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Svetlova Inna (1938-1997)

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SurnameSvetlova
NameInna
Birth year1938
Birth placeRiga
Death year1997
Death month7
Death day25
Death placePrague
SexF

Svetlova (born Molly Riffel-Gordin) Inna (1938, Riga — 25 July 1997, Prague) — journalist.

Inna Svetlova grew up in an orphanage and survived the Nazi occupation.

She graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Theatre, Music and Cinematography. In 1963, she emigrated to Israel.

In 1968, she joined Radio Liberty, where she hosted programs focusing on youth, women, and Jewish life.

On 25 July 1997, she was shot and killed in the Prague metro on her way to work at the radio station.