Joseph Raihelgauz

Joseph Leonidovich Raihelgauz (Russian: Ио́сиф Леони́дович Райхельгауз; born June 12, 1947, Odessa) is a Soviet and Russian theater director, teacher; People's Artist of Russia (1999), professor of the Russian University of Theatre Arts (GITIS), founder and artistic director of the Moscow theater . Member of the Public Council of the Russian Jewish Congress.

In 2012, he signed an open letter calling for the release of the participating group Pussy Riot.

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