Begun Yosef

Greeting ceremony of Yosef Begun after his arrival in Israel. Yosef Begun in the center (in a skullcap). 1988.
Greeting ceremony of Yosef Begun after his arrival in Israel. Yosef Begun in the center (in a skullcap). 1988.
In the house of Matars family. From the left: Yosef Begun, ?. Jerusalem,1988.
In the house of Matars family. From the left: Yosef Begun, ?. Jerusalem,1988.
Yosef Begun with Michael Matar at art exhibition of his wife Ruth Matar at their home in the Yamin Moshe block in Jerusalem. Israel, 12.10.1988.
Yosef Begun with Michael Matar at art exhibition of his wife Ruth Matar at their home in the Yamin Moshe block in Jerusalem. Israel, 12.10.1988.
Memorable stone in memory of planting trees honoring 54th birthday of Yosef Begun who was in the Gulag.Jerusalem, 1986.
Memorable stone in memory of planting trees honoring 54th birthday of Yosef Begun who was in the Gulag.Jerusalem, 1986.
At a meeting. In the second row from the right: ?, Yosef Begun, Lazar Lubarsky, ?, Victor Brailovsky, ?. Israel, 1988 or later.
At a meeting. In the second row from the right: ?, Yosef Begun, Lazar Lubarsky, ?, Victor Brailovsky, ?. Israel, 1988 or later.
Meeting in the Hebrew university. From the left: Vladimir Slepak, Yosef Begun. At the extreme left, partly seen behind Vladimir Slepak is Boris Yanikov, former cellmate of Yosef in a prison, a hero of the Yosef’s story “Pesah in a prison”. Jerusalem, 1988.
Meeting in the Hebrew university. From the left: Vladimir Slepak, Yosef Begun. At the extreme left, partly seen behind Vladimir Slepak is Boris Yanikov, former cellmate of Yosef in a prison, a hero of the Yosef’s story “Pesah in a prison”. Jerusalem, 1988.
From the left: Vladimir Slepak, ?,?,?,?,Yosef Begun. Israel,1988. ?
From the left: Vladimir Slepak, ?,?,?,?,Yosef Begun. Israel,1988. ?
At a meeting in kibbutz. In the foreground, from the left: Galya Lubarsky, Lazar Lubarsky. Israel, 1988 or later.
At a meeting in kibbutz. In the foreground, from the left: Galya Lubarsky, Lazar Lubarsky. Israel, 1988 or later.
Yosef Begun, Veniamin Fain. Israel, 1988.
Yosef Begun, Veniamin Fain. Israel, 1988.
First days of Yosef Begun in Israel. Reception in the kibbutz Maagan Michael where Beguns family lived from the beginning. From the left: Yosef Begun; Israel Mintz, teacher, friend and colleague of Yosef, Zionist of 1920th, who came to the USSR in 1930-th and quite soon became political prisoner); ?. Israel, 1988.
First days of Yosef Begun in Israel. Reception in the kibbutz Maagan Michael where Beguns family lived from the beginning. From the left: Yosef Begun; Israel Mintz, teacher, friend and colleague of Yosef, Zionist of 1920th, who came to the USSR in 1930-th and quite soon became political prisoner); ?. Israel, 1988.
Reception in the kibbutz Maagan Michael where Begun’s family lived from the beginning. From left: Ida Nudel, Yosef Begun. Israel,1988.
Reception in the kibbutz Maagan Michael where Begun’s family lived from the beginning. From left: Ida Nudel, Yosef Begun. Israel,1988.
First days of Yosef Begun in Israel. Reception in the kibbutz Maagan Michael where Beguns family lived from the beginning. The secretary of kibbutz Saadya is speaking. Israel, 1988.
First days of Yosef Begun in Israel. Reception in the kibbutz Maagan Michael where Beguns family lived from the beginning. The secretary of kibbutz Saadya is speaking. Israel, 1988.
