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The plight of Jews in the Soviet Union was a key focus of campaigning groups amongst Scotland's Jews. Organisations such as the Scottish Campaign for Soviet Jewry, the Glasgow Committee for Soviet Jewry and the 35's Women's Soviet Campaign helped raise awareness through protests, letter-writing, and public meetings, often involving politicians, civic leaders and former refuseniks. Scottish actor Ida Schuster was an active campaigner, and the cause also attracted the attention of several prominent church representatives. Glasgow Jewish students and youth took part in demonstrations and write-ins, and many Scottish Jews corresponded regularly with refuseniks in the Soviet Union.

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Myer Galpern, Dr. Jack Miller and Henry Tankel. The soviet refusnik write-in (Undated)

Galpern Miller Tankel write-in

Front page of Jews in the USSR newsletter published under the auspices of the Board of Deputies of British Jews - Vol III No.4 (25/01/1974)

newsletter deputies

Jewish Echo 9th Dec 1977: A3 press cutting - 'Soviet families adopted by Glasgow' (1977)

Echo family adopted

Letter to the Editor, Greenock Telegraph, 23rd July 1975, from Ida Schuster - about article "Soviet Jew's Story of Success" (1975)

Greenock Schuster Hegudin

Invitation from Glasgow Jewish Representative Council to Conference on Soviet Jewry, with programme of speakers and topics including MP Emanuel Shinwell - "Political Implications" (1970)

Representative council Shinwell conference

Glasgow Jewish Youth demonstration for Soviet Jewry (Undated)

Youth demo

Telephone numbers notebook belonging to Mrs Mamie Shenkin with names of Soviet Jews and record of calls made to them (1971-1972)

Telephone Shenkin

Front page cover of "This Is Your Adopted Soviet Jewish Prisoner of Conscience - His Name Is Iosef Begun" - sent out by the 35s (Women's Campaign for Soviet Jewry). (Nov-78)

Adopt Begun 35

Scottish Campaign for Soviet Jewry, minutes (sample page) (1985-1987)

Campaign minutes

Newspaper advert Jewish Echo 7th Dec 1973: Soviet Prisoners Month Protest Meeting, 9th Dec - speakers Misha Shepshelovitch, Councillor Janey Buchan, John White MP, Mrs William Morris (1973)

Echo protest Shepshelovitch Buchan White Morris

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