
Let My People Go
The untold story of Australia and the Soviet Jews 1959-89
Hybrid Publishers
Published on 20. November 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
296 pages
978-1-925000-85-6 (ISBN)
Description
During the Cold War, Soviet Jews were suspected of being traitors. The Communist leadership closed Jewish organisations and declared Zionism an ideological enemy. As a result of the state-sponsored persecution, anti-Semitism grew: many Soviet Jews suffered hardships, ranging from not being allowed to enlist in universities to being sent to the gulag.
For the three critical decades, between 1959 and 1989, Australian Jews and their community leaders were deeply involved in the international campaign to enable Soviet Jews to leave the Soviet Union. Australian politicians (including Bob Hawke, Garfield Barwick, Malcolm Fraser and William Wentworth), joined human rights activists and opinion leaders in the campaign. Australia played a role above and beyond what might be expected from a middle-ranking nation with limited international influence. But the lead actor was Isi Leibler. His involvement and leadership with the refuseniks and Soviet Jews, merit this full account from an Australian Jewish perspective - and the campaign eventually led to the emigration of over a million Jews to Israel.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Ormond
Australia
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
453 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-925000-85-6 (9781925000856)
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Sam Lipski | Suzanne D. Rutland
Let My People Go
The untold story of Australia and the Soviet Jews 1959-89
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