In the Givon Hadasha settlement. Valery Kryzhak stands in the center (with a boy on his shoulders). Sitting are Haim Margulis, Haim Chesler, Veniamin Fain, Nekhama Shlemova-Begun. Israel, 1988.
In the Givon Hadasha settlement. Valery Kryzhak stands in the center (with a boy on his shoulders). Sitting are Haim Margulis, Haim Chesler, Veniamin Fain, Nekhama Shlemova-Begun. Israel, 1988.
Celebrations of the Yosef Begun’s first days in Israel, in a “Russian” settlement Givon Hadasha near Jerusalem. Dancing, from the left: Yosef Begun, Rivka Margulis (wife of Haim Magulis, a founder of the settlement), and an activist of the Council for Yosef Begun. Israel, beginning of the 1988.
Celebrations of the Yosef Begun’s first days in Israel, in a “Russian” settlement Givon Hadasha near Jerusalem. Dancing, from the left: Yosef Begun, Rivka Margulis (wife of Haim Magulis, a founder of the settlement), and an activist of the Council for Yosef Begun. Israel, beginning of the 1988.
Yosef Begun and Natan Shcharansky. Israel,1988.
Yosef Begun and Natan Shcharansky. Israel,1988.
Opening of the Jewish museum in a private apartment. From the left: Gregory Rozenshtein, Roman Spektor, Yosef Begun. Moscow, January 15, 1988.
Opening of the Jewish museum in a private apartment. From the left: Gregory Rozenshtein, Roman Spektor, Yosef Begun. Moscow, January 15, 1988.
Yosef Begun presents to Roman Spektor as a gift to the Jewish museum a unique Pesah Agada issued in 14th century in Germany. Yosef Begun received it as a gift from the US Secretary of State at a Pesah Seder in the US Embassy in Moscow shortly after Begun’s release from the Chistopol prison. Moscow, January 1988.
Yosef Begun presents to Roman Spektor as a gift to the Jewish museum a unique Pesah Agada issued in 14th century in Germany. Yosef Begun received it as a gift from the US Secretary of State at a Pesah Seder in the US Embassy in Moscow shortly after Begun’s release from the Chistopol prison. Moscow, January 1988.
Opening of the Jewish museum in a private apartment. ?. January 15, 1988.
Opening of the Jewish museum in a private apartment. ?. January 15, 1988.
Opening  of the Jewish museum in a private apartment. At left- Michael Chlenov. January 15, 1988.
Opening of the Jewish museum in a private apartment. At left- Michael Chlenov. January 15, 1988.
Opening of the Jewish museum in a private apartment. At left- Victor Fulmacht and Yuli Kosharovsky. January 15, 1988.
Opening of the Jewish museum in a private apartment. At left- Victor Fulmacht and Yuli Kosharovsky. January 15, 1988.
In the Moscow apartment. A visit of some guests from abroad. 1987, one year before Alyah.
In the Moscow apartment. A visit of some guests from abroad. 1987, one year before Alyah.
Farewell of the Begun’s family at the Sheremetievo airport. Moscow, 1988.
Farewell of the Begun’s family at the Sheremetievo airport. Moscow, 1988.
First days of Yosef Begun in Israel. Reception in the kibbutz Maagan Michael where Beguns family lived from the beginning. From the left: Boris Begun, Ida Nudel, mother of Inna Begun. 1988.
First days of Yosef Begun in Israel. Reception in the kibbutz Maagan Michael where Beguns family lived from the beginning. From the left: Boris Begun, Ida Nudel, mother of Inna Begun. 1988.
Yosef Begun and mother of Inna Begun. Moscow, 198?.
Yosef Begun and mother of Inna Begun. Moscow, 198?.
Yosef Begun with Shulamit Katsnelson, Israel, 1988?
Yosef Begun with Shulamit Katsnelson, Israel, 1988?
