Name/Title
American Jewish Historical Society finding aid for the records of the Houston Action for Soviet JewryEntry/Object ID
SJ-886Scope and Content
This collection consists of materials related to the running of the organization, such as committee and board meeting agendas and minutes, correspondence, materials related to various projects and programs run by the Houston Action for Soviet Jewry, including the Soviet Bar / Bat Mitzvah twinning program and Adopt-a-Soviet Family, the sister-city program with Baku, Azerbaijan, some membership materials, index card catalogs, pins, bumper stickers, a large plastic banner, photographs, audio and video cassettes, photographic slides, newspaper clippings, public relations and publicity materials, form letters, newsletters, programs, invitations and event announcements, and letters to existing and potential contributors and members.
Much of the collection is made up of biographical information about refuseniks and prisoners of conscience. Many of these refusenik files were created by other Soviet Jewry agencies, including the Union of Councils for Soviet Jews, Bay Area Council for Soviet Jews, Seattle Action for Soviet Jews, Chicago Action for Soviet Jewry, Colorado Committee of Concern for Soviet Jews and the National Conference on Soviet Jewry. Many of these organizations were known by multiple names over several years, such as the Union of Councils for Soviet Jewry, which was also known as the Union of Councils for Soviet Jews. The materials in this collection date from 1966-1997, with the bulk dating from 1984-1993. The majority of the collection is in English, with some documents in Russian, German, French, and Hebrew.Lexicon
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Correspondence, Photographs, Newsletters, Clippings, Audiocassettes, Case files, Videocassettes, Bumper stickers, Buttons (Information artifacts), Minutes, Phonograph records, Slides (photographs)Archive Details
Creator
Houston Action for Soviet JewryDate(s) of Creation
1966 - 1977Archive Size/Extent
18.5 Linear Feet (30 manuscript boxes, 2 SB1 card file boxes, 3 SB2 card file boxes, 1 mailing tube)Primary Language
English, Russian, Hebrew, German, FrenchArchive Items Details
Subjects
Jews, Soviet, Refuseniks, Emigration & immigration, Antisemitism, Human rights, Former Soviet republics, Bar mitzvah, Bat Mitzvah, Political prisoners, Psychological abuse, Refugees, Jews -- Texas -- Houston, Political activistsLocation
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American Jewish Historical SocietyRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Union of Councils for Soviet Jews, Begun, Yosif, 1932-, Nudel, Ida, Shcharansky, Anatoly, Bay Area Council on Soviet Jewry, Student Struggle for Soviet JewryCopyright
Notes
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