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Banner from Freedom Sunday Rally, 1987-12-06

 Item — Box: OS, Object: 1

Scope and Contents

On Sunday, December 6, 1987, the eve of the Washington, D.C. Summit between Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev and U.S. President Ronald Reagan, an estimated 200,000 people demonstrated on the National Mall in an unprecedented display of solidarity for Soviet Jewry.

This banner, made by George S. Freedman and his son of North Shore, Mass. was carried at the rally by North Shore residents.

Dates

  • 1987-12-06

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for researcher use, though some materials are restricted.

Please contact us to request access or to make an appointment to view this collection at jhcreference@nehgs.org.

Extent

From the Collection: 64.25 linear feet (63 document boxes, 2 manuscript boxes, 1 half-manuscript box, and 2 OS folders)

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors Repository

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