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Waiting's over: Avital, wife of Soviet Jewish dissident Anatoly Shcharansky, left, has worked hard for his release for more than a decade
Waiting's over: Avital, wife of Soviet Jewish dissident Anatoly Shcharansky, left, has worked hard for his release for more than a decade

Waiting's over: Avital, wife of Soviet Jewish dissident Anatoly Shcharansky, left, has worked hard for his release for more than a decade

Date1/20/1985
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Original Toronto Star caption: Waiting's over: Avital, wife of Soviet Jewish dissident Anatoly Shcharansky, left, has worked hard for his release for more than a decade.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0079849F
Distraught relatives: Debbie Solomon, cousin of Anatoly Shcharansky, and her husband, Stan, hear the latest word on the jailed Soviet dissident's condition from his wife, Avital, in Jerusalem
Distraught relatives: Debbie Solomon, cousin of Anatoly Shcharansky, and her husband, Stan, hear the latest word on the jailed Soviet dissident's condition from his wife, Avital, in Jerusalem
1/10/1983
Her husband's fate still uncertain, Avital Shcharansky, 26, wife of jailed human-rights activist Anatoly Shcharansky, got a sympathetic ear in Ottawa (...)
Her husband's fate still uncertain, Avital Shcharansky, 26, wife of jailed human-rights activist Anatoly Shcharansky, got a sympathetic ear in Ottawa (...)
1/31/1978
Soon to be tried on charges of spying, Soviet dissident Anatoly Shcharansky, right may have been hurt by a U
Soon to be tried on charges of spying, Soviet dissident Anatoly Shcharansky, right may have been hurt by a U
1/31/1978
Premier William Davis (left) speaks to about 400 demonstrators gathered at Queen's Park yesterday to protest the trial of Soviet dissident Anatoly Shc(...)
Premier William Davis (left) speaks to about 400 demonstrators gathered at Queen's Park yesterday to protest the trial of Soviet dissident Anatoly Shc(...)
7/12/1978
Our cousin (Anatoly Shcharansky, now on trial in Moscow) fought for basic human rights and freedom, say Debby and Stan Solomon, above. They question exchanges between Canada, Soviet Union
Our cousin (Anatoly Shcharansky, now on trial in Moscow) fought for basic human rights and freedom, say Debby and Stan Solomon, above. They question exchanges between Canada, Soviet Union
7/12/1978
Thousands of kilometres away, outside Queen's Park in Toronto, former Soviet dissident Roman Fin, a cancer researcher, quietly dispalys signs and endures his own hunger strike to draw attention to Sakharov's plight. Fin, 42, who has lived here over three
Thousands of kilometres away, outside Queen's Park in Toronto, former Soviet dissident Roman Fin, a cancer researcher, quietly dispalys signs and endures his own hunger strike to draw attention to Sakharov's plight. Fin, 42, who has lived here over three
5/18/1984
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6/2/1988
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Speaking out, Hockey great Bobby Orr, relaxing with his dog Scout at a Quebec cottage, has ended more than a decade of silence about his stormy breakup with agent Alan Eagleson
Speaking out, Hockey great Bobby Orr, relaxing with his dog Scout at a Quebec cottage, has ended more than a decade of silence about his stormy breakup with agent Alan Eagleson
8/5/1990
Dissident Soviet writer Grigory Svirsky with his wife, Polina, and son, Efim, 22, chat in their Metro home
Dissident Soviet writer Grigory Svirsky with his wife, Polina, and son, Efim, 22, chat in their Metro home
3/22/1977
Freed Soviet dissident Natan Sharansky, left, autographs a copy of his book, Fear No Evil, at Edwards Books and Art in Metro. In February, 1986, photo(...)
Freed Soviet dissident Natan Sharansky, left, autographs a copy of his book, Fear No Evil, at Edwards Books and Art in Metro. In February, 1986, photo(...)
6/2/1988