Finding Aids for AASJM Collections at AJHS

For further information about these collections please contact archivist Andrey Filimonov, 212-294-8301 X 6105.

Judith A. Manelis Papers, 1986-1990, P-970.

Michael Greene Papers, undated, 1989, 2001, 2008, P-969.

Jack Forgash Papers, undated, 1973-1979, 2004, P-968.

Rachel Braun Papers, 1979, P-967.

Records of the Jewish Family Service of Greater New Orleans, undated, 1949-1952, 1961, 1974-1985, I-547.

Linda Rutta Papers, undated, 1975-1976, P-965.

Carol S. Kekst Papers, undated, 1975, 1977-1982, P-961.

Estelle Newman Papers, 1983, 2004, 2006, P-960.

United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism Soviet Jewry Collection, undated, 1965, 1967, 1970-1971, 1977-1978, 1981, I-543.

Victor Borden Papers, 1987, 1990, P-959.

Frank Brodsky Papers, 1985-1987, P-957.

Alan M. Kohn Papers, 1995, 2008, P-956.

Efry Spectre Papers, undated, 1964, 1970-1973, 1975, 1977-1979, 1981-1983, 1987-1989, P-954.

Ruth Geller Gold Papers, 1974-1975, 1979, P-953.

Lawrence I. Lerner Papers, 1987-1988, 1991, P-952.

John Steinbruck Papers, undated, 1976-1978, 1980, 1984-1985, 1990, 2008, P-951.

Billie Kozolchyk Papers, 1977-1991, 2012, P-950

Records of the Jewish Defense League, undated, 1969-1974, 1985-1986, *I-374.

Bert Silver Papers, undated, 1971-1973, 1978, 1980-1982, P-949.

Abraham Silverstein Papers, undated, 1975-1976, 1985, 1987-1989, 1994, P-947.

Marilyn Labendz Papers, undated, 1986-1989, P-946.

Religious Action Center for Reform Judaism Soviet Jewry Collection, undated, 1959, 1962-1973, 1976-1990, 1993-1994, 1996, I-538.

Ann Polunsky Papers, undated, 1980, P-886.

Lillian Foreman Papers, undated, 1965, 1967-1976, 1979, 1981-1984, 1987-1990, P-945.

Mort Yadin Papers, undated, 1971-1978, P-943.

Grace Perlbinder Papers, 1971-1982, P-942.

Betty Golomb Papers, 1964, 1968, 1971, 1975-1979, 1982-1984, 1986-1989, P-938.

Springfield Jewish Federation Soviet Jewry Collection, 1978, 1981-1984, 1987, 1989-1992, 1994, 1997, I-532.

Records of Chicago Action for Soviet Jewry, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1969-1970, 1972-2010 (Bulk 1975-2010), I-530.

B'nai B'rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum Soviet Jewry Movement Collection, 1987-1988, I-529

Constance S. Kreshtool Papers, 1978-1988, P-935

Irwin H. Krasna Papers, 1971, 2003, P-934

Sylvia Weinberg Papers, undated, 1973, 1976-1977, 1979, 1984, 1987, 1999, P-928

Dolores Wilkenfeld Papers, 1971, P-927

Arthur Bernstein Papers, 1977, 2011, P-925

Leslie Schaffer Papers, undated, 1979-1980, 1982, 1984-1987, 1989, P-923

The Jewish Chronicle Soviet Jewry Collection, undated, 1963-1983, 1990, I-523

Rabbi David Goldstein and Shannie Goldstein Papers, undated, 1982-1984, 1987-1989, 2005, 2007, P-918

Babette Wampold Papers, undated, 1969-2003, P-912

Kathleen M. Hyman Papers, undated, 1956, 1975-1981, 1984, 1987, P-911

Myrtle Sitowitz Papers, undated, 1972, 1975-1989, P-908

Charlotte Gerber Turner Papers, undated, 1976-1977, 1980, 1985, 1987, P-907

Morey Schapira (1949- ) Papers, 1963, 1965-1993, 2010, P-906

Seattle Action for Soviet Jewry Records, 1972-1991, 1997, I-507

William Korey. Papers, 1946-1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959-2010, P-903

Bay Area Council for Soviet Jews. Records, 1952, 1954-1993, I-505
(Large file, allow time to load)

Moshe Decter. Papers, 1958-1980, 1982, 1989-1990, 1992, 1995, 1997, 2002-2003, P-899

Pamela B. Cohen. Papers, 1968-2005, 2007, 2009, P-897

David Waksberg. Papers, 1970-1997, P-895

Houston Action for Soviet Jewry. Records, 1966-1997, I-500

Pinchas Mordechai Teitz. Papers, 1967-1968, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1977-1982, P-891

Margery Sanford. Papers, 1973-1980, 1984-1986, 1988, P-889

David H. Hill. Papers, 1958, 1963-1974, 1976, 1979-1998, 2000, P-888

Doris H. Goldstein. Papers, 1979, 1981, 1987-1988, 2009, P-887

Leonard S. Cahan. Papers, 1985-1986, P-883

Shaul Osadchey. Papers, undated, 1968-1978, 1980-1981, 1983-1992, P-882

Sanford A. Gradinger. Papers, undated, 1985, 1993-1995, 2007, 2009. P-880

Elaine Pittell. Papers, undated, 1974-1991, 1993-1994. P-873

Joel Sandberg and Adele Sandberg. Papers, undated, 1974-1988, 1992, 1994-1995, 2009. P-872

Si Frumkin. Papers, undated, 1985, 1988-1989. P-871

Records of Washington Committee for Soviet Jewry, undated, 1962, 1965-2001, I-540 (Formerly Carolyn W. Sanger, P-870)

Leah Lieberman. Papers, 1970-1971, 2009. P-869

Laurel Gould and Alan J. Gould. Papers, undated, 1963, 1969-1982. P-866

Jerry Goodman. Papers, 1954, 1959-2008. P-863

National Conference on Soviet Jewry. Records, 1964-1992. I-181, I-181A
(Large file, allow time to load)

Action for Soviet Jewry. Records 1943, 1964-1993. I-487

Union of Councils for Soviet Jews. Records, 1948, 1954, 1963-1965, 1967-2000 I-410, I-410A.
(Large file, allow time to load)

Joel Ackerman. Papers, 1948, 1965, 1967, 1975-1988. P-787

Julia Mates Cheney. Papers 2001-2002. P-806

Digital Collections: 

American Soviet Jewry Movement Photographs. 
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Posters from the National Conference on Soviet Jewry. 
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Audio Collections:

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