1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="PMeUsWm585"><a href="https://www.jta.org/archive/jewish-red-army-heroes-appeal-to-world-war-ii-vets-to-aid-their-emigration-struggle">Jewish Red Army Heroes Appeal to World War Ii Vets to Aid Their Emigration Struggle</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/archive/jewish-red-army-heroes-appeal-to-world-war-ii-vets-to-aid-their-emigration-struggle/embed#?secret=PMeUsWm585" width="600" height="338" title="“Jewish Red Army Heroes Appeal to World War Ii Vets to Aid Their Emigration Struggle” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="PMeUsWm585" 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> Two much decorated Jewish war heroes of the Soviet Union who were stripped of their rank and deprived of their pensions because they applied for visas to emigrate to Israel, have appealed to World War II veterans in other countries that fought the Nazis to intervene on behalf of their emigration rights. The appeal, addressed […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315