On June 15, 1970, a group of young refuseniks—mostly Soviet Jews denied permission to emigrate—set out to commandeer an empty plane outside of Leningrad and use it to escape the USSR.
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Their "hijacking" attempt failed (the KGB had been on to them from the start) but it drew international attention to human rights violations in the USSR & spurred a powerful activist movement in the U.S. & elsewhere on behalf of Soviet Jewry that affected the course of Cold War
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Incredibly grateful to Anat Zalmanson-Kuznetsov
@RefuseniksP , daughter of two leaders of the event, for letting us screen for free her award-winning film "Operation Wedding," which documents the events from the perspective of her parents.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ef2x9CjitYo …Pokaż ten wątek -
The film (Israel, Latvia, 2016; 62 minutes; in English, Russian, & Hebrew w/English subtitles) will be available for screening from 9 am, Wed, June 17 to 9 am, Thu, June 18. **You must register for the event to receive the link to the film.**https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/50th-anniversary-leningrad-hijackers-case-film-screening-and-discussion …
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