Table of Contents

Preface; Acknowledgements; Glossary; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Part I: 1. The euphoria of 1948; 2. Jewish consciousness during the 'black years'; 3. The 'thaw', 1953–6; Part II: 4. The outside world becomes aware of the problem; 5. The campaign in the West gathers momentum; 6. The outside world takes up the issue: 1963–7; Part III: 7. A first breakthrough: November 1956–December 1959; 8. The early and mid-1960s: the Soviet Jewish national awakening; 9. Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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A 1991 study of the cultural, social, political and international context of the movement for Soviet Jewish emigration.

Reviews

"This study unquestionably fills some gaps in our knowledge concerning the growth of Zionism within the Soviet Union and the role of Israel in support of this process." David L. Williams, History "Yaacov Ro'i's monograph signals an important beginning, sythesizing a wide variety of English, Russian and Hebrew sources to tell his complex story." Alexandra S. Korros, Russian Review