Unbroken Spirit - The Struggle, the Arrest and the Release of a Prisoner of Zion

At age twenty-two, Yosef Mendelevich participated in an attempt to hijack a plane to the West an act designed to raise awareness about the desperate plight of Soviet Jews. He was arrested before the plane ever left the ground and served twelve years in the Soviet gulag. This is the story of one man s resistance against tyranny, and his daily struggle to retain his Jewishness and his humanity in a system built to extinguish both. This is a testament to the strength of the human soul and an inspiration to us all.

About the author

Yosef Mendelevich, born in Riga, Latvia, in 1947, served twelve years in the Soviet gulag for his Jewish activism. Since his release in 1981, he has lived in Israel, where he received his rabbinic ordination and a master s degree in Jewish history. This is his third book.

Product details

• Authors: Tosef Mendelevich, Yosef Mendelevich, Yosef Mendelevitz
• Publisher: Gefen Publishing House
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.05.2012
• EAN: 9789652295637
• ISBN: 978-965-229-563-7
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies