Sharansky is possibly best known as a human rights leader, a former Prisoner of Zion and a leader in the struggle for the right of Soviet Jews to immigrate to Israel.
Four days after Russia invaded Ukraine, Kyiv resident Maria Litichevska and her 10-year-old son fled Kyiv. They're just two of the Ukrainian refugees now in the Bay Area receiving aid from local Jewish organizations.
Sam Salkin of Sinai Memorial Chapel and Anita Friedman of Jewish Family and Children’s Services will be honored at the AJC Global Advocacy Gala in S.F. on Oct. 6.