Documents on Soviet Jewish Emigration - 9781138870086

Taylor & Francis

This volume contains a selection of 75 outstanding Soviet documents relating to the struggle for Jewish emigration in the years 1957-89. > This is a collection of Soviet documents relating to the struggle for Jewish emigration. They reveal those aspects of the problem which most preoccupied the leadership and the factors which had the greatest impact on the decision-making process. > Introduction; Chapter 1 I THE CHALLENGE OF ZIONIST IDEOLOGY, 1957\u201368; Chapter 2 II MASS EMIGRATION: CONTEXT AND IMPACT, 1970\u201378; Chapter 3 III A NEW PHASE IN EMIGRATION POLICY, 1980\u201383; Chapter 4 IV AN END TO RESTRICTIONS; Biographical Notes; Glossary; Bibliography Index;