Let My People Go: The untold story of Australia and the Soviet Jews 1959-89For 50 years, until the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, the Soviet Union ran a campaign of repression, imprisonment, political trials and terror against its 3 million Jews. In Australia, political leaders and the Jewish community contributed significantly to the international protest movement which eventually triumphed over Moscow's tyranny and led to the modern Exodus of Soviet Jews to Israel and other countries. Lipski and Rutland make this largely unknown Australian story come alive with a combination of passion, personal experience and ground-breaking research. "The struggle for the freedom of Soviet Jewry was one of the most powerful displays of strength and solidarity by the world Jewish community... even those intimately familiar with the struggle will be surprised to discover in Let My People Go how the Australian Jewish community and its leaders were among the campaign's initiators, and how they saw it through to its successful conclusion. This is a unique testament to how a small group can play a big role in history." - Natan Sharansky, Chairman Jewish Agency for Israel, Prisoner of Zion (1977-86) |
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... became the editor and publisher of the Australian Jewish News, but our friendship has continued. So in writing about Isi, I do not claim total objectivity. But I hope I have been fair, and respected the record. Although this book has ...
... became the editor and publisher of the Australian Jewish News, but our friendship has continued. So in writing about Isi, I do not claim total objectivity. But I hope I have been fair, and respected the record. Although this book has ...
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... became actively involved in the Soviet Jewish story, there were 60,000 Jews in Australia, many of them Holocaust survivors and their children. Today there are over 120,000 Jews, the majority born in Australia. They represent the eighth ...
... became actively involved in the Soviet Jewish story, there were 60,000 Jews in Australia, many of them Holocaust survivors and their children. Today there are over 120,000 Jews, the majority born in Australia. They represent the eighth ...
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... became known as Australia's most pro-Israel Prime Minister, he would recall the refuseniks' night in fine detail. But “From Russia with Thanks” was always meant to be Hawke's night. In recognition for his dedication to Soviet Jewry ...
... became known as Australia's most pro-Israel Prime Minister, he would recall the refuseniks' night in fine detail. But “From Russia with Thanks” was always meant to be Hawke's night. In recognition for his dedication to Soviet Jewry ...
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... became the nervous, tightly restrained activist, impatient to hit back. After the ceremonies concluded, Leibler hosted a reception at his home, to which he had previously invited Hawke. When the Prime Minister arrived, Leibler ushered ...
... became the nervous, tightly restrained activist, impatient to hit back. After the ceremonies concluded, Leibler hosted a reception at his home, to which he had previously invited Hawke. When the Prime Minister arrived, Leibler ushered ...
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... became apparent that Hawke's “one sentence” was a deliberate signal, politically and personally. His views on Israel had been changing since before his visit in January 1987, when he became the first Australian Prime Minister to travel ...
... became apparent that Hawke's “one sentence” was a deliberate signal, politically and personally. His views on Israel had been changing since before his visit in January 1987, when he became the first Australian Prime Minister to travel ...
Contents
Prisoners of Zion | |
Henry J and Henry K 12 You people are hard to please | |
Freedom Ride to Canberra | |
From Melbourne to Moscow | |
The Games Russians Play | |
Hawkes Mission Impossible | |
Hope against Hope | |
Some of my Closest Friends are | |
The Cohen Affair | |
Channels of Communication | |
From Right to Left | |
Italian liners and the Party | |
Exodus via Samizdat | |
Its About the Refuseniks | |
Gorbachev Geneva and Glasnost | |
Ten Days in Moscow | |
The Full Circle | |
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Let My People Go: The Untold Story of Australia and the Soviet Jews 1959-89 Suzanne D. Rutland,Sam Lipski No preview available - 2015 |
Let My People Go: The Untold Story of Australia and the Soviet Jews 1959-89 Sam Lipski,Suzanne D. Rutland No preview available - 2015 |
Let My People Go: The Untold Story of Australia and the Soviet Jews 1959-89 Sam Lipski,Suzanne D. Rutland No preview available - 2015 |
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