Finding aid for the Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry publications 6096

Sue Luftschein

USC Libraries Special Collections

Doheny Memorial Library 206

3550 Trousdale Parkway

Los Angeles, California 90089-0189

213-740-5900

specol@usc.edu

Language of Material: English

Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Special Collections

Title: Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry publications

creator: Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry

Identifier/Call Number: 6096

Physical Description: 0.21 Linear Feet 1 box

Date (inclusive): circa 1975-1978

Abstract: This small collection consists of 6 documents produced during the mid 1970s by the Student Struggle for Soviety Jewry, an organization based in New York City that was the first American organization created to help free Russian Jews.

Container: 1

Conditions Governing Access

Advance notice required for access.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Preferred Citation

[Box/folder no. or item name], Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry publications, Collection no. 6096 [Repository], Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Scope and Contents

This small collection consists of 6 documents produced during the mid 1970s by the Student Struggle for Soviety Jewry: The Grigory Goldstein Papers; The Jews of Ilyinka; Save My Brother From Siberia!; "Farewell My Dear Children"; a reprint from the Congressional Record, July 2, 1976; and Hellhole Report II.

Historical note

The Student Struggle for Soviety Jewry (or SSSJ) was active from 1964 to 1991, and was founded shortly after the March on Washington and in the same spirit of the Civil Rights Movement. Its mission was to free Russian Jews. It held demonstrations, lobbied Congress, and disseminated information about Russian refuseniks (Jews denied exit visas from Russia) and prisoners of conscience. The latter mainly took the form of personal stories that it was hoped would help American Jews understand the plight of millions of Russian Jews. The collection contains some representative examples of these personal stories. (Source: https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/sssj.html)

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Jews -- Persecutions -- Soviet Union -- Archival resources

Leaflets (printed works)

Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry

Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry -- Archives