Martin Wenick, 80, leader of Soviet Jewry fight, dies of coronavirus
Martin Wenick, a leader of the fight to free Soviet Jews who has later instrumental in helping them resettle in the United States, died on May 7 due to complications of COVID-19.
Martin Wenick, the former head of the National Council for Soviet Jewry and HIAS, died of the coronavirus on May 7, 2020.(photo credit: HIAS)ByBEN HARRIS/JTA
