Ephraim Sevela Biography

Ephraim Sevela
This Study Guide consists of approximately 15 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of We Were Not Like Other People.

Ephraim Sevela Biography

Ephraim Sevela
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E phraim Sevela was born in Bobruisk, Soviet Union on March 8, 1928, the son of Joel E. Sevela, a sportsman, and Rachel Gelfand Sevela. His education in the Soviet Union included attendance at the University of Minsk from 1945-1948. On September 19, 1959 he married Julia Gendelstein, an actress, with whom he has two children.

Sevela's career has reflected various interests and talents. He worked as a journalist in Vilna, Soviet Union and as a script writer and file director in Moscow. Particularly notable are the scripts he wrote in the Russian language for eight feature films in the Soviet Union.

He was a member of the Union of Soviet Film Makers.

In 1971, Sevela and twenty-three other Soviet Jews staged a sit-in strike at the Supreme Soviet (the legislative body of the U.S.S.R.) to protest the country's restrictive emigration policies. The group is credited...

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