Documents on Soviet Jewish Emigration / Edition 1

by Boris Mozorov

Overview

This is a collection of Soviet documents relating to the struggle for Jewish emigration. They reveal those aspects of the problem which most preoccupied the leadership and the factors which had the greatest impact on the decision-making process.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780714649115
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/30/1999
Series:	Cummings Center Series , #14
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction; Chapter 1 I THE CHALLENGE OF ZIONIST IDEOLOGY, 1957–68; Chapter 2 II MASS EMIGRATION: CONTEXT AND IMPACT, 1970–78; Chapter 3 III A NEW PHASE IN EMIGRATION POLICY, 1980–83; Chapter 4 IV AN END TO RESTRICTIONS; Biographical Notes; Glossary; Bibliography Index;

Editorial Reviews

Contains a selection of 75 Soviet documents relating to the struggle for Jewish emigration in the years 1957-1989, revealing those aspects of the issue which most preoccupied the leadership and influenced decisions. Documents include minutes and resolutions of Politburo meetings, materials prepared by the KGB and Ministry of the Interior, dossiers on individual activists, documents of the Department of Propaganda and Agitation, and other materials. The volume includes a substantial introduction by the editor, a Tel Aviv-based scholar whose academic affiliations are not specified. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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