Judy Balint photograph collection

Judy Balint photograph collection, 1984-1994

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Balint, Judy Lash, 1952-
Title: Judy Balint photograph collection
Dates: 1984-1994 (inclusive)
19841987

circa 1984-1987 (bulk)
Quantity: 53 photographic prints (1 box) ; various sizes
Collection Number: PH1054
Summary: The collection includes images of rallies, events, and meetings in support of Soviet Jewry.
Repository: University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions: Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries’ Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials Curator required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.
Additional Reference Guides
Languages: English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Seattle Action for Soviet Jewry was established in 1975 to help Jews in the Soviet Union. Besides sending aid, gifts, and letters to the USSR, Seattle Action worked to improve U.S. laws to benefit emigres. Judy Balint was chairperson of Seattle Action for Soviet Jewry and was instrumental in its work. She subsequently served as a national director of the Coalition for Jewish Concerns-AMCHA. Following her emmigration to Israel in 1998, she pursued a career as journalist and writer, also serving as communications and digital media coordinator for the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection includes images of rallies, events, and meetings in support of Soviet Jewry.

Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top

Forms part of the Washington State Jewish Archives.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Custodial History

Collected by the Washington State Jewish Historical Society.

Acquisition Information

Donor: Judy Balint, April 2, 1987, Feb. 9, 1988, December 1993.

Processing Note

Processed by Jack Falk, Don Romero; processing completed in 2015.

Related Materials

See also the Seattle Action for Soviet Jewry records, accession no. 3904, and the Judy Lash Balint papers, accession no. 4395.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box/Folder	item
1/1	1	Seattle Action for Soviet Jewry representative Gloria Green, Rabbis David Rose and Anson Laytner, stand near replica of jail cell in downtown Seattle in support of Soviet prisoner Anatoly Shcharansky Copies of newspaper clippings in file provide further details of this event.	1984
1/1	2	Jail cell replica in back of pick-up truck that was driven through Seattle to show support of Soviet prisoner Anatoly Shcharansky Copies of newspaper clippings in file provide further details of this event.	1984
1/1	3-6	Judy Balint on telephone with Natan Sharansky in Israel, at event in support of Soviet Jewry with camera crew filming	circa 1986
1/1	7-9	Judy Balint and others at rally in support of Soviet Jewry	circa 1986
1/1	10	Rabbi Simon Benzaquen (center) of Sephardic Bikur Holim Congregation at rally in support of Soviet Jewry, Seattle	circa 1986-1987
1/1	11	Rabbi Simon Benzaquen at rally in support of Soviet Jewry	circa 1986
1/1	12	Participants at rally in support of Soviet Jewry	circa 1986
1/1	13-14	Sid Weiner speaking at rally in support of Soviet Jewry	circa 1986
1/1	15	Speakers and attendees at rally in support of Soviet Jewry	circa 1986
1/1	16	Vladimir Tufeld speaking at rally in support of Soviet Jewry	circa 1986
1/2	17-18	Nancy Sternoff, Yakov Gorodetsky, and Senator Jim McDermott at event in support of Soviet Jewry, Michael Schuffler seated to left	June 1986
1/2	19	Yakov Gorodetsky and another man at event in support of Soviet Jewry	1986
1/2	20	Yakov Gorodetsky, Nancy Sternoff and others at event in support of Soviet Jewry	circa 1986
1/2	21	Seattle Action for Soviet Jewry reception for Yakov Gorodetsky Left to right: Judy Balint, David Sternoff, Yakov Gorodetsky, Nancy Sternoff.	June 1986
1/2	22	Yakov Gorodetsky and Marvin Stern at Seattle Action for Soviet Jewry reception for Yakov Gorodetsky	June 1986
1/2	23	Yakov Gorodetsky giving speech at Seattle Hebrew Academy	June 1986
1/2	24	Yakov Gorodetsky, Michael Schuffler and Shainie Schuffler at Seattle Action for Soviet Jewry reception for Yakov Gorodetsky	June 1986
1/2	25	Sid Weiner and Judy Balint at Jewish Federation Community Relations Council meeting	June 1986
1/2	26	Sid Weiner addressing Jewish Federation Community Relations Council meeting; Yakov Gorodetsky on left	June 1986
1/2	27-28	Yakov Gorodetsky addressing Jewish Federation Community Relations Council meeting. Judy Balint seated to right of Gorodetsky	June 1986
1/2	29	Attendees at Jewish Federation Community Relations Council meeting, listening to Yakov Gorodetsky	June 1986
1/2	30	Poster and photograph display in support of Soviet Jews	circa 1986
1/3	31	Senator Jim McDermott speaking at rally in support of Ida Nudel Ida Nudel was a Jewish refusenik in the Soviet Union.	April 1986
1/3	32	Rally in support of Ida Nudel at Westlake Mall This was a Seattle Action for Soviet Jewry event.	April 1986
1/3	33	U.S. Representative Rod Chandler calling Leningrad OVIR on behalf of Besprovzanny family OVIR was the Russian passport office that dealt with Russian resettlement.	1986
1/3	34	Vladimir Plotkin translating for U.S.Representative Rod Chandler's call to Leningrad OVIR on behalf of Besprovzanny family OVIR was the Russian passport office that dealt with Russian resettlement.	1986
1/3	35	Dorothy Schroeter and Rabbi Simon Benzaquen at Human Rights Day event	1986
1/3	36	Joan Florsheim speaking at Women's Plea for Soviet Jewry event	1986
1/3	37	Man looking at Women's Plea for Soviet Jewry exhibit at Stroum Jewish Community Center	1986
1/3	38	Rabbi Anson Laytner, Caroline Rabinovitz, Joan Florsheim, and Judy Balint, taking tickets at Women's Plea for Soviet Jewry event	1986
1/3	39	Joan Florsheim, Helen Jackson, Judy Balint, and Nancy Sternoff at Women's Plea for Soviet Jewry event	1986
1/3	40	Presentation of awards to winners of Soviet Jewry poster and poetry contest at Women's Plea for Soviet Jewry event	1986
1/3	41	Two women holding up t-shirts being sold at Women's Plea for Soviet Jewry event	1986
1/4	42	People holding signs at rally in support of Soviet Jewry	1987
1/4	43	Woman holding poster of Soviet hostage Emil Guberman at rally in support of Soviet Jewry	1987
1/4	44-49	Former Soviet dissident Natan Sharansky speaking and signing books at Seattle Action for Soviet Jewry event	circa 1987
1/4	50	Seattle Action for Soviet Jewry participants in "Freedom Sunday" Mobilization for Soviet Jewry rally in Washington D.C. Left to right: Joan Florsheim, Ilana Balint, Scott Florsheim, Benjy Balint, Barry Goren, David Schuster, Brad Rind, Judy Balint.	December 6, 1987
1/4	51-53	Ariel Sharon speaking at Congregation Ezra Bessaroth, at a fundraiser sponsored by the Coalition for Jewish Concerns-AMCHA	1994

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