Jewish Judaica 1970s Russia Russian Soviet Jews Immigration Israel Protest Photo

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Jewish Judaica 1970s Russia Russian Soviet Jews Immigration Israel Protest
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press photo by photographer Elihau Harati
Background:
In the 1970s, there was a large wave of immigration from the Soviet Union to Israel.
After the Six-Day War, immigration from the Soviet Union almost ceased, and the authorities refused to accept requests for immigration permits. The reason for this is the support of the Soviet Union in Arab countries and the severance of diplomatic relations with Israel.
In 1971, the anti-Zionist campaign reached its peak, but in this year a decision is reached at the highest level of decision-makers regarding granting exit permits to Jews. The desire to get rid of the nuisance of Zionist activity, which expanded throughout the Soviet Union, winked at the administration. He thought that granting immigration permits was a relatively low price in order to obtain quiet from the Zionist organizations. The desire of the Soviet Union to improve relations with the West, and the acceptance of economic "prizes", reinforced the idea of ​​opening the gates. In the end, it was the main factor that over the years opened and closed the tap of immigration in the Soviet Union.
Israel's crushing victory in the Six-Day War led to a shift in thinking among the Jews of the Soviet Union. The victory increased the sense of national pride among the Jews. Moreover, he increased the sense of alienation toward the Soviet Union, which was an ally of the Arab countries during the war. "The Soviet citizens of the Jewish nation" have been transformed from the "Jews of silence," as defined by the Jewish writer Elie Wiesel, into "the Jews of hope," as defined in the 1980s by the British historian Martin Gilbert
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