American Jewish Historical Society finding aid for the Lillian Foreman papers

Name/Title

American Jewish Historical Society finding aid for the Lillian Foreman papers

Entry/Object ID

SJ-953

Scope and Content

The papers of Lillian Foreman reflect her work on behalf of Soviet Jews as a member of the Bay Area Council for Soviet Jews. The collection includes correspondence with Jews in the Soviet Union, materials used to create a database of the Refuseniks, materials pertaining to Bar and Bat Mitzvah Twinning and Adopt-A-Family projects, clippings collected in order to monitor the situation of Jews in the USSR and newsletters from Soviet Jewry movement organizations.

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Photographs, Clippings, Correspondence, Memorandums, Newsletters, Pamphlets

Archive Details

Creator

Foreman, Lillian

Date(s) of Creation

1965 - 1990

Archive Size/Extent

2 Linear Feet

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Subjects

Jews, Soviet, Refuseniks, Emigration & immigration, Antisemitism, Human rights, Political activists, Refugees, Bar mitzvah, Bat Mitzvah

Location

* Untyped Location

American Jewish Historical Society

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Union of Councils for Soviet Jews, Bay Area Council on Soviet Jewry, Kravis, Eugene

Copyright

Notes

The copyright and related rights status of this item has not been evaluated. You are free to use this item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For all other uses please contact the American Jewish Historical Society.