Hoffman, Lillian, 1913-1996

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Contains news Bulletin on Soviet Jewry": newspaper articles regarding the Action Committee in Soviet Jewry. Union of Councils for Soviet Jews created massive lists of Refuseniks and political prisoners in the Soviet Union (Prisoners of Conscience)." The Union set up action committees in cities across the U.S. and began the "Adopt a Prisoner" program.

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Various materials related to the Anti-Defamation League.

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(31) file folders include: Action Committee of Newcomers from Soviet Union; Anti-defamation League; Bay area council; Jews in the USSR; Multiple committee papers. The Union of Councils for Soviet Jews created massive lists of Refuseniks and political prisoners in the Soviet Union (Prisoners of Conscience)." The Union and set up action committees in cities across the U.S. and began the "Adopt a Prisoner" program.

Abstract Soviet Jews who wanted to emigrate from the Soviet Union were known as "Refuseniks." American Jewish students formed the Struggle for Soviet Jewry (SSSJ) in 1964 and the American Jewish Committee on Soviet Jewry (AJCSI) was also organized that year. Rabbi Samuel Adelman, rabbi of the BMH synagogue, spoke at Temple Emanuel and urged the liberal congregation to help Soviet Jews. Rabbi Raymond Zwerin, Sheldon Steinhauser, and Lillian Hoffman formed what became the Colorado Committee of Concern...

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Various materials related to the Committee for the Release of Soviet Jewry Prisoners.

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Various materials related to the Committee for Concern for Soviet Jewry - Denver.

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Various materials related to the Colorado Committee of Concern for Soviet Jewry - Denver

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Various materials related to the Committee of Concern for Soviet Jewry, Leonoid Rigerman - speaker, newspaper articles.

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Various materials related to the general public's committee on Soviet Jewry.

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Various materials and correspondence related to Soviet Jewry.