1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="RVjZcIw4BR"><a href="https://www.jta.org/1998/12/21/lifestyle/focus-on-issues-ex-prisoners-of-zion-fighting-for-pensions-and-their-dignity">FOCUS ON ISSUES Ex-prisoners of Zion fighting for pensions and their dignity</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/1998/12/21/lifestyle/focus-on-issues-ex-prisoners-of-zion-fighting-for-pensions-and-their-dignity/embed#?secret=RVjZcIw4BR" width="600" height="338" title="“FOCUS ON ISSUES Ex-prisoners of Zion fighting for pensions and their dignity” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="RVjZcIw4BR" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> JERUSALEM, Dec. 21 (JTA) — When Vladimir Slepak languished in a Soviet prison between 1978 and 1982 for being involved in Zionist activities, he never imagined that someday he would have to fight for dignity against the Israeli government. But today, Slepak, 71, lives with his wife in Israel on a meager pension of about […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315