Avital Sharansky after Nathan's sentence, Avital met with government leaders in the United States and around the world. In 1979, Avital published a book on the couple's struggle: "Next Year in Jerusalem". The struggle of the Sharanskys was picked up particularly in New York. During Nathan Sharansky's trial, a sign reading "Free Shcharansky" was lit up on Times Square. Avital's activism on behalf of her husband was aided by many, including Rabbi Avi Weiss, Rabbi Ronald Greenwald, and others. Nathan Sharansky was released on February 11, 1986, after which Avital stepped away from public life. The Sharanskys live in Israel, where they
My Life in Prison prison lifestyle. He realizes that prison and city life is a way of living he could not accomplish in his home village of Murang’a. Eventually, Zollo gains some social currency in prison with both the prison authorities and other prisoners. When he is released from prison seven years early, Zollo goes back to the city and tries to use the same peaceful strategies that helped him in prison. Soon after being released, Zollo instead returns to his home village of Murang’a. It was announced in November 2012 that a film would be made, based on the books. The cast and