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Highlight from Recently Digitized American Soviet Jewry Movement Collections: Joel and Adele Sandberg Papers—Letter from Sheryl Sandberg to her “Bat Mitzvah twin” Kira Volovsky
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Letter from 12-year old Sheryl Sandberg to her Bat Mitzvah twin Kira Volovsky—a Refusenik girl in the Soviet Union. Joel and Adele Sandberg Papers, P-872, American Jewish Historical Society
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Kindertransport
As part of the Kindertransport movement, thousands of Jewish children from Central Europe were allowed to immigrate to Britain. There, most lived with host families throughout the war. Above is a list from 1934, matching refugee children with families in Britain.
Image: Courtesy of Leo Baeck Institute
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Sunday, June 14, 2 pm
Jews, Liquor, and Life in Eastern Europe
Lecture
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Sunday, June 14, 7 pm
The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
Play with Music
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Tuesday, June 16, 7 pm
The Modicut Project: World Premiere
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