POLITICS AND PROTEST
The American Advocacy Movement for Soviet Jews
A STUDY GUIDE
by Jerry Goodman
This Study Guide is designed for those seeking to learn about the American Advocacy Movement for Soviet Jews, and the parallel Jewish resistance movement in the Soviet Union.
For a more detailed account of the Jewish movement in the Soviet Union and the American advocacy movement, see the annotated Timeline of Historic Events, as well as the Bibliography, accompanying this narrative.
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I am grateful for the helpful criticism from Professor Zvi Gitelman, University of Michigan.
The suggestions by Pamela Cohen, Michael Feldberg, Ph.D., Susan Green, William Korey,
z"l, Mark Levin, Glenn Richter, Aba Taratuta, and Philip Spiegel were most welcome.
The editing comments from Jacqueline Decter, Peter Prescott, and Gerald Strober were
invaluable. Special kudos to Miki Golod and Vladimir Ushakov who were very patient site
advisors. I would also like to express my appreciation to Enid Wurtman and Yuli
Kosharovskii, z"l, for their special insights during our meetings in Jerusalem.
Finally, Sarah Zarrow, Ph.D., has my admiration for developing a unique curriculum
linked to the Study Guide.
Politics and Protest was made possible by the generous support of the Weissman Family Foundation.
Jerry Goodman, the author of the Politics and Protest, was the founding Executive Director of the National Conference on Soviet Jewry and launched the Archive of the American Soviet Jewry Movement at the American Jewish Historical Society.
He served as Director of European Affairs at the American Jewish Committee, and Executive Director of the National Committee for Labor Israel. He has a Master's Degree in Political Sociology and a Certificate in Mediation from New York University.