Judy Balint photograph collection, 1984-1994
Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
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Biographical Note
- Other Descriptive Information
- Content Description
- Use of the Collection
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- 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, 1984
- Jail cell replica in back of pick-up truck that was driven through Seattle to show support of Soviet prisoner Anatoly Shcharansky, 1984
- Judy Balint on telephone with Natan Sharansky in Israel, at event in support of Soviet Jewry with camera crew filming, circa 1986
- Judy Balint and others at rally in support of Soviet Jewry, circa 1986
- Rabbi Simon Benzaquen (center) of Sephardic Bikur Holim Congregation at rally in support of Soviet Jewry, Seattle, circa 1986-1987
- Rabbi Simon Benzaquen at rally in support of Soviet Jewry, circa 1986
- Participants at rally in support of Soviet Jewry, circa 1986
- Sid Weiner speaking at rally in support of Soviet Jewry, circa 1986
- Speakers and attendees at rally in support of Soviet Jewry, circa 1986
- Vladimir Tufeld speaking at rally in support of Soviet Jewry, circa 1986
- Nancy Sternoff, Yakov Gorodetsky, and Senator Jim McDermott at event in support of Soviet Jewry, Michael Schuffler seated to left, June 1986
- Yakov Gorodetsky and another man at event in support of Soviet Jewry, 1986
- Yakov Gorodetsky, Nancy Sternoff and others at event in support of Soviet Jewry, circa 1986
- Seattle Action for Soviet Jewry reception for Yakov Gorodetsky, June 1986
- Yakov Gorodetsky and Marvin Stern at Seattle Action for Soviet Jewry reception for Yakov Gorodetsky, June 1986
- Yakov Gorodetsky giving speech at Seattle Hebrew Academy, June 1986
- Yakov Gorodetsky, Michael Schuffler and Shainie Schuffler at Seattle Action for Soviet Jewry reception for Yakov Gorodetsky, June 1986
- Sid Weiner and Judy Balint at Jewish Federation Community Relations Council meeting, June 1986
- Sid Weiner addressing Jewish Federation Community Relations Council meeting; Yakov Gorodetsky on left, June 1986
- Yakov Gorodetsky addressing Jewish Federation Community Relations Council meeting. Judy Balint seated to right of Gorodetsky, June 1986
- Attendees at Jewish Federation Community Relations Council meeting, listening to Yakov Gorodetsky, June 1986
- Poster and photograph display in support of Soviet Jews, circa 1986
- Senator Jim McDermott speaking at rally in support of Ida Nudel, April 1986
- Rally in support of Ida Nudel at Westlake Mall, April 1986
- U.S. Representative Rod Chandler calling Leningrad OVIR on behalf of Besprovzanny family, 1986
- Vladimir Plotkin translating for U.S.Representative Rod Chandler's call to Leningrad OVIR on behalf of Besprovzanny family, 1986
- Dorothy Schroeter and Rabbi Simon Benzaquen at Human Rights Day event, 1986
- Joan Florsheim speaking at Women's Plea for Soviet Jewry event, 1986
- Man looking at Women's Plea for Soviet Jewry exhibit at Stroum Jewish Community Center, 1986
- Rabbi Anson Laytner, Caroline Rabinovitz, Joan Florsheim, and Judy Balint, taking tickets at Women's Plea for Soviet Jewry event, 1986
- Joan Florsheim, Helen Jackson, Judy Balint, and Nancy Sternoff at Women's Plea for Soviet Jewry event, 1986
- Presentation of awards to winners of Soviet Jewry poster and poetry contest at Women's Plea for Soviet Jewry event, 1986
- Two women holding up t-shirts being sold at Women's Plea for Soviet Jewry event, 1986
- People holding signs at rally in support of Soviet Jewry, 1987
- Woman holding poster of Soviet hostage Emil Guberman at rally in support of Soviet Jewry, 1987
- Former Soviet dissident Natan Sharansky speaking and signing books at Seattle Action for Soviet Jewry event, circa 1987
- Seattle Action for Soviet Jewry participants in "Freedom Sunday" Mobilization for Soviet Jewry rally in Washington D.C., December 6, 1987
- Ariel Sharon speaking at Congregation Ezra Bessaroth, at a fundraiser sponsored by the Coalition for Jewish Concerns-AMCHA, 1994
- Names and Subjects
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
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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
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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 Note
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 Description
The collection includes images of rallies, events, and meetings in support of Soviet Jewry.
Other Descriptive Information
Forms part of the Washington State Jewish Archives.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative Information
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 Collection
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Description: 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.
