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A special legacy : an oral history of Soviet Jewish emigrés in the United States /

A history of Soviet Jewry from the Revolution to the 1970s, based on the oral testimony of 176 Soviet Jewish émigrés. Ch. 1 (p. 27-57) deals with antisemitism and problems of Jewish identity. Ch. 2 (p. 58-112) presents personal views of events, such as the euphoria after the Revolution, changed at...

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Main Author: Rothchild, Sylvia, 1923-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon and Schuster, ©1985.
Subjects and Genres:
Sovetskaja Associacija Meždunarodnogo Prava.
Jews > Soviet Union > Social conditions.
Jews, Soviet > United States.
Oral history.
Juifs > URSS > Conditions sociales.
Juifs soviétiques > États-Unis.
Histoire orale.
Ethnic relations.
Jews > Social conditions.
Jews, Soviet.
Alltag
Erlebnisbericht
Exil
Juden
Joden.
Sociale situatie.
Soviet Union > Ethnic relations.
Soviet Union.
United States.
USA.
Sowjetunion.
Juden.
Jews > Soviet Union > Social conditions
Jews, Soviet > United States
Oral history
Soviet Union > Ethnic relations
oral histories (literary works)
Oral histories.
Histoires orales.
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Summary: A history of Soviet Jewry from the Revolution to the 1970s, based on the oral testimony of 176 Soviet Jewish émigrés. Ch. 1 (p. 27-57) deals with antisemitism and problems of Jewish identity. Ch. 2 (p. 58-112) presents personal views of events, such as the euphoria after the Revolution, changed attitudes towards Jews under Stalin and during World War II, Stalin's purges, etc. Other chapters describe ordinary life in Soviet Russia, the second-class status of Jewish citizens, and the rise in Jewish consciousness which led to the emigration movement.
Item Description: Includes index.
Physical Description: 336 pages : map ; 23 cm
ISBN: 0671473255
9780671473259

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