In June of 1978. Ida was sentenced to 4 years of internal exile for "malicious hooliganism." Her crime had been to hang a placard from the window of her Moscow apartment that was inscribed with the plea: "KGB. Give Me My Visa to Israel!" Ida had first applied to emigrate to Israel in 1971. Her only living relatives were allowed to leave and settle in Israel. But Ida was repeatedly denied an exit visa. An economist by profession. she soon became active in helping Jews. like herself. who had been victims of Soviet persecution and who had been imprisoned for speaking out for what they believed. Ida gave new hope to those languishing in Soviet prisons and camps through her letters and gift parcels.
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