Braun, Rachel (Rachel Eisenberg), 1957-
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1957-12-31
Gender
- Females
Occupations
Places
- New Britain (Conn.) (Place of Birth)
- Rockville (Md.) (Other)
Topics
Languages Used
- English
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Rachel Braun Papers
Collection — Consolidated Box P28, Folder: P-967
Identifier: P-967
Abstract
The collection contains papers of the American Soviet Jewry movement activist Rachel Braun. The materials focus on the tour of the Soviet Union she took in 1979, under the guise of a tourist, with the intention to secretly meet Soviet Jews, deliver messages and material aid for the Refuseniks and Soviet Jewish Prisoners of Conscience, and to collect information on their circumstances. The materials include diaries, photos and clippings.
Dates:
1979
Found in:
American Jewish Historical Society
