A Cold War exodus : how American activists mobilized to free Soviet Jews /

"From twinning bar and bat mitzvahs to smuggling blue jeans across the Iron Curtain, A Cold War exodus analyzes how Cold War-era social movement activists invented the mass mobilization tactics that helped free Soviet Jews-and reshaped Jewish American culture in the process"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kelner, Shaul (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2024]
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Summary:"From twinning bar and bat mitzvahs to smuggling blue jeans across the Iron Curtain, A Cold War exodus analyzes how Cold War-era social movement activists invented the mass mobilization tactics that helped free Soviet Jews-and reshaped Jewish American culture in the process"--
Physical Description:xviii, 436 pages : illustrations, charts, facsimiles ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-424) and index.
ISBN:9781479879397
1479879398