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Stories of Jewish WWII Red Army vets just coming to light
By Daniel Estrin, The Associated PressJERUSALEM -- Once a year, Israel's Jewish war veterans don suit jackets and uniforms dripping in Red Army medals, the shiny bronzes and silvers pinned to their chests in tight rows like armor.About 500,000 Jews served in the Soviet Red Army during World War II. Most of those still alive today - about 7,000 - are said to live in Israel.Read the full story.
In this photo made Wednesday, April 17, 2013, Soviet Jewish World War Two veteran David Rivelsky poses for a portrait at his house in Jerusalem, Israel. In 1941, he took part in the heroic defense of Leningrad, as part of the Leningrad Front for which in 1943 was awarded with the medal "Defense of Leningrad." Rivelsky immigrated to Israel in August 1999 from St. Petersburg. About 500,000 Soviet Jews served in the Red Army during World War Two, and the majority of those still alive today live in Israel. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)Oded Balilty / AP
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By Daniel Estrin, The Associated Press
JERUSALEM -- Once a year, Israel's Jewish war veterans don suit jackets and uniforms dripping in Red Army medals, the shiny bronzes and silvers pinned to their chests in tight rows like armor.
About 500,000 Jews served in the Soviet Red Army during World War II. Most of those still alive today - about 7,000 - are said to live in Israel.