Union of Councils for Soviet Jews, records undated, 1948, 1954, 1963-1965, 1967-2000

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Union of Councils for Soviet Jews, records undated, 1948, 1954, 1963-1965, 1967-2000

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The collection contains the records of the Union of Councils for Soviet Jews, an umbrella organization for approximately 50 grassroots organizations. The records documenting the UCSJ's operations, programs, and campaigns relate primarily to the period of the 1980's, when the rescue movement reached its pinnacle of success and international attention, and to the 1990's, reflecting UCSJ's activities following the Soviet Union's collapse and its continuing work on behalf of human rights. The records are notable for including materials of UCSJ individual councils, materials by the Soviet Jewry Legal Advocacy Center, an affiliate of UCSJ, numerous case files regarding prisoners of conscience, Refuseniks, and those allowed to emigrate to the West.

100.5 linear feet (59 bankers boxes, 83 manuscript boxes, 3 oversized folders and 1 MAP folder)

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American Jewish Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 6345593

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