American Christians and the national interreligious task force on Soviet Jewry : a call to conscience /

Examines the role and influence of American Christians in fostering the emigration of Soviet Jews and ending the cultural and religious discrimination against them. It contributes to an understanding of the complexities and nuances of interreligious affairs between Christians and Jews and of human r...

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Main Author:	Lazin, Frederick A., 1943- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2019]
Subjects:	National Interreligious Task Force on Soviet Jewry (U.S.) Jews > Soviet Union > Migrations > History > 20th century. Jews > United States > History > 20th century. Christianity and other religions > Judaism. Judaism > Relations > Christianity. Christianity and other religions > United States.

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Summary:	Examines the role and influence of American Christians in fostering the emigration of Soviet Jews and ending the cultural and religious discrimination against them. It contributes to an understanding of the complexities and nuances of interreligious affairs between Christians and Jews and of human rights in the 1970s and 1980s.
Physical Description:	x, 253 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-236) and index.
ISBN:	1498583237 9781498583237