A Cold War Exodus : How American Activists Mobilized to Free Soviet Jews.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kelner, Shaul.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soviet Union--Foreign relations--United States.

Soviet Union.

United States--Foreign relations--Soviet Union.

United States.

Soviet Union--Ethnic relations.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, 2024.

Summary:

"From twinning bar and bat mitzvahs to smuggling blue jeans across the Iron Curtain, A Cold War exodus analyzes how Cold War-era social movement activists invented the mass mobilization tactics that helped free Soviet Jews-and reshaped Jewish American culture in the process"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

List of Figures and Tables

List of Acronyms

Introduction: Let Them Live as Jews or Let Them Leave

1 Illuminate the Past and Present

2 This Is the Matzoh of Hope

3 How to Find and Meet Russian Jews

4 From Russia, with Angst

5 We've Said No to PepsiCo

6 Natasha's Dream

7 My Soviet Twin

Conclusion: Voices of the Vigil

Acknowledgments

Appendix: Soviet Jewish Emigration Statistics

Notes

List of Interviews

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781479872800

OCLC:

1424747911