Name/Title
American Jewish Historical Society finding aid for the Joel G. Ackerman Soviet Jewry collectionEntry/Object ID
SJ-949Scope and Content
The collection consists of materials related to the work of Joel Ackerman at the Northern California Lawyers Committee for Soviet Jews and the Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco, Marin and the Peninsula. The collection contains background research material, correspondence, individual case files, memorandums, newsletters, and other publications.
The bulk of the collection concerns the activities of the Northern California Lawyers Committee, Soviet Jewry Legal Advocacy Center, and Union of Councils for Soviet Jews, with additional sporadic publications issued by other Soviet Jewry Movement organizations. The collection includes individual case files on Soviet Refuseniks Yosif Begun, Ida Nudel, and Anatoly Shcharansky. In addition there are background research materials related to the Soviet constitution, Soviet legal system and its regulations on emigration, employment, internal passport system, penal system, secrecy topics, postal correspondence and other spheres. The bulk of materials pertain to the mid to late 1970s until the early 1980s.Lexicon
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Correspondence, Memorandums, Newsletters, Pamphlets, Legal documents, Clippings, Reports, TranscriptsArchive Details
Creator
Ackerman, Joel G.Date(s) of Creation
1948 - 1988Archive Size/Extent
5 Linear Feet (10 manuscript boxes)Primary Language
English, RussianArchive Items Details
Subjects
Jews, Soviet, Refuseniks, Emigration & immigration, Antisemitism, Human rights, Political activists, Political prisoners, Refugees, Lawyers, Jews -- California -- San Francisco, Passover, Pen pals, Bar mitzvah, Bat MitzvahLocation
* Untyped Location
American Jewish Historical SocietyRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Union of Councils for Soviet Jews, Shcharansky, Anatoly, National Conference on Soviet Jewry (U.S.), Begun, Yosif, 1932-, American Bar Association, Northern California Lawyers Committee for Soviet Jews, Bay Area Council on Soviet Jewry, Jewish Community Relations Council (San Francisco, Calif.), National Council for Soviet Jewry of the United Kingdom and Ireland, Scientists Committee of Israel Public Council for Soviet Jewry, Soviet Jewry Legal Advocacy Center.Copyright
Notes
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