{"product_id":"yosef-mendelevich","title":"Yosef Mendelevich","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn the Soviet Union, believing in anything other than Communism was forbidden. Millions of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003epeople were jailed for holding onto their religion. Despite that, many Jews tried to keep \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewhatever traditions they could, ignoring the dangers involved.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYosef Mendelevich had always known he w\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eas Jewish, but in the USSR, teaching about \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJudaism was against the law. So Yosef applied for permission to leave the Soviet Union and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emove to Israel. This began Yosef’s harrowing journey through labor camps and prisons. But no \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ematter what happened, he never stopped teaching other Jews what it meant to be Jewish. And he \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eheld onto his belief that he would be saved one day.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is Yosef Mendelevich’s story. It’s the story of a man who risked his life to alert the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eworld to the plight of the Soviet Jews.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"js-spec-table\"\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:4px 12px 4px 0\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLeah Sokol\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:4px 12px 4px 0\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMenucha Publishers\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:4px 12px 4px 0\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:4px 12px 4px 0\"\u003ePages\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e128\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:4px 12px 4px 0\"\u003ePublished\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNovember 2023\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:4px 12px 4px 0\"\u003eSeries\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGreat Jewish Lives\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:4px 12px 4px 0\"\u003eReading Level\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLevel W\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:4px 12px 4px 0\"\u003eAudience\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eChildren\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:4px 12px 4px 0\"\u003eLanguage\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEnglish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Menucha Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55480830853288,"sku":"9781614658658","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0534\/9765\/9560\/files\/yosef-mendelevich-107841.jpg?v=1777493345","url":"https:\/\/judaicasquare.com\/products\/yosef-mendelevich","provider":"Judaica Square","version":"1.0","type":"link"}