Soviet Jewry's 'Refusenik' woman, Ida Nudel

The author recounts her experiences with Ida Nudel, the famed heroine of the struggle for the release of Soviet Jewry to emigrate to Israel.

Ida Nudel is greeted upon her arrival at Ben-Gurion Airport by Natan Sharansky, flanked by Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir and Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, on October 15, 1987.

Ida Nudel is greeted upon her arrival at Ben-Gurion Airport by Natan Sharansky, flanked by Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir and Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, on October 15, 1987.

(photo credit: NATI HARNIK/GPO)

ByJANE BIRAN

OCTOBER 13, 2021 17:51