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1970s poster by Morey Schapira

The Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry, also known by its acronym SSSJ, was founded in 1964 by Jacob Birnbaum to be a spearhead of the U.S. movement for rights of the Jews in the Soviet Union.[1] Small,[2] medium,[3] and 6-digit-size demonstrations, at important locations, spread the message: Let my people go.

  1. ^ Douglas Martin (April 19, 2014). "Jacob Birnbaum, Civil Rights Champion of Soviet Jews, Dies at 88". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference SSSJ_LizHoltman.NYT1976 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference SSSJ_MayDay.NYT64 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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American Students of Cooperation People & Planet Secular Student Alliance Student/Farmworker Alliance Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry Students Coalition...

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Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry in 1974. While in Boston he also co-founded Action for Soviet Jewry of Boston and Medical Mobilization for Soviet Jews...

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7. Rabbi Shlomo Riskin. New York Magazine. 22 Jan 1979. Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry (SSSJ). Encyclopaedia Judaica. 2009 Ohr Torah Stone - Rabbi...

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around sixty countries. He became the national spokesman for the Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry. The start of Prager's career overlapped with a growing...

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the Jews?: The Reason for Antisemitism. At university, Telushkin was an active leader of the Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry. As part of his position...

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activist in the Soviet Jewry Movement during the 1980s and early 1990s. In the 1970s he became involved in the Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry. In the early...

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Interreligious Task Force on Soviet Jewry. Rustin allied with Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, an outspoken advocate for Soviet Jewry, and worked closely with...

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