01925cam a2200229 4500 1055705974 TxAuBib 20231203120000.0 231203|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781614658658 12/3/23 $18.99 161465865X 12/3/23 $18.99 TxAuBib Sokol, Leah. Yosef Mendelevich: Leader of Jewish Soviet Jewry. 12/3/23: Brooklyn NY : Menucha Publishers. In the Soviet Union, believing in anything other than Communism was forbidden. Millions of people were jailed for holding onto their religion. Despite that, many Jews tried to keep whatever traditions they could, ignoring the dangers involved. Yosef Mendelevich had always known he was Jewish, but in the USSR, teaching about Judaism was against the law. So Yosef applied for permission to leave the Soviet Union and move to Israel. This began Yosef's harrowing journey through labor camps and prisons. But no matter what happened, he never stopped teaching other Jews what it meant to be Jewish. And he held onto his belief that he would be saved one day. This is Yosef Mendelevich's story. It's the story of a man who risked his life to alert the world to the plight of the Soviet Jews. Includes Over 30 Original Photos And Documents!. 20231203.