Interview with Roth Elbert, an activist in Los Angeles with the Women's Campaign for Soviet Jewry (known as the 35's) and in Israel. She is the wife of former Kiev refusenik Misha Elbert, and siste... Show moreInterview with Roth Elbert, an activist in Los Angeles with the Women's Campaign for Soviet Jewry (known as the 35's) and in Israel. She is the wife of former Kiev refusenik Misha Elbert, and sister-in-law of prisoner of conscience Lev Elbert. Recorded in Jerusalem, Israel. Show less
Group interview with Hinda & Howard Cantor and Sandy (Sandra) Cantor [no relation], leaders of South Florida Conference on Soviet Jewry. Recorded in Miami, FL.
Interview with Kenvin, founder of the Caucasus Network, which campaigned for Soviet Jews in the Caucasus and Central Asia. Recorded in Delray Beach, FL.
Group interview with Hetty (d'Ancona) de Leeuwe, Susan Futterman, Pam (Pamela B.) Cohen, Leonid (D.) Stonov, and Frances Peshkin. Recorded in Highland Park, IL.
Panel discussion with Ami Eden, Glenn Richter, David (A.) Harris, and Gal Beckerman at Lincoln Square Synagogue in New York, NY. Introduction by Rabbi Shaul Robinson. Moderated by Eden of Jewish Te... Show morePanel discussion with Ami Eden, Glenn Richter, David (A.) Harris, and Gal Beckerman at Lincoln Square Synagogue in New York, NY. Introduction by Rabbi Shaul Robinson. Moderated by Eden of Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Beckerman is author of "When They Come for Us We'll Be Gone" (2010), a chronicle of the Soviet Jewry movement. Harris is executive director of the American Jewish Committee. The panel is followed by Q & A with the audience. Show less
Interview with Bailey Barron and Judy Patkin. Barron was an activist with Action for Soviet Jewry (ASJ). Patkin directed ASJ and now Action for Post-Soviet Jewry, and has been an activist for over ... Show moreInterview with Bailey Barron and Judy Patkin. Barron was an activist with Action for Soviet Jewry (ASJ). Patkin directed ASJ and now Action for Post-Soviet Jewry, and has been an activist for over 36 years. Recorded in Waltham, MA. Show less
Interview with Gordon, a founder of Action for Soviet Jewry (Boston) and past president of the Union of Councils for Soviet Jews. He is active today in Action for Post-Soviet Jewry (Boston). Record... Show moreInterview with Gordon, a founder of Action for Soviet Jewry (Boston) and past president of the Union of Councils for Soviet Jews. He is active today in Action for Post-Soviet Jewry (Boston). Recorded in Boston, MA. Show less
Interview with Wurtman, activist for Soviet Jewry in Philadelphia and in Israel, and founder of Emergency Aid to Refuseniks. Recorded in Jerusalem, Israel.
Two interviews with Stahl, a longtime activist with Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry (SSSJ). He served as Assistant National Coordinator of SSSJ from the late 1970s until he moved to Israel in 198... Show moreTwo interviews with Stahl, a longtime activist with Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry (SSSJ). He served as Assistant National Coordinator of SSSJ from the late 1970s until he moved to Israel in 1984. Part one covers the 1960s to mid-1970s and was recorded in New York, NY. Part two recorded in Jerusalem, Israel. Show less
Interview with Morey Schapira and David Waksberg. Schapira served as president of New England Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry, president of Bay Area Council for Soviet Jews, and national presiden... Show moreInterview with Morey Schapira and David Waksberg. Schapira served as president of New England Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry, president of Bay Area Council for Soviet Jews, and national president of Union of Councils for Soviet Jews. Waksberg was executive director of Bay Area Council for Soviet Jews, and national vice president of Union of Councils for Soviet Jews. Recorded in Palo Alto, CA. Show less
Group interview with Rabbi Ronald Muroff, Myra Sacks, and Mark Powers. Recorded in Harrisburg, PA. Muroff was active in the Soviet Jewry movement as a student and administrator at Jewish Theologica... Show moreGroup interview with Rabbi Ronald Muroff, Myra Sacks, and Mark Powers. Recorded in Harrisburg, PA. Muroff was active in the Soviet Jewry movement as a student and administrator at Jewish Theological Seminary; now rabbi of Congregation Chisuk Emuna in Harrisburg, PA. Sacks and Powers were involved in the resettlement of Soviet Jews in Harrisburg. Powers is former international director of Jews for Judaism and current American director of MAGEN, both counter-missionary organizations, and mashgiach for the Star-K at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA. Show less
Interview with Schwartz, a longtime rabbi in Rockville Centre, NY. He was a founding member of Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry, active in Long Island Committee for Soviet Jewry, and traveled to t... Show moreInterview with Schwartz, a longtime rabbi in Rockville Centre, NY. He was a founding member of Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry, active in Long Island Committee for Soviet Jewry, and traveled to the USSR in 1984. Recorded in Woodmere, NY. Show less
Interview with Jacobson, who briefed shlichim (emissaries) to Jews in the USSR, working with Lishkat Hakesher (Israel's Liaison Bureau, also known as Nativ). Recorded in Jerusalem, Israel.
Interview with Kabakow, who traveled with late wife Ceil (Celia) several times to the USSR and was a supporter of several groups assisting Soviet Jews. Recorded in New York, NY.
