Aliyah from the Soviet Union (1970s–1990s): Boris Levin

ID Card:

Name: Boris Levin

Date of Birth: August 15, 1950

Place of Birth: Moscow, Soviet Union

Date of Aliyah: 1989

- Story: Boris, a refusenik, fought for years to leave the Soviet Union. After the fall of the Iron Curtain, he made Aliyah and became part of Israel’s high-tech boom.

Questions:

1. What were refuseniks, and why did Boris fight for the right to make Aliyah?

2. How did the fall of the Soviet Union impact Jewish immigration to Israel?

3. What contributions did Soviet Jews like Boris make to Israeli society?