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Extraction Summary
5
People
2
Organizations
4
Locations
3
Events
2
Relationships
3
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Memoir draft / manuscript page
File Size:
2.88 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a page from a draft memoir or manuscript (likely by Alan Dershowitz, based on footnotes referencing his works) detailing the narrator's human rights advocacy for Soviet dissidents during the 1970s and 1980s. It recounts meetings with notable figures like Mstislav Rostropovich and client Silva Zalmunsen, highlighting the emotional impact of their liberation and the specific challenges of operating within the Soviet Union. The document is stamped with a House Oversight Bates number, indicating its inclusion in a congressional investigation.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Alan Dershowitz | Narrator/Author |
Implied author based on footnote referencing his books 'Best Defense' and 'Chutzpah'. Describes his pro-bono human ri...
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| Mstislav Rostropovich | Artist/Dissident |
Met the narrator in Moscow; expressed gratitude for advocacy work.
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| Elie Wiesel | Author |
Author of 'The Jews of Silence'; inspired the narrator's involvement with Soviet dissidents.
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| Silva Zalmunsen | Client/Former Prisoner |
Soviet dissident released from the Gulag; met narrator for lunch in Manhattan.
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| Unnamed Young Man | Dissident/Refusenik |
Drafted into the army; smuggled a recorded message to the narrator on a Tchaikovsky tape.
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Lou Siegel's |
Kosher restaurant in Manhattan where the narrator met Silva Zalmunsen.
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| Soviet Gulag |
Place of confinement for Silva Zalmunsen.
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Timeline (3 events)
1970s or 1980s
Meeting with young refusenik regarding smuggled tape
Soviet Union
Narrator
Young Refusenik
Unknown (Post-release from Gulag)
Unknown (likely 1970s/80s)
Locations (4)
| Location | Context |
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Location where narrator met Rostropovich.
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General location of narrator's travels.
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Region traveled by narrator.
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Location of Lou Siegel's restaurant.
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Relationships (2)
Narrator advocated for Rostropovich's rights; Rostropovich thanked him.
Text refers to her as 'One of my Soviet clients'.
Key Quotes (3)
"You gave us hope... We knew you were out there fighting for our rights, even thought we couldn’t contact you."Source
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Quote #1
"Traditional Jewish food? This is Russian prison food! I’ve just been through eating food like this for four years!"Source
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Quote #2
"Rostropovich’s hug, and what he said, was more than enough compensation for all the pro-bono work we had done"Source
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Quote #3
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