Prisoners of Zion
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Prisoners of Zion were Jewish activists, many from the Soviet Union, who were imprisoned or persecuted for their efforts to emigrate to Israel or practice their Jewish identity under repressive regimes.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| PrisonersOfZion | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish activists
ⓘ
group of people ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Israeli legislation
ⓘ
Israeli memorial ceremonies ⓘ Jewish organizations worldwide ⓘ |
| experienced |
exile
ⓘ
expulsion from universities ⓘ forced labor ⓘ imprisonment ⓘ interrogation ⓘ loss of employment ⓘ persecution ⓘ revocation of civil rights ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
| hasEthnicity | Jewish ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacteristic |
Jewish identity
ⓘ
dissidents ⓘ political prisoners ⓘ refuseniks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableSubgroup | Soviet refuseniks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOppressor |
Arab states
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Eastern Bloc regimes NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ other repressive regimes ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryGoal |
aliyah to Israel
ⓘ
emigration to Israel ⓘ freedom of Jewish religious practice ⓘ preservation of Jewish culture ⓘ |
| hasReligiousAffiliation | Judaism ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
Jewish national self-determination
ⓘ
Zionism NERFINISHED ⓘ religious freedom ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Arab countries
ⓘ
Eastern Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedPolicyOf |
Soviet restrictions on Jewish emigration
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bans on Hebrew teaching ⓘ prohibition of Jewish religious practice ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Israeli Knesset
NERFINISHED
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Israeli Ministry of Immigrant Absorption NERFINISHED ⓘ State of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported |
human rights
ⓘ
religious liberty ⓘ right to emigrate ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1970s
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1980s ⓘ 20th century ⓘ Cold War ⓘ late 1960s ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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