USSR Prisoner of Conscience Mikhail Kornblit Hebrew Jewish Star Pendant 1960s

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USSR Prisoner of Conscience Mikhail Kornblit Hebrew Jewish Star Pendant 1960s:
$49.00

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Rare vintage medal directly from an estate.

Info from another sale:
One side is the Star of David in Soviet chains iwth the words: \"LET MY PEOPLE GO\" in English and in Hebrew. Reverse is \"USSR Prisoner of Conscience: and \"MIKHAIL KORNBLIT\" above that. Incredible protest piece of Jewish history with original chain. Those who were denied emigration from USSR were called \"Refusenik.\" It is difficult to find a similar historical item- I was able to find one priced at $100.00! Refusenik or Otkaznik was an unofficial term for individuals, typically but not exclusively Soviet Jews, who were denied permission to emigrate abroad by the authorities of the former Soviet Union and other countries of the Eastern bloc. The term refusenik derived from the \"refusal\", handed down to a prospective emigrant from the Soviet authorities. Over time, \"refusenik\" has entered colloquial English usage for any type of protestor. A large number of Soviet Jews applied for exit visas to leave the Soviet Union, especially in the period following the 1967 Six-Day War. While some were allowed to leave, many were refused permission to emigrate, either instantly or their case could languish for years in the OVIR, \"Otdel Viz i Registratsii\"), the MVD department responsible for provisioning of exit visas. In many instances, the reason was given that these persons had been given access at some point in their careers to information vital to Soviet national security and could not now be allowed to leave. During the Cold War, Soviet Jews were presumed a security liability or possible traitors. To apply for an exit visa, the applicants (and sometimes their entire families) often had to quit their jobs, which in turn would make them vulnerable to charges of social parasitism, a criminal offense. Many Jews encountered institutional antisemitism which blocked their opportunities for advancement. Some government sectors were almost entirely off-limits to Jews. In addition, Soviet restrictions on religious education and expression prevented Jews from engaging in Jewish cultural and religious life. While these restrictions led many Jews to seek to emigrate, requesting an exit visa was itself seen as an act of betrayal by Soviet authorities. Thus, prospective emigrants requested permission to emigrate at great risk, knowing that an official refusal would often be accompanied by dismissal from work and other forms of social ostracism and economic pressure Known as a historical medal with great political influence . The Collectors weekly had an article that said : It was \" a protest piece made in the 60\'s due to the denial of emigration out of the USSR for many Jews during the cold war.\" One other piece of research was Worth Point and it had a very lengthy article titled : Soviet Jew , Prisoner of Conscience Medal Refusenik RARE .and goes into translating & explaining why this protest medal is so important .

Condition: Part of the loop is broken at top, normal wear from age.

Measurements:
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