Organizational and Activist Collections

35's Women's Campaign for Soviet Jewry, UK: United Kingdom
Academic Committee on Soviet Jewry: Waltham, MA
Action for Soviet Jewry: Boston, MA
Alabama Council to Save Soviet Jews: Montgomery, AL
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC): International
Baltimore Council for Soviet Jewry: Baltimore, MD
Bay Area Council on Soviet Jewry: San Francisco, CA
Brandeis University: Waltham, MA
Burlington Action Committee for Soviet Jews: Charlotte, VT
California Students for Soviet Jews (AJHS Collection): Pasadena, CA
Chicago Action for Soviet Jewry: Highland Park, IL
Cincinnati Jewish Community Relations Council: Cincinnati, OH
Cleveland Council on Soviet Anti-Semitism: Cleveland, OH
Colorado Committee of Concern for Soviet Jewry: Denver, CO
Detroit Committee for Soviet Jewry: Southfield, MI
Detroit Committee for Soviet Jewry (AJHS Collection): Southfield, MI
Greater New York Conference on Soviet Jewry: New York
Hawaii Group for Soviet Jews: Honolulu, HI
Houston Action for Soviet Jewry: Houston, TX
Omaha Committee for Soviet Jewry: Omaha, NE
Oral Histories on Jews from the Former Soviet Union: Phoenix, AZ
Orange County Commission on Soviet Jews: Orange County, Calif.
San Diego Council for Soviet Jewry: San Diego, CA
Scientists for Sakharov, Orlov and Sharansky (SOS): Bay Area, CA
Seattle Action for Soviet Jewry: Seattle, WA
South Florida Conference on Soviet Jewry: Miami, FL
Southern California Council for Soviet Jews: Los Angeles, CA
Soviet Jewry Council of the JCRC (Philadelphia): Philadelphia, PA
Soviet Jewry Legal Advocacy Center: Boston
Student Coalition for Soviet Jewry: Waltham, MA
Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry: NY, NY
Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry (JStor): NY, NY
Tucsonians for Soviet Jews & Prisoners of Conscience: Tuscon, AZ
Union of Councils for Soviet Jews: National, USA
Washington Committee for Soviet Jewry: Chevy Chase, MD

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