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Soviet Jewry activist Michael Sherbourne, who coined term ‘refusenik,’ dies at 97

Jewish Agency chairman Sharansky spoke about Sherbourne’s greatness and the impact he had on plight of Soviet Jews in 1970s.

|ByJACOB GOLDSTEIN
Michael Sherbourne
Pro-Russian separatists hold rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) projectiles as they get ready to go to the battle line in Seversk (Siversk), located near the town of Krasny Liman, Donetsk region, June 19, 2014

New battles as Ukraine says 300 separatists killed in fighting

Fighting broke out early on Thursday after pro-Russian separatists refused to lay down their weapons in line with the president's proposed peace plan.

|ByREUTERS