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The Soviet Jewry Movement: Jewish Advocacy 25 Years Later

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The Soviet Jewry Movement: Jewish Advocacy 25 Years Later

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Partner:: AJC
Location:: National Museum of American Jewish History
Philadelphia, PA
Event Date:: 12.16.12
Speakers:: Sohrab Ahmari,; Dr. Steven Bayme,; Gal Beckerman
Tags:: jewish; american jewish committee; jews; Communist Party; russia

Summary

The AJC celebrates and explores the modern exodus of over 1.5 million Russian-speaking Jews and the Soviet Jewry movement that made it possible. The program will feature: Marina & Lev Furman and other former movement leaders and refuseniks - on their experiences taking on the Soviet regime from both sides of the ocean. Gal Beckerman - author of the authoritative chronicle of the Soviet Jewry movement When They Come For Us, We'll Be Gone, on the impact and movement for American Jewish advocacy and US foreign policy. Sohrab Ahmari - Journalist for the Wall Street Journal, New Republic, Commentary and more, on the lessons of the Soviet Jewry movement for activists today. Plus special musical performance by Natasha Hirschorn, special guest appearances and more! Featuring:

Gal Beckerman, author of When They Come for Us, We'll Be Gone
Dr. Steven Bayme, Director of Contemporary Jewish Life Department
Sohrab Ahmari, Wall Street Journal
Lisa Hostein, Jewish Exponent
Movement leaders and refuseniks

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Sohrab Ahmari

Sohrab Ahmari is journalist for the Wall Street Journal, New Republic, Commentary and more, on the lessons of the Soviet Jewry movement for activists today.

Dr. Steven Bayme

Dr. Steven Bayme, Director of Contemporary Jewish Life Dept., AJC

Gal Beckerman

Gal Beckerman is author of the authoritative chronicle of the Soviet Jewry movement When They Come For Us, We'll Be Gone, on the impact and movement for American Jewish advocacy and US foreign policy.

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01 hr 36 min 10 sec

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01.: Introduction: Lisa Hostein

01 min 18 sec

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02.: Legacy of The Soviet Jewry Movement

05 min 19 sec

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03.: Introduction: Dr. Steven Bayme, Gal Beckerman, and Sohrab Ahmari

03 min 14 sec

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04.: Steven Bayme: Origins of Soviet Jewry Movement

03 min 47 sec

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05.: Jewish-American Ethos

03 min 57 sec

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06.: Cold War Ethos and Historical Memory

01 min 52 sec

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07.: The Movement's Success

02 min 23 sec

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08.: Gal Beckerman: Phases of Soviet Jewry Movement

02 min 27 sec

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09.: Israel: Visability and a Grassroots Movement

02 min 37 sec

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10.: Leningrad Hijacking: Spotlight on Issue

03 min 19 sec

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11.: Jackson-Vanik Amendment: Conditioning and Political Mobilization

03 min 17 sec

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12.: Sohrab Ahmari: Echoes in Iranian Green Revolution

03 min 05 sec

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13.: The Particular vs. Universal

03 min 20 sec

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14.: Congress and the Administration

02 min 21 sec

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15.: Dissidents and Diaspora

02 min 52 sec

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16.: American-Jewish Leaders Behind Legistlation

04 min 49 sec

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17.: Division Within Soviet Jewry Movement

06 min 21 sec

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18.: Jews and Iranians in American

02 min 38 sec

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19.: Jewish-American Politics

05 min 14 sec

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20.: American Identity / Jewish Identity

01 min 37 sec

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21.: Q&A: Disarmament

02 min 21 sec

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22.: Q&A: Movement's Affect on Image of Soviet Union

04 min 52 sec

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23.: Movement's Affect on End of Soviet Union

02 min 16 sec

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24.: Q&A: '67 War and Helsinki Accords

05 min 29 sec

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25.: (cont'd) Helsinki Accords

01 min 28 sec

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26.: Comments From the Audience

07 min 48 sec

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27.: Closing Remarks: Freedom Sunday for Soviet Jews

05 min 39 sec

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28.: Conclusion

00 min 32 sec

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01 hr 36 min 10 sec

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How a Social Movement Changed the Fall of the USSR

03 min 53 sec

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Dr. Steven Bayme and Gal Beckerman discuss the success of the Soviet Jewish movement and dissolution of the Soviet Union and how these events influenced each other.
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01 hr 36 min 10 sec

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