▁end ocr in ological ▁center ▁in ▁Ukraine . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁V inn its a . ▁The ▁same ▁year ▁he ▁was ▁dis charg ed ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁Do ctors ' ▁plot , ▁an ▁imag inary ▁consp i racy ▁of ▁Jewish ▁do ctors ▁to ▁poison ▁Soviet ▁leaders . ▁He ▁was ▁re inst ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁a ▁year ▁after ▁St alin ' s ▁death . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁Stern ▁became ▁a ▁section ▁head ▁in ▁a ▁newly ▁established ▁end ocr in ological ▁center ▁in ▁V inn its a . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁after ▁his ▁sons , ▁Vik tor ▁( born ▁ 1 9 4 1 ) ▁and ▁August ▁( born ▁ 1 9 4 5 ), ▁applied ▁for ▁as yl um ▁in ▁Israel , ▁Stern ▁was ▁question ed ▁at ▁the ▁V inn its a ▁vis a ▁office ▁and ▁his ▁flat ▁was ▁searched . ▁Two ▁weeks ▁later ▁he ▁was ▁arrested ▁for ▁sw ind ling ▁and ▁b ri ber y , ▁and ▁in ▁December ▁sent enced ▁to ▁eight ▁years ▁of ▁hard ▁labor ▁in ▁Kh ark iv . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁his ▁sons ▁left ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁and ▁campaign ed ▁for ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁their ▁father . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁August ▁published ▁a ▁trans cript ▁of ▁his ▁father ' s ▁trial , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁the ▁trans cript ▁of ▁a ▁diss ident ▁trial ▁was ▁le aked ▁to ▁the ▁public . ▁The ▁trans cript