Oral Histories and Memoirs

Materials from the Soviet Jewry Archival Collection of the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington

Avrum Ashery: Ashery’s memoir describes his experiences designing promotiona…
Herb Beller: Beller writes about his first trip to the Soviet Union in 1973 and…
Moshe Brodetzky: Brodetzky recalls his involvement with the Soviet Jewry movemen…
Joan Dodek: Dodek describes her two trips to the Soviet Union and temporary …
Norman Goldstein: Goldstein recounts memories of the 1987 Soviet Jewry Rally in Wa…
Walter Golman: As part of the Washington Committee for Soviet Jewry, Golman sou…
Ambassador Max Kampelman: Ambassador Kampelman is most known for his diplomatic achi…
Lawrence Lewin: Lewin describes his involvement in the earliest days of the Washi…
Sydney Manekofsky: Manekofsky recalls the role of his wife, Irene Manekofsky, as pre…
Daniel Mann: Mann worked with a variety of Soviet Jewry advocacy organization…
Betty Miller: Miller recounts her work with the Washington Committee for Sovie…
Dr. Jack Minker: Dr. Minker describes his human rights activities as Vice Chair for …
June Rogul: Rogul recalls her role as the Washington Representative of the Nati…
Rabbi Arnold Saltzman: Rabbi Saltzman recalls his involvement in the Soviet Jewry movem…
Richard Schifter: Ambassador Schifter’s article, written after the opening of…
Ernest Shalowitz: Haim Solomon’s eulogy at Ernie Shalowitz’s shloshim (30-day ann…
Bert Silver: The memoir describes Silver’s involvement with Soviet Jew…
Samuel H. Sislen: Sislen had a comprehensive understanding of the Soviet Jewry …
Haim Solomon: Solomon’s memoir describes his role as treasurer, secretary,…
Reverend John Steinbruck: Reverend Steinbruck’s memoir describes the ecumenical dimen…
Donna Stoller: Stoller recalls her activities with the Washington Committee fo…