Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry publications, circa 1975-1978

Collection context

Summary

Title:
Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry publications
Dates:
circa 1975-1978
Creators:
Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry
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.
Containers:
box: 1
Extent:
0.21 Linear Feet 1 box
Language:
English
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

Background

Scope and content:

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.

Biographical / historical:

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)

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Sue Luftschein
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2014-11-25 15:28:24 -0800 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

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

Location of this collection:
Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library, Room 209
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189, US
Contact:
(213) 740-5900