From exodus to freedom : a history of the Soviet Jewry movement
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From exodus to freedom : a history of the Soviet Jewry movement
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2005
- : cloth
- : pbk
Available at 5 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-207) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Between 1967 and 1991, almost half of the entire Jewish population of the Soviet Union left for freedom to Israel, America, and other western countries. From Exodus to Freedom: The History of the Soviet Jewry Movement tells the story of the American Jewish community's involvement in this exodus, and is the first of its kind to explore how such a massive emigration occurred for a population virtually written-off by world Jewry as "doomed" just two decades before. Using primary documents, letters, and first hand experience, From Exodus to Freedom puts into historical context what could become known as the one of the most uplifting and positive episodes in modern Jewish history.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 The Soviet Jewry Movement in America-An Historical Perspective Chapter 2 The Soviet Jewry Movement Before 1985- Gorbachev and the Promise of a New Chapter for Soviet Jews Chapter 3 The United States Government and the Soviet Jewry Movement in America: Bush, Reagan, Congress and the Department of State Chapter 4 Tactics and Strategy of the Soviet Jewry Movement-Loud Voices or Quiet Diplomacy? .. Chapter 5 American Jewry Chooses: Aliya to Israel or Rescue to America Chapter 6 The Last Months: Emigration becomes Reality
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