Dates: 1984Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 1 -
Description: 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.
Dates: 1984Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 2 -
Description: Judy Balint on telephone with Natan Sharansky in Israel, at event in support of Soviet Jewry with camera crew filmingDates: circa 1986Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 3-6
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Dates: circa 1986Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 7-9
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Description: Rabbi Simon Benzaquen (center) of Sephardic Bikur Holim Congregation at rally in support of Soviet Jewry, SeattleDates: circa 1986-1987Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 10
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Description: Rabbi Simon Benzaquen at rally in support of Soviet JewryDates: circa 1986Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 11
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Description: Participants at rally in support of Soviet JewryDates: circa 1986Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 12
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Dates: circa 1986Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 13-14
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Description: Speakers and attendees at rally in support of Soviet JewryDates: circa 1986Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 15
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Description: Vladimir Tufeld speaking at rally in support of Soviet JewryDates: circa 1986Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 16
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Dates: June 1986Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 17-18
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Description: Yakov Gorodetsky and another man at event in support of Soviet JewryDates: 1986Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 19
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Description: Yakov Gorodetsky, Nancy Sternoff and others at event in support of Soviet JewryDates: circa 1986Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 20
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Description: Seattle Action for Soviet Jewry reception for Yakov Gorodetsky
Left to right: Judy Balint, David Sternoff, Yakov Gorodetsky, Nancy Sternoff.
Dates: June 1986Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 21 -
Description: Yakov Gorodetsky and Marvin Stern at Seattle Action for Soviet Jewry reception for Yakov GorodetskyDates: June 1986Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 22
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Dates: June 1986Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 23
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Description: Yakov Gorodetsky, Michael Schuffler and Shainie Schuffler at Seattle Action for Soviet Jewry reception for Yakov GorodetskyDates: June 1986Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 24
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Dates: June 1986Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 25
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Description: Sid Weiner addressing Jewish Federation Community Relations Council meeting; Yakov Gorodetsky on leftDates: June 1986Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 26
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Dates: June 1986Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 27-28
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Description: Attendees at Jewish Federation Community Relations Council meeting, listening to Yakov GorodetskyDates: June 1986Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 29
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Description: Poster and photograph display in support of Soviet JewsDates: circa 1986Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 30
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Description: Senator Jim McDermott speaking at rally in support of Ida Nudel
Ida Nudel was a Jewish refusenik in the Soviet Union.
Dates: April 1986Container: Box/Folder 1/3, Item 31 -
Description: Rally in support of Ida Nudel at Westlake Mall
This was a Seattle Action for Soviet Jewry event.
Dates: April 1986Container: Box/Folder 1/3, Item 32 -
Description: U.S. Representative Rod Chandler calling Leningrad OVIR on behalf of Besprovzanny family
OVIR was the Russian passport office that dealt with Russian resettlement.
Dates: 1986Container: Box/Folder 1/3, Item 33 -
Description: 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.
Dates: 1986Container: Box/Folder 1/3, Item 34 -
Dates: 1986Container: Box/Folder 1/3, Item 35
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Description: Joan Florsheim speaking at Women's Plea for Soviet Jewry eventDates: 1986Container: Box/Folder 1/3, Item 36
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Description: Man looking at Women's Plea for Soviet Jewry exhibit at Stroum Jewish Community CenterDates: 1986Container: Box/Folder 1/3, Item 37
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Dates: 1986Container: Box/Folder 1/3, Item 38
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Description: Joan Florsheim, Helen Jackson, Judy Balint, and Nancy Sternoff at Women's Plea for Soviet Jewry eventDates: 1986Container: Box/Folder 1/3, Item 39
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Description: Presentation of awards to winners of Soviet Jewry poster and poetry contest at Women's Plea for Soviet Jewry eventDates: 1986Container: Box/Folder 1/3, Item 40
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Dates: 1986Container: Box/Folder 1/3, Item 41
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Description: People holding signs at rally in support of Soviet JewryDates: 1987Container: Box/Folder 1/4, Item 42
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Description: Woman holding poster of Soviet hostage Emil Guberman at rally in support of Soviet JewryDates: 1987Container: Box/Folder 1/4, Item 43
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Description: Former Soviet dissident Natan Sharansky speaking and signing books at Seattle Action for Soviet Jewry eventDates: circa 1987Container: Box/Folder 1/4, Item 44-49
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Description: 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.
Dates: December 6, 1987Container: Box/Folder 1/4, Item 50 -
Dates: 1994Container: Box/Folder 1/4, Item 51-53
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- --Photographs
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