| Creator: | Laufer, Leo ; Laufer, Shirley | Requires cookie* | |
| Title: | Leo and Shirley Laufer Soviet Jewry collection | ||
| Dates: | 1970-2006 | ||
| Call No: | 2008.001 | ||
| Abstract: | Shirley and Leo Laufer were a couple from Dallas, Texas, who worked diligently to help Soviet Jews escape from the Soviet Union. They wrote to refuseniks and encouraged others to do so as well, and they helped immigrants to the United States find homes and jobs. The collection consists of correspondence, notes, articles, leaflets, booklets and bulletins belonging to the Laufers. | ||
| Size: | 0.25 Linear feet | ||
| Subjects: | Jews -- Persecutions -- Soviet Union | Jews -- Soviet Union | Jews -- Soviet Union -- Social conditions | Refuseniks -- Case studies | Soviet Union -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy | Soviet Union -- Ethnic relations |
