Russian Jewish family builds life in Elyria after emigration
Boris Bryskin Ina Bryskin and their children Stella 20 and Robert 15 find safety and welcome in Elyria after leaving Russia They attend Temple B nai Abraham and celebrate a housewarming while preserving their Jewish faith Robert joins Lake Ridge Academy teams as he plans a medical career Stella eyes computer science studies The family thanks the Elyria Lorain Jewish community for support amid concerns about persisting anti Semitism and KGB scrutiny in Russia
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Boris and
Ina Bryskin
Stella
Robert
Bryskins
Temple
B'nai Abraham
Boris
Ina
Brighton Beach
W.C
Biyka
Russia
Religion Endures In Eastern Europe Under Communism
Gallup data show strong religious belief in Czechoslovakia Hungary and Lithuania despite repression. Lithuanians trust church legislature and media most, while Hungarians cite media as leading. Western Europe remains higher in self description as religious, with Catholics predominant in all three nations.
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Washington
Europe
Gallup
Gordon Heald
International
Associated Dense Bie
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Hungary
Soviet Republic of
Lithuania
Western Europe
Nordic
Western
Heald
Communist Party
KGB
Soviet Communist Party
United States
Canada
Georgetown University
Associated Press
France
Jewish exodus from Russia drives large scale aliyah
Marvin Lender, United Jewish Appeal chairman and successful businessman, funds and advocates massive Soviet Jewish emigration to Israel. He cites 6 million Holocaust deaths and a growing fear of anti Semitism as reasons to act now. An estimated 160000 Jews may move to Israel this year, with a total of about a million by 1992.
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Soviet Union
Israel
Lender
United Jewish Appeal
United States
New Haven
Conn
Pamyat
UJA
Religious Briefs Discuss Collapse of Eastern Bloc System
Vancouver based AP report cites Rev. Paul Abrecht of the World Council of Churches as saying the fall of communism shows the impracticality of a state socialist system achieving widespread equality without totalitarian methods. The remark frames a regional reflection on liberation theology and church social action amid upheaval in Eastern Europe.
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Lithuania
Czechoslovakia
Michael J. Lavelle
John Carroll University
Lavelle
Vancouver, B.C
Europe
Paul Abrecht
World Council of Churches
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