Born after the Holocaust, Ukrainian Jewish leader Josef Zissels might have thought himself lucky just to be alive.
But instead of living quietly as a radio engineer in the then Soviet state, he became an outspoken dissident and human rights activist, was arrested twice for “defaming the Soviet political and social system,” and served a total of six years in prison.
Now head of the Association of Jewish Organizations and Communities of Ukraine, and vice-president of the World Jewish Congress, he is once again in the midst of geopolitical turbulence, as Russian-backed separatists and Ukrainian forces continue their battle for eastern Ukraine.
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Source: Metro News
