Ida knows too that she is a person who symbolizes the struggle of all Soviet refuseniks and so as we protest for her today. we also protest for those unknown to us who have made the sacrifices. who have faced the harassment. and who have had to endure the unjust punishments in their quest for freedom. Ida has broadened her quest by helping many Jewish refuseniks and prisoners. giving them a renewed hope. and supporting them in their Jewish faith and cultural heritage. Today. of the many who have actively worked for the emigration of Soviet Jews and who are now serving sentences for their work. Ida is among the oldest and is the only woman. At her trials in 1978 she told us: I have learned to walk proudly with my head high as a human being and as a Jewish woman ...
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