Yosef Mendelevitch (or Mendelovitch) (b. 1947 in Riga) is a refusenik from the former Soviet Union, also known as a "Prisoner of Zion" and now a politically unaffiliated rabbi[1][2] living in Jerusalem who gained fame for his adherence to Judaism and public attempts to emigrate to Israel at a time when it was against the law in the USSR.
- ^ "Prisoner of Zion (audio lecture by subject as guest lecturer)". The Genesis Center. January 29, 2010.
- ^ "The Jewish Agency's 21st-Century Challenge, by Natan Sharansky (July 9th, 2009)". Our Jerusalem.com. January 29, 2010. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013.