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
Begin to Hope in the Irish music download charts and #16 in the Irish Top 50 Singles Chart as of May 2007. "Samson" is a new recording of a song originally released on 2002's "Songs". Gwen Stefani used the song for her Season 9 battle between Korin Bukowski and Chase Kerby on "The Voice". "Après Moi" was covered by Peter Gabriel on his recent album "Scratch My Back". Begin to Hope Begin to Hope is the fourth album by Soviet-born American singer-songwriter Regina Spektor. It was released June 13, 2006. The album debuted at number 70 on the "Billboard" 200, but due to