Name/Title
American Jewish Historical Society finding aid for the Kathleen M. Hyman papersEntry/Object ID
SJ-954Scope and Content
Kathleen M. Hyman of La Grange Park, IL is a former Soviet Jewry movement activist, who was involved with Chicago Action for Soviet Jewry, grass-roots non-profit organization that has advocated for Jews in the U.S.S.R. In 1976 Mrs. Hyman traveled to U.S.S.R., where she established contacts with prominent Soviet Jewish Refuseniks. She has been involved with the West Suburban Synagogue in Oak Park and their adopted village Penza in the Former Soviet Union and has been a liaison between her synagogue, Congregation Beth Shalom, Naperville, IL and the remnants of the Jewish community in Jekabpils, Latvia. The collection contains Mrs. Hyman’s correspondence with Refuseniks, memos, notes, and clippings related to the Soviet Jewry movement.Collection
Archive of the American Soviet Jewry Movement (AASJM)Lexicon
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Photographs, Clippings, Correspondence, Memorandums, Handwritten notes, PhotographsArchive Details
Creator
Hyman, Kathleen M.Date(s) of Creation
1956 - 1987Archive Size/Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (1 manuscript box)Primary Language
English, RussianArchive Items Details
Subjects
Jews, Soviet, Refuseniks, Emigration & immigration, Antisemitism, Human rights, Political activists, Refugees, Political prisoners, Travel, Jews -- Latvia, Jews -- Illinois -- ChicagoLocation
* Untyped Location
American Jewish Historical SocietyRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Union of Councils for Soviet Jews, Chicago Action for Soviet Jewry, Congregation Beth Shalom (Naperville, Ill.), Nudel, Ida, Slepak, Vladimir, 1927-, Lerner, A. I︠A︡. (Aleksandr I︠A︡kovlevich)Copyright
Notes
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