Almost immediately after he began his Bible teaching. he was advised by the Govment that he would be imprisoned for 3 years if he continued to teach the Bible. He was warned also that if the Bible lessons were continued in the synagogue that .the synagoguewould be closed. In early May 1972. in an effort to persuade the Soviet Government to allow them to emigrate. the Branovers went bn a hunger strike. They were joined by 39 other Jews. all of them professionals. most of whom were Bible students of Rabbi Branover. and all of whom had been denied permission to emigrate but nevertheless fired from their jobs. . Shortly before President Nixon visited the Soviet Union. Rabbi Branover cabled President Nixon and appealed for an opportunity to meet with him.
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