Produced by the Israeli TV Channel 9 with support from Genesis Philanthropy Group, Gazin Family Fund and other sponsors, the documentary “From Slavery to Freedom” explores the struggle for freedom by Soviet Jews through the life story of Natan Sharansky. It tells the story of how Sharansky was imprisoned in the Soviet Union for nine years before being granted a hard-won freedom and making aliyah to Israel. Sharansky would become Chairman of the Executive of the Jewish Agency and receive the Israeli Prize, the U.S. Congressional Gold Medal and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Premiere: June 18, 2018 (Russia)
Director: Arkadiy Kogan
Subtitles in English by Vasily Arkanov.