Daring to be Free:
MetroWest Presents Natan Sharansky
Day/Date:
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Sunday, May 22, 2011
Time:
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7:30 p.m.
Event Address:
Alex Aidekman Family Jewish Community Campus
901 State Route 10, Whippany, NJ 07981
Event Description:
Natan Sharansky became the symbol of the struggle for the right of Soviet Jews to immigrate from the Former Soviet Union to Israel. Arrested and imprisoned on false charges, he was released on February 11, 1986, after nine years of imprisonment, arriving in Jerusalem on that very day. He is currently chairman of the Executive of the Jewish Agency for Israel.
Sponsor(s):
United Jewish Communities of MetroWest NJ
Admission/Ticket fee:
Free and open to the community. Space is limited. Reservations requested. Includes dessert reception.
For additional Information: Stacey Brown, sbrown@ujcnj.org, (973) 929-3027
Website: www.ujcnj.org/sharansky
