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Summary:A big demonstration in support of Soviet Jews surrounded the Chicago Opera House on August 26 1970 on the night the Russian Moiseyev Dance Company were to perform. When the performance had been on for about twenty minutes, a teargas canister was thrown into the auditorium. 3,500 people in the audience were evacuated and the performance was cancelled.
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