Holocaust survivor who came to Israel on IFCJ aliyah flight reflects on life

Leonid Cherniakov, an 88-year-old survivor from Ukraine now living in Jerusalem, talks about his past suffering, the harsh reality of antisemitism in the former Soviet Union, and life in Israel.

Leonid Cherniakov and his wife, Yeva, in Kyiv, Urkaine two days before making aliyah

Leonid Cherniakov and his wife, Yeva, in Kyiv, Urkaine two days before making aliyah

(photo credit: INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIANS AND JEWS)

BySPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR

MAY 1, 2020 16:56

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