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Yuri Shtern: The Passionate Activist
[Jerusalem Post] Yuli Edelstein - MK Yuri Shtern, 58, who died on Tuesday, had two great passions in public life - the Land of Israel and aliya. I knew Yuri from the late '70s in Moscow, where we both taught Hebrew. Yuri and I joined forces with Natan Sharansky and other MKs in 1996 to form the Israel B'Aliya party. The policies Yuri worked on speak for themselves. His issues had more than political significance - they had social and public importance, as well. He really sought to introduce change, and he was effective. Yuri had dazzling knowledge in the fields he worked, and often was sought out for advice from other MKs. Yuri was a humanist; he was adamant about helping victims of terror, Holocaust survivors and veterans. Yuri also headed up the Christian Allies Caucus, which rallies support for Israel. His passing is a loss for all of Israel.