia, although the He’chalutz is a legalized organization, were sentenced to exile and detention, according to reports received here at the He’chalutz headquarters.
Simonowsky, a member of the committee, was sentenced to three years exile in Siberia. Altschuler, Zerubabel and Yevserichin were sentenced to detention for three years in a concentration camp.
Galperin, Kletschnosky, Calmansohn, Frumkin and Misses Brodskaya, Robinson, Goland and Neida, members of the Zionist Socialist group were exiled to Siberia for a term of three years.
Reporting the stories that define our era. When history unfolds in real-time, the Jewish world turns to JTA. Your support ensures we can document the complexities of war and the resilience of Jewish communities with integrity.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
