Hoffman, Lillian, 1913-1996
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''Fast for Freedom'' Correspondence, 1970
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Identifier: B093.01.0002.0014
Abstract
Correspondence related to "Fast for Freedom" which occurred in Denver, Colorado. The first protest of the Colorado Committee of Concern for Soviet Jewry was in 1970 when 33 members of the Colorado group carried out a three-day fast on the steps of the state capitol to commemorate the Night of the Murdered Poets. The Colorado Committee was the first to commemorate this event and continued the protest annually. The Night of the Murdered Poets was the execution of thirteen Soviet Jews in the...
Dates:
1970