Leah Lieberman Papers
Scope and Content Note
The papers of Leah Lieberman focus on her role in the creation and the early activities of the Brooklyn Coalition for Soviet Jewry. The collection also includes Mrs. Lieberman's correspondence with the mayor of the city of Worms, Germany, in which she urges the West German leadership to use diplomacy to help ease the oppression of Jews in the USSR. The collection features a DVD video oral history interview with Leah Lieberman conducted at the offices of the American Jewish Historical Society on May 12, 2009.
Dates
- 1970-1971, 2009.
Language of Materials
The collection is in English.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open to all researchers by permission of the Director of Library and Archives of the American Jewish Historical Society, except items that are restricted due to their fragility.
Use Restrictions
Information concerning the literary rights may be obtained from the Director of Library and Archives of the American Jewish Historical Society. Users must apply in writing for permission to quote, reproduce or otherwise publish manuscript materials found in this collection. For more information contact:
American Jewish Historical Society, Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York, N.Y., 10011 email: reference@ajhs.org
Historical Note
A Zionist community leader from London, UK, Leah Lieberman moved to Brooklyn, NY in the late 1960s. Mrs. Lieberman got involved with the Brooklyn Jewish community and in the Soviet Jewry movement. Upon witnessing the activities of the Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry led by Jacob Birnbaum, Mrs. Lieberman realized the need for an adult organization with the similar purpose, but with more visibility and power in the national political arena. Her idea was to create Brooklyn Coalition for Soviet Jewry in order to unite local Jewish leadership to spearhead and fortify the efforts for Soviet Jewry. She had reached out to local Jewish community organizations and individual activists, most of whom agreed to join the Coalition. In 1971, with help from Yaakov Birnbaum, Mrs. Lieberman had organized a series of meetings and information events in local synagogues, Jewish community centers and in Brooklyn College, aimed at raising public awareness to the plight of Soviet Jews. At the end of 1971 Leah Lieberman disengaged herself from the Brooklyn Coalition for Soviet Jewry and continued her involvement in the Soviet Jewry movement in the private capacity.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet
Abstract
The papers and the oral history of Leah Lieberman reflect the creation and the early activities of the Brooklyn Coalition for Soviet Jewry. Materials include minutes, memorandums, correspondence, photos and a DVD.
Arrangement
The collection consists of one folder and one DVD with oral history interview.
- Leah Lieberman Papers, 1970-1971, 2009
Physical Location
Located in AJHS New York, NY
Acquisition Information
Donated by Leah Lieberman in 2009.
- Title
- Guide to the Papers of Leah Lieberman, 1970-1971, 2009 *P-869
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- Processed by Andrey Filimonov
- Date
- © 2011
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Repository Details
Part of the American Jewish Historical Society Repository
