How the Lubavitcher Rebbe knew Gorbachev would liberalize Russia - opinion
Head of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev took the step of opening the Iron Curtain for immigration and permitting Jews to practice Judaism.
ROSES ARE placed on a sculpture of Mikhail Gorbachev in memory of the final leader of the Soviet Union, at the ‘Fathers of Unity’ memorial in Berlin, on Wednesday. (photo credit: Lisi Niesner/Reuters)Updated: