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Jews, Soviet

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 178 Collections and/or Records:

Bay Area Council on Soviet Jewry, 1968-1978

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Identifier: B093.01.0001.0010
Abstract

Various materials related to the Bay Area Council in Soviet Jewry, located in San Francisco. The Bay Area Council was one of the largest and most active local grassroots organizations in the American Soviet Jewry movement. It was a founding member of the Union of Councils for Soviet Jews.

Dates: 1968-1978

Bay Area Council on Soviet Jewry - San Francisco, 1968-1978

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Identifier: B093.01.0001.0009
Abstract

Various materials related to the Bay Area Council in Soviet Jewry, located in San Francisco. The Bay Area Council was one of the largest and most active local grassroots organizations in the American Soviet Jewry movement. It was a founding member of the Union of Councils for Soviet Jews.

Dates: 1968-1978

B'nai B'rith, 1968-1978

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Identifier: B093.01.0001.0007
Abstract

Various materials and publications related to B'nai B'rith, a philanthropic and social service organization.

Dates: 1968-1978

Board of Deputies of British Jews, 1968-1978

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Identifier: B093.01.0001.0011
Abstract

Various materials: correspondence and newsletters related to the Board of Deputies of British Jews.

Dates: 1968-1978

Boris Penson, 1968-1978

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Identifier: B093.01.0004.0031
Abstract Materials related to Boris Pénson. Known for poster art, he and his family moved to Riga, Latvia, in 1950 where he graduated from an art school. In 1967 he decided to emigrate to Israel but was refused a visa. After endless requests and refusals, he joined the Dymshits group which planned the hijacking of an aircraft to escape from the Soviet Union. In June 1970, together with other members of the group, he was arrested by the KGB at the Smolny airport. In December 1970, at the 1st...
Dates: 1968-1978

Box 1, 1968-1978

 File — Box B093.01.0001: Series B093.01 [Barcode: U186020739263]
Identifier: B093.01.0001
Abstract

(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.

Dates: 1968-1978

Box 2, 1968-1978

 File — Box B093.01.0002: Series B093.01 [Barcode: U186020739271]
Identifier: B093.01.0002
Abstract

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

Dates: 1968-1978

Box 3, 1968-1978

 File — Box B093.01.0003: Series B093.01 [Barcode: U186020739289]
Identifier: B093.01.0003
Abstract

(29) file folders include: Intermountain Jewish News; The night of the murdered poets; miscellaneous notes; "Exodus" publication; clippings 1971-1978.

Dates: 1968-1978

Box 4, 1968-1978

 File — Box B093.01.0004: Series B093.01 [Barcode: U186020739297]
Identifier: B093.01.0004
Abstract

(44) file folders include: ''Exodus'' publication; ''Hadassah''; American publications; Miscellaneous publications; Soviet jewry; Individual POC files; Soviet prisoners of conscience; Assorted people; Assorted biographies; Newspaper clippings.

Dates: 1968-1978

Box 5, 1968-1978

 File — Box B093.01.0005: Series B093.01 [Barcode: U186020739302]
Identifier: B093.01.0005
Abstract

(36) file folders include: Prisoners of Conscience; Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry; Congressional reports and legislation; General correspondence; Newspaper clippings. The Union of Councils for Soviet Jews. The Union 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. The Colorado Committee was a member of the Union of Councils.

Dates: 1968-1978