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British activists interview

Soviet Jewry Movement Oral History Project [video]
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Title

British activists interview

Date Created/Issued

2015-06-02

Creator

Wallis, Sylvia

Becker, Sylvia

Balcombe, Andrew, 1942-

Balcombe, Jean, 1944-

Contributor

Richter, Glenn

Description

Group interview with Sylvia Wallis, Sylvia Becker, and Andrew & Jean Balcombe. Recorded in Jerusalem, Israel. Wallis was a founding member of the Women's Campaign for Soviet Jewry (known as the 35's) in Britain. Becker was a member of the 35's; edited a newsletter with ideas for action on Soviet Jewry; travelled Britain speaking and helping to organize Soviet Jewry groups; accompanied Avital Sharansky and others to Soviet Jewry groups; and travelled twice to vist refuseniks in Moscow. The Balcombes visited refuseniks in Moscow twice, in 1978 and 1979. Jean was an activist with National Council for Soviet Jewry and with Conscience (the Inter-denominational Committee for Soviet Jewry). Andrew was a member of the World Presidium for Soviet Jewry, chairperson of National Council for Soviet Jewry, and activist with Conscience.

Genre

Video recordings

Type of Resource

moving image

Language

English

Extent

1 hr. 45 min.

Subject Topics

Antisemitism

Jews -- Persecutions

Ethnic relations

Emigration and immigration -- Government policy

Refuseniks

Jews -- Political activity

Geographic Coverage

Soviet Union

Great Britain

Subject Names (Corporate)

Women's Campaign for Soviet Jewry

National Council for Soviet Jewry of the United Kingdom and Ireland

Conscience, the Interdenominational Committee for Soviet Jewry

World Presidium for Soviet Jewry

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Local Identifier

SJOralHistory_041

Originating Collection

Soviet Jewry Movement Oral History Project

Originating Collection ID

2010.001

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