In high school. he was denied matriculation and educational opportunities because of his study of the Torah and Hebrew. As a result. he has been unable to pursue his chosen career in biology and medicine and has turned to a lifestyle working as a messenger and as a homeworker for the disabled. He also teaches the Torah to Soviet children in Jewish Sunday school. Moreover. Slava has been separated from his wife. Alla Mendelev. since she emigrated to Israel in February 1989. Alla was granted a visa in the fall of 1988. Just before she secretly wed Slava in a Jewish ceremony. Soviet officials do not recognize their marriage as legitimate.
Keywords matched
emigrated visa