Auction 15 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Let My People Go – Prisoners of Zion in Russia – Collection of Documents

Opening: $400
Sold for: $813
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Collection of documents on behalf of "Let My People Go" – the relief organization for the Prisoners of Zion and Soviet Union Jewry, 1970's to the 90's.
Includes: 2 small posters - "Let My People Go" with photographs of Prisoners of Zion imprisoned in Soviet jails for their fight to immigrate to Israel, 1975. * 7 Posters "Prisoner of Zion in the USSR", 1985 – with photographs of Prisoners. * 2 Posters "Soviet Jewry in not free", Keren HaYesod printing, 1990. * 6 Black and white photographs of Prisoners of Zion; Nathan Sharansky is seen in one of them. *Leaflet in the shape of a 100- Dollar- bill, on behalf of the Bar-Ilan University students. * Leaflet announcing three "Wanted" – the Kremlin rulers in Moscow, 1970. * Leaflet "My visit to the Gulag Archipelago" by Lev Genadin, 1974; Leaflet with dedication by Genadin in Hebrew and Russian; poster with his photograph; letter to Genadin's wife from the American senator Henri M. Jackson. Total of 23 items, various sizes and conditions.
Eastern European Jewry
Eastern European Jewry