Renowned Soviet Jewish refusenik Natan Sharansky discusses the impact that Mikhail Gorbachev had on Soviet Jewry as the last president of the USSR.

This fascinating and little-known part of Israel's history was a side note to the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States.

Health Minister Yuli Edelstein shares his joy in being free on the anniversary of the trial that sent him to jail for the crime of teaching Hebrew in the USSR.

Human rights champion Natan Sharansky survived close to a decade in the Soviet gulag, but the Russians couldn't break his spirit or extinguish his desire to live in the Jewish homeland.

JFK offered Israel assistance against Arab aggression and Israel and the US signed an agreement for Israeli participation in Strategic Defense Initiative research.