Let us not
forget Solomon Mikhoels, a Soviet Jewish entertainer, who served as the
chairman of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee during the Second World War. He
was murdered because of Joseph Stalin’s anti-Semitic line. We will not forget the
victims.
Solomon Mikhoels
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Solomon (Shloyme) Mikhoels
(16 March [O.S. 4 March] 1890 – 13 January 1948) was a Soviet Jewish actor
and the artistic director of the Moscow State Jewish Theater. Mikhoels
served as the chairman of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee during the Second
World War. However, as Joseph Stalin pursued an increasingly anti-Semitic
line after the War, Mikhoels' position as a leader of the Jewish community
led to increasing persecution from the Soviet state. In 1948, Mikhoels was
murdered on the orders of Stalin and his body was run over to create the
impression of a traffic accident.
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