Yosef Mendelevitch (or Mendelovitch) (b. 1948 in Riga), was a well-known Jewish refusenik in the former Soviet Union who gained fame for his adherence to Zionism and public attempts to emigrate to Israel at a time when it was considered to be against the law in the USSR. He was one of the participants of the Dymshits-Kuznetsov hijacking affair. As punishment, he was imprisoned for eleven years. In 1981 he was released and immigrated to Israel. He was known as a "Prisoner of Zion".

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  • Yosef Mendelevitch (or Mendelovitch) (b. 1948 in Riga), was a well-known Jewish refusenik in the former Soviet Union who gained fame for his adherence to Zionism and public attempts to emigrate to Israel at a time when it was considered to be against the law in the USSR. He was one of the participants of the Dymshits-Kuznetsov hijacking affair. As punishment, he was imprisoned for eleven years. In 1981 he was released and immigrated to Israel. He was known as a "Prisoner of Zion". Since moving to Israel he adopted Orthodox Judaism and has become a rabbi affiliated with the Religious Zionist Movement.
  • Иосиф Мозусович Менделевич — известный отказник, участвовал в попытке угона самолета «Операция Свадьба», она же «Ленинградское самолетное дело». Уже в молодые годы увлекся идеями сионизма. В 1970 году соучаствовал в попытке угона самолёта. В 1981 был освобождён в результате обмена и прибыл в Израиль. Написал книгу мемуаров «Операция Свадьба». Занимается политической деятельностью в рамках Национально-Религиозной партии «Мафдал», имеет звание раввина. В 1998 возглавил Сионистский форум. Покинул пост председателя организации в 2001.
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  • Yosef Mendelevitch (or Mendelovitch) (b. 1948 in Riga), was a well-known Jewish refusenik in the former Soviet Union who gained fame for his adherence to Zionism and public attempts to emigrate to Israel at a time when it was considered to be against the law in the USSR. He was one of the participants of the Dymshits-Kuznetsov hijacking affair. As punishment, he was imprisoned for eleven years. In 1981 he was released and immigrated to Israel. He was known as a "Prisoner of Zion".
  • Иосиф Мозусович Менделевич — известный отказник, участвовал в попытке угона самолета «Операция Свадьба», она же «Ленинградское самолетное дело». Уже в молодые годы увлекся идеями сионизма. В 1970 году соучаствовал в попытке угона самолёта.
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  • Yosef Mendelevitch
  • Менделевич, Иосиф Мозусович
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