The Struggle for Soviet Jewish Emigration, 1948-1967
Yaacov Ro'i (Author)
During the 1970s over a quarter of a million Jews left the Soviet Union. In this important 1991 study of Soviet Jewry, Yaacov Ro'i examines the cultural, social, political and international context of the movement for emigration, from the establishment of the state of Israel to the outbreak of the Six Day War.
History
1 online resource (484 pages)
9780511599583, 9780521390842, 9780521522441, 0511599587, 0521390842, 0521522447
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Preface; Acknowledgements; Glossary; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Part I: 1. The euphoria of 1948; 2. Jewish consciousness during the 'black years'; 3. The 'thaw', 1953–6; Part II: 4. The outside world becomes aware of the problem; 5. The campaign in the West gathers momentum; 6. The outside world takes up the issue: 1963–7; Part III: 7. A first breakthrough: November 1956–December 1959; 8. The early and mid-1960s: the Soviet Jewish national awakening; 9. Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.