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Soviet Jewry Movement Oral History Project

The Soviet Jewry Oral History Project was initiated by Glenn Richter, former National Coordinator of the Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry, in conjunction with Yeshiva University Archives to collect and preserve the memories of various activists in the Soviet Jewry movement. Funding for the project was provided by Henry Gerber.

The Soviet Jewry movement was formed in order to oppose the persecution of Soviet Jews and promote their right to emigrate freely from the Soviet Union. Beginning in the 1960s, largely as local grassroots efforts organized by individuals who drew their inspiration from the American civil rights movement, it grew to a worldwide effort that also included numerous established Jewish as well as some non-Jewish organizations and had the support of large numbers of government officials. It lasted well into the 1990s when the Soviet Union allowed Jews to emigrate and eventually dissolved into independent republics.

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Conscience, the Interdenominational Committee for Soviet Jewry

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  • Soviet Jewry Movement Oral History Project (2)

Creators (Persons)

  • Balcombe, Andrew, 1942- (2)
  • Balcombe, Jean, 1944- (2)
  • Aronzon, Rami (1)
  • Becker, Sylvia (1)
  • Bender, Arnold Russell (1)
  • Bender, Carol Zeitlin (1)
  • Deutsch, Zalman (1)
  • Elbert, Nomi Roth (1)
  • Gordon, Sid, 1957- (1)
  • Gordon, Sue, 1958- (1)
  • Laufer, Miriam Hanna (1)
  • Richter, Glenn (1)
  • Ro'i, Yaacov (1)
  • Rodman, Peretz (1)
  • Roskin, Lessa (1)
  • Sharfman, Rae (1)
  • Tapper, Joshua Reuben (1)
  • Wallis, Sylvia (1)
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Genre

  • Video recordings (2)

Type

  • moving image (2)

Languages

  • English (2)

Geographic Coverage

  • Great Britain (2)
  • Soviet Union (2)
  • California -- Los Angeles Metropolitan Area (1)
  • Israel (1)
  • Massachusetts -- Boston Metropolitan Area (1)
  • Michigan -- Detroit Metropolitan Area (1)
  • Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Metropolitan Area (1)

Subject Names (Corporate)

  • National Council for Soviet Jewry of the United Kingdom and Ireland (2)
  • Women's Campaign for Soviet Jewry (2)
  • World Presidium for Soviet Jewry (2)
  • Lishkat Hakesher (1)
  • Student Coalition for Soviet Jewry (1)
  • Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry (1)
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