Tag #151810 - Interview #84041 (Yacob Hollander)

When I was in jail, Jews began moving to Israel. Many of my friends and distant relatives who survived WWII left. It was a happy opportunity for me to stop living in the country that I hated. I applied for emigration to Israel, but they rejected to accept my documents. They explained that those who were imprisoned could move abroad 15 years after they were released. I was to stay 15 long years in the USSR. Twice I tried to submit my documents, but they were rejected.