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American Christians and the National Interreligious Task Force on Soviet Jewry - A Call to Conscience (Hardcover)
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American Christians and the National Interreligious Task Force on Soviet Jewry - A Call to Conscience (Hardcover)
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This study provides the first in-depth examination of the role and
influence of American Christians in the advocacy efforts for Soviet
Jewry during the 1970s and 1980s. It explores how American
Catholics and Protestants engaged with American Jews to campaign
for the emigration of Soviet Jews and to end the cultural and
religious discrimination against them. The book presents a case
study of the National Interreligious Task Force on Soviet Jewry
from its inception to its closure in order to better understand the
complexities of the politics of interreligious affairs during this
period. At the heart of the story is Sister Ann Gillen of the
Society of the Holy Child Jesus, who directed the Chicago-based
task force under the auspices of the American Jewish Committee. The
author provides a comprehensive look at task force activities,
programs, and relationships, notes its ties to the civil rights
movement, and offers in-depth analysis of its participation and
role in the global arena. American political, religious, and ethnic
leaders play prominent roles in this story, along with the national
media, and countless religious and community groups across the
United States. The relationship between American Jews and Israel is
a factor of fundamental significance as well and plays a critical
role in the development of the Task Force. This close-up analysis
of the task force is based on extensive archival research and
interviews with key players in its history.
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