The more I got involved in it. the more I wanted to help. The good feeling I have inside I cant explain." "Im a Bill Medel fan for life." Levin said. "A neat guy. absolutely neat." The MedelLevinMesh saga began in 1977 when Levin and his wife took a trip to the Soviet Union and met some Jewish activists in the flesh for the first time. The Levins had been members of the South Florida Conference on Soviet Jewry. but the personal contact with people Levin terms "modern. day heroes" turned a cause into a deep commitment. "Everyone of these socalled refusniks know that. as soon as they apply for emigration to Israel. theyre going to lose their professional status and probably wind up serving several jail terms." Levin said. "Theyre going to be harassed by neighbors and perhaps physically intimidated. It starts a whole cycle where their lives become mis. erable. Theyve seen it happen to their fellow activists. yet they do it anyway.
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