Lazar Lubarsky, 1983.
Lazar Lubarsky, 1983.
Frank and Bunny Brodsky. Moscow, ?, 1987.
Frank and Bunny Brodsky. Moscow, ?, 1987.
Etka Leibovitz. Israel, 1981.
Etka Leibovitz. Israel, 1981.
Celebrations of a brit-mila. In the center (with tallit) Aryeh Vovovsky. Israel, 1989.
Celebrations of a brit-mila. In the center (with tallit) Aryeh Vovovsky. Israel, 1989.
Prof. Veniamin Fain. Israel, 19??.
Prof. Veniamin Fain. Israel, 19??.
Jewish dancing. From the left: Yosef Begun (in a skullcap), ?, Rabbi ?, ?, Veniamin Fain. Israel, 1988?.
Jewish dancing. From the left: Yosef Begun (in a skullcap), ?, Rabbi ?, ?, Veniamin Fain. Israel, 1988?.
Guests from abroad visit refuseniks. From the right: Yosef Begun, Brakha,Yuli Kosharovsky, Goldi Hershin, Yuli  Edelshtein. Moscow, March 1, 1981.
Guests from abroad visit refuseniks. From the right: Yosef Begun, Brakha,Yuli Kosharovsky, Goldi Hershin, Yuli Edelshtein. Moscow, March 1, 1981.
Yosef Begun and Lev Ovsishcher. Israel,198?.
Yosef Begun and Lev Ovsishcher. Israel,198?.
Meeting with Edgar Bronfman (extreme  right). Israel, Jerusalem, 198?.
Meeting with Edgar Bronfman (extreme right). Israel, Jerusalem, 198?.
Demonstration on the Arbat street in Moscow organized by women-refuseniks Irina Gurvich, Evgenia Palanker, Zhanna Litvak and others. Demonstration continued during five days of a week, and its last day coincided with Congress of dissidents under leadership of Andrei Sakharov. Moscow, Spring of 1986.
Demonstration on the Arbat street in Moscow organized by women-refuseniks Irina Gurvich, Evgenia Palanker, Zhanna Litvak and others. Demonstration continued during five days of a week, and its last day coincided with Congress of dissidents under leadership of Andrei Sakharov. Moscow, Spring of 1986.
Ida Nudel visiting Yosef Begun. Moscow, June 1987.
Ida Nudel visiting Yosef Begun. Moscow, June 1987.
Demonstration with calls “Freedom for Yosef Begun” and “Let us go to Israel”. Moscow, 1986.
Demonstration with calls “Freedom for Yosef Begun” and “Let us go to Israel”. Moscow, 1986.
Встреча Йосефа Бегуна с Рональдом Рейганом в Белом Доме в мае 1988 г. Рональд Рейган преподносит Йосефу Бегуну браслет, на котором выгравирована надпись “Узник Сиона Йосеф Бегун”. Этот браслет был преподнесён Президенту Рональду Рейгану активистами SSSJ, и он до сего дня постоянно лежал на письменном столе Президента.
Встреча Йосефа Бегуна с Рональдом Рейганом в Белом Доме в мае 1988 г. Рональд Рейган преподносит Йосефу Бегуну браслет, на котором выгравирована надпись “Узник Сиона Йосеф Бегун”. Этот браслет был преподнесён Президенту Рональду Рейгану активистами SSSJ, и он до сего дня постоянно лежал на письменном столе Президента.
Demonstration in Jerusalem in memory of Academician Andrei Saharov. Israel, Jerusalem, 2003.
Demonstration in Jerusalem in memory of Academician Andrei Saharov. Israel, Jerusalem, 2003.
President Ronald Regan meets with Yosef Begun and Anatoly (Natan) Shcharansky (first and second from the left) at September 14, 2010.
President Ronald Regan meets with Yosef Begun and Anatoly (Natan) Shcharansky (first and second from the left) at September 14, 2010.