Papers of the Women's Campaign for Soviet Jewry 1970-1993

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Papers of the Women's Campaign for Soviet Jewry 1970-1993

300 boxes

eng,

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SNAC Resource ID: 6301147

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Women's Campaign for Soviet Jewry

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The Women's Campaign for Soviet Jewry was a pressure group seeking to assist Jews in Russia wishing to leave the country but refused permission. The group was established in 1971: many of its members were middle-class, Jewish housewives from North West London and it became known, affectionately, as the 35s. It was in direct contact with refusniks to give them moral support, but also organised demonstrations on their behalf and worked tirelessly to highlight their position. Since the collapse of ...