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Word: yevreyam (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Inch Knife. Many did not. Young members of the J.D.L. tagged along as Russian women from the mission shopped in supermarkets, then heckled them at check-out counters. Others stayed on the heels of a tall diplomat, shouting in Russian: "Poshli domoi!" (Go home) and "Svoboda yevreyam!" (Freedom for Jews). The victim stared ahead, stalked into a Woolworth's and bought a soft drink. They followed, tossing out such juvenile insults as: "You can always tell a Russian by the yellow streak down his back." Some Russians tried a mild response. One told his tormentor: "This...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: The Private Jewish War on Russia | 1/25/1971 | See Source »

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