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Natan Sharansky

Natan Sharansky is a Ukrainian-born, Israeli politician, professional chess player and author. He served as Chairman of the Executive for the Jewish Agency from June 2009 to August 2018, and currently serves as Chairman for the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP), an American non-partisan organization. A former Soviet dissident, he spent nine years imprisoned as a ref…

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science · Israeli politician and refusenik (born 1948) · politician · writer · mathematician · human rights defender · chess player · also Natan Sharansky, Anatoly Shcharansky, Anatoly Sharansky, Sharansky

Born 20 January 1948 · Q360961

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the building of real democratic institutions in the fledgling Palestinian society, no matter how tempting a
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Won Presidential Medal of Freedom presented by George W. Bush (2006).
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2026· 1 entry

Aug 18, 2026Documented record76% confidence

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“the building of real democratic institutions in the fledgling Palestinian society, no matter how tempting a”

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2024· 4 entries

Nov 11, 2024Documented record69% confidence

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Jewish Journal: Natan Sharansky: We Are Never Alone

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Feb 23, 2024Documented record69% confidence

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Wall Street Journal: Dissident Wisdom From Alexei Navalny and Natan Sharansky

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Feb 21, 2024Documented record69% confidence

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American Enterprise Institute: WTH: Natan Sharansky on the Murder of Alexei Navalny

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2024Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

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Received the Bonei Zion Prize in the "Special Recognition" category

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2020· 3 entries

Nov 27, 2020Documented record69% confidence

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American Enterprise Institute: Natan Sharansky and the Meaning of Freedom

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Sep 10, 2020Documented record69% confidence

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The Forward: Natan Sharansky on the virtues of a life lived backward

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Sep 2, 2020Documented record69% confidence

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Jewish Journal: A Conversation With Natan Sharansky and Gil Troy

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2019· 2 entries

Dec 9, 2019Documented record69% confidence

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Yahoo: Natan Sharansky receives Israel's prestigious Genesis Prize

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2019Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

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Natan Sharansky became the Chairman of the Institute for the study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP)

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2017· 1 entry

Feb 28, 2017Documented record69% confidence

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The Forward: Natan Sharansky Agrees To Stay On For Extra Year As Jewish Agency Chief

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2014· 1 entry

2014Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

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Took part in Natella Boltyanskaya's documentary Parallels, Events, People

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2006· 2 entries

Jun 15, 2006Documented record84% confidence

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Won Presidential Medal of Freedom presented by George W. Bush (2006).

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Jan 1, 2006Documented record84% confidence

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Career landmark: Knesset member (2006–2006).

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2005· 1 entry

2005Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

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Sharansky participated in They Chose Freedom, a four-part television documentary on the history of the Soviet dissident movement, and in 2008 he was featured in Laura Bialis' documentary Refusenik

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2001· 2 entries

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The party joined his new government and was again given two ministerial posts

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Jan 1, 2001Documented record84% confidence

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Career landmark: Deputy Prime Minister of Israel (2001–2003).

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1999· 2 entries

Jan 1, 1999Documented record84% confidence

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Career landmark: Knesset member (1999–2003).

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Jan 1, 1999Documented record84% confidence

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Career landmark: Minister of the Interior of Israel (1999–2000).

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1997· 1 entry

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Sharansky was the focus of a 2

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1996· 2 entries

Jan 1, 1996Documented record84% confidence

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Career landmark: Minister of Economy (1996–1999).

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Jan 1, 1996Documented record84% confidence

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Career landmark: Knesset member (1996–1999).

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1995· 1 entry

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Sharansky and Yoel Edelstein founded the Yisrael BaAliyah party (a play on words, since "aliya" means both Jewish emigration to Israel and "rise", thus the party name means "(People of) Israel immigrating (to the State o

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1988· 1 entry

1988Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

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Wrote Fear No Evil, a memoir of his time as a prisoner

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1987· 1 entry

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The Hadassah Women's Zionist Organization of America granted Sharansky the Henrietta Szold Award, given by Ruth Popkin

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1986· 2 entries

1986Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

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The United States Congress granted him the Congressional Gold Medal

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1986Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

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When he was freed from Soviet incarceration as part of a prisoner exchange and received an Israeli passport with his new name

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1978· 1 entry

1978Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

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Was sentenced to 13 years of forced labor

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1948· 1 entry

Jan 20, 1948Documented record86% confidence

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Born 1948-01-20.

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