Soviet Jewry

The Martin Gold Collection opens a window on the aspirations and apprehensions of Connecticut Jews during the last few decades of the twentieth century. Of particular note are the records regarding anti-Semitic groups, the Nation of Islam, and the treatment of religion in the public schools. Most of the material in the collection is from the 1980s and 1990s.

This box contains various information about the Maurice Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies.

Folder 1 contains: news clipping about Naboicheck visiting Sderot; oral history transcript.

Folder 2 contains: oral history transcript.

Subjects of interview include: details of fundraising for Jewish Federation and similar organizations

During 1992, a number of exhibits and programs were held to commemorate the exile of the Sephardim from Spain in 1492. Much of the Sephardim documentation in this collection stems from these commemorations. Most of the material in this collection relating to Soviet Jewry comes from the 1980s and early 1990s.

Subjects: "Soviet Synagogues and Refuseniks", Meeting announcements, Soviet, politics, slideshow, travel Growing up Jewish in Russia, international relations, policy, Q&A