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Baruch Asher, Pioneer of Soviet Jewry Emigration, Dies at 90
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Baruch Asher, a "Prisoner of Zion" and pioneer in the fight for Soviet Jewry's right to immigrate to Israel, has passed away at 90. Born Boris Kochubievsky in Kyiv, he was imprisoned by the KGB for his Zionist activism, including an open letter to Leonid Brezhnev. His activism became an international symbol, contributing to the immigration of about a million Jews to Israel. He later immigrated himself, adopted the name Baruch Asher, and lived in Jerusalem.
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- Baruch Asher, a "Prisoner of Zion" and pioneer for Soviet Jewry, died at age 90.
- Born Boris Kochubievsky, he protested Soviet denial of Jewish identity at Babi Yar.
- He declared "I am a Jew. I want to live in Israel" in a letter to Leonid Brezhnev.
- His KGB arrest and labor camp sentence made him an international symbol for Soviet Jews.
- He is credited with helping pave the way for about one million Jews to immigrate to Israel.
- He immigrated to Israel in 1972, adopted the name Baruch Asher, and lived in Jerusalem.
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