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Boris Kochubievsky, Pioneer Prisoner of Zion, Passes Away
Boris Kochubievsky, widely recognized as the very first Prisoner of Zion in the Soviet Union following the Six-Day War, has passed away. A radio engineer from Kyiv, he played a foundational role in the public movement to break through the Iron Curtain and secure the fundamental right of Soviet Jews to emigrate to Israel. His activism carried a heavy personal cost, notably including his courageous efforts to commemorate the victims of the Babyn Yar massacre. For these defiance-driven actions, he was condemned to three years of harsh confinement in a Soviet labor camp, cementing his legacy as a historic symbol of resilience.