1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="oKVDtvuYCN"><a href="https://www.jta.org/archive/thousands-participate-in-freedom-festival-for-soviet-jewry">Thousands Participate in Freedom Festival for Soviet Jewry</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/archive/thousands-participate-in-freedom-festival-for-soviet-jewry/embed#?secret=oKVDtvuYCN" width="600" height="338" title="“Thousands Participate in Freedom Festival for Soviet Jewry” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="oKVDtvuYCN" 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> Thousands of New Yorkers celebrated yesterday a Simchat Torah “Festival of Freedom” on the steps of the New York Public Library in midtown Manhattan as Soviet Jews prepared to courageously sing and dance in the streets of Moscow. The festivities here were marked with a Torah procession, “Succah mobiles,” colorfully decorated kosher food stalls and […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315