Posts Tagged: Alan Gross prison
Alan Gross: Thinking of Holocaust-Survivor Relatives Helped Me Get Through Time in Cuban Prison
Alan Gross, the American Jewish government contractor who spent five years in Cuban prison, said thinking of his family members who survived the Holocaust was...
Alan Gross Negligence Lawsuit Appeal Rejected by Supreme Court
JNS.org - The US Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal filed by Alan Gross, the Jewish American government contractor who was imprisoned...
A Year Later, Another Victory for High-Profile Jewish Prisoners
JNS.org - On Dec. 16, 2013, Jewish businessman Jacob Ostreicher returned to U.S. soil after more than two years of incarceration in Bolivia. That development prompted me...
Obama Announces Renewal of Diplomacy With Cuba After Alan Gross Release (VIDEO)
JNS.org - Following Wednesday's release of Jewish-American aid worker Alan Gross from a Cuban prison, President Barack Obama announced his intent to normalize relations between the...
Alan Gross Marks Fifth Year in Cuban Jail
JNS.org - Jewish-American prisoner Alan Gross marked his fifth year in a Cuban jail where his health has deteriorated drastically according to his family. Gross,...
U.S. Senators Meet With Alan Gross in Cuban Prison
JNS.org - U.S. Senators Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) and Tom Udall (D-N.M.) met with Alan Gross, the Jewish-American government subcontractor serving a 15-year prison sentence...
Members of Congress Visit Jewish-American Prisoner Alan Gross Jailed in Cuba
JNS.org - U.S. Reps. Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri, Sam Farr and Barbara Lee of California, and Gregory Meeks of New York on Monday met with...
Alan Gross Says Next Birthday Will be His Last in Cuban Prison Cell
CNN - When Alan Gross reaches his 65th birthday next month, he will tell himself that it will be the last one he spends in...
U.S. Contractor Held in Cuban Prison, Alan Gross, Starts Hunger Strike
JNS.org - American-Jewish prisoner Alan Gross, who has been held in Cuba since late 2009, said he is going on a hunger strike to protest...
Lawyer: ‘Virtually No Serious’ U.S. Engagement With Cuba Since Alan Gross Imprisonment
JNS.org - The lead attorney for Alan Gross said the recent freedom attained by Jacob Ostreicher, who was held for more than two years...
