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Triumph Over Tyranny: The Heroic Campaigns That Saved 2,000,000 Soviet Jews

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As an individual closely involved in the Soviet Jewry movement from 1964 to the opening of the USSR's iron gates in the 1990s, I found "Triumph Over Tyranny" the best overall history so far published. It's wide-ranging, extremely well-documented and touches on many of the "refuseniks" and Prisoners of Conscience denied emigration by the Kremlin. It also gives a very good feel of the grassroots nature of the American movement to free Soviet Jews; that movement gave Congress and the White House through successive administrations the political will to pressure Moscow to free its Jews. The Soviet Jewry movement is a prime case study proving that determined people, with the assistance of foreign support, can win their liberation even against a mighty power.

After listening to the inspiring talk that Philip Spiegel gave at the Newton Public library, I just had to buy a copy of Triumph Over Tyranny. Reading the book more than lived up to the presentation. Each chapter told more amazing stories. It is a treasure of a book. In these times when the news media and writers are so often focused on the evil people do to one another, Triumph Over Tyranny concentrates on the power of good. What a great lesson: that righteous individuals with