A "Let my people go" sign is seen through a crowd of protesters at a Jewish Defense League demonstration against the treatment of Soviet Jewry, the Ellipse, Washington, D.C., 21 March 1971

Description A coalition of Jewish groups including the Jewish Defense League held a large demonstration throughout Washington, D.C. in locations such as Lafayette Square, the White House, the Ellipse, and the space surrounding the Soviet Embassy on March 21, 1971. The demonstration protested the treatment of Russian Jews and urged the United States government to stop communication with the Soviet Union until the mistreatment of Russian Jews ends. The Jewish Defense League and leader Rabbi Meir Kahane held their rally on the Ellipse during this protest.
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Title
A "Let my people go" sign is seen through a crowd of protesters at a Jewish Defense League demonstration against the treatment of Soviet Jewry, the Ellipse, Washington, D.C., 21 March 1971
Type
black-and-white negatives
Geographic Subject
Ellipse, The (Washington, D.C.)
Created
1971-03-21T00:00:00Z
Issued
2018-02-01T00:00:00Z
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:71929
Local
SC_Frazier_N_1687

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