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Beth Shalom To Hold Reception
For Adopted Volvovsky Family
ELIZABETH KAPLAN
Staff Writer
M
embers of Congrega-
tion Beth Shalom
called it a miracle.
Ari and Mila Volvovsky, the
congregation's "adopted"
refusenik family, were per-
mitted this year to emigrate
to Israel after a 14-year strug-
gle to leave the Soviet Union.
Now, the Volvovskys and
Beth Shalom congregants are
about to meet for the first
time, though their friendship
has spanned more than eight
years.
On Oct. 12, Beth Shalom
will host a reception in honor
of the Volvovskys and their
daughter, Kira. The event
will include remarks by State
Sen. Jack Faxon, Beth
Shalom Rabbi David Nelson
and Oak Park Mayor
Charlotte Rothstein.
Children from Beth Shalom
also are collecting money to
buy a gift for the Volvovskys,
which they will present dur-
ing the reception.
During their visit to the
Detroit area, the Volvovskys
will visit Jewish day schools
and meet with Gov. James
Blanchard. In October 1986,
Ari Volvovsky was named an
honorary resident of
Michigan.
Mila Volvovsky. also was
adopted by the Temple Israel
Sisterhood.
The Volvovskys' visit here is
being sponsored by Beth
Shalom and the Friends of
the Soviet Jewry Education
and Information Center.
Volvovsky and his wife first
requested permission to
emigrate in June 1974. Soviet
authorities rejected their ap-
plication because Volvovsky
allegedly had access to state
secrets. ,
The Volvovskys promptly
were fired from their jobs.
Volvovsky is a computer
scientist; his wife is a radio
engineer.
They were subjected to con-
stant harassment from the
KGB. Their apartment was
raided and the family ordered
from their Moscow home to
the city of Gorky.
In 1985, Volvovsky was ar-
rested. Among the evidence
presented in the case against
him was his copy of Exodus,
which was labeled "Zionist
propaganda." He was sentenc-
ed to three years in a Siberian
labor camp for the crime of
slandering the Soviet Union.
Although prison officials
were hard on Volvovsky, he
Mila and Ari Volvovsky: Coming to Detroit.
refused to compromise his
Judaism or his dream of liv-
ing in Israel. He spoke only
Hebrew and continued keep-
ing kosher in the labor camp.
Meanwhile, Volvovsky's
friends in the United States
campaigned on behalf of him
and his family.
Among his strongest sup-
porters were his cousin, Mar-
ty Weston of Southfield, and
Weston's daughter, Cindy
Franklin, of West Bloomfield.
In August 1987, Franklin
sent a letter of invitation to
Kira Volvovsky, who then fil-
ed her own application to
emigrate from the Soviet
Union.
Sen. Carl Levin also was ac-
tive in the Volvovsky case.
During his visit last March to
the Soviet Union, he met with
Ira and Mila and 20 other
refusenik couples.
In March 1987, Volvovsky
was released from the labor
camp. That same year, Kira
received permission to
emigrate to Israel. She arriv-
ed in Jerusalem on Dec. 10,
1987, and immediately began
working for her parents'
release.
In April, Volvovsky and his
wife were permitted to leave
for Israel.
Cindy Franklin, who has
spoken several times with the
Among evidence
presented against
Volvovsky was his
copy of Exodus
couple since they left the
Soviet Union, said the
Volvovkys are now living in a
religious section of
Jerusalem. Ari Volvovsky is
working to publicize the
plight of refuseniks, she said.
Learning of the Volvovskys'
release, Sen. Levin said,
"We've won the freedom for a
number of refuseniks recent-
ly, but we've still got a long
way to go."
Education Series
To Begin Next Week
The Jewish News will
begin a new weekly series
on education, commencing
with the issue of Oct. 7.
As the Jewish community
discusses Jewish education
and means of increasing
Jewish identification and af-
filiation for all age levels,
The Jewish News staff
believes an intensive look at
Jewish education is
warranted.
News Editor Heidi Press
will coordinate our increas-
ed coverage of Jewish educa-
tion in the Detroit area.
Trends, topics, programs
and people will be high-
lighted. Ms. Press, who has
been with The Jewish News
15 years, also coordinates
the newspaper's entertain-
ment and L'Chayim family
life sections. She attended
the Coalition for Advance-
ment of Jewish Education
meetings in San Diego this
summer.
In addition to examining
educational trends and pro-
grams on the local and na-
tional scene for both youth
and adults, The Jewish
News education section will
also publicize local events
and activites in our schools.
Look for The Jewish News
education columns in the
Oct. 7 issue.