Haifa University awarded Begun an honorary doctorate ``in recognition of his continued struggle to make an Aliah.'' Begun settled in Jerusalem, and as of 2010 was running a small publishing house specializing in the translation of Jewish books into Russian. President Reagan kept a silver ``Prisoner Of Zion'' bracelet, engraved with the name ``Yosef Begun'' on his desk in the White House.
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