American Jewish Historical Society finding aid for the Lawrence I. Lerner papers
Entry/Object ID
SJ-952
Scope and Content
The collection contains the papers of Soviet Jewry movement activist and New Jersey-based attorney, Lawrence I. Lerner, who repeatedly traveled to the Soviet Union in the 1980s to visit Refuseniks. Mr. Lerner participated in filing legal pleas for Prisoners of Conscience based on international treaties and the Soviet Constitution, and after the collapse of the U.S.S.R., he became President of the Union of Councils for Jews in the Former Soviet Union. The collection consists of four trip reports taken by Mr. Lerner in 1988-1989 and 1991 and case histories of Refuseniks whom he visited, or considered visiting during those trips. Some of the case histories include photos and notes by Mr. Lerner.
Lexicon
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Handwritten notes, Photographs, Reports
Archive Details
Creator
Lerner, Lawrence I.
Date(s) of Creation
1987 - 1991
Archive Size/Extent
1 Manuscript Boxes (1/4 linear foot)
Primary Language
English
Archive Items Details
Subjects
Jews, Soviet, Refuseniks, Emigration & immigration, Antisemitism, Human rights, Political activists, Refugees, Former Soviet republics, Political prisoners, Travel, Lawyers, Jews -- New Jersey
Location
* Untyped Location
American Jewish Historical Society
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Union of Councils for Soviet Jews, Union of Councils for Jews in the Former Soviet Union
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