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Political prisoners

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Raiza Palatnick, 1968-1978

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Identifier: B093.01.0004.0029
Abstract

Fact sheet and materials related to Raiza Palatnick, who was a 35 year old Jewish librariian in Odessa, Ukraine who was imprisoned for distributing materials "slanderous" to the Soviet Union. Her confinement in isolation for five months began The 35's or Women's Campaign for Soviet Jewry in 1971 in London, England. Raiza Palatnick was released from prison after two years and allowed to immigrate to Israel.

Dates: 1968-1978