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Shimon Peres, Yosef Mendelevitch and Devorah Wigoder

Michael Freedland speaks to the leader of Israel’s opposition Labour party Shimon Peres, 'refusenik' rabbi Yosef Mendelevitch and to writer and convert to Judaism Devorah Wigoder.

Michael Freedland speaks to Shimon Peres, leader of Israel’s opposition Labour party as the country approaches elections, and to Yosef Mendelevitch, the 'refusenik' rabbi, on his release from a Soviet prison. He also hears from the writer and convert to Judaism, Devorah Wigoder, about her new book, Hope is my House.

This is a programme from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ archive, originally broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio in the 1980s. Aspects of the programme reflect the time when it was made and due to rights considerations, the music may be shorter than in the original programme.

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28 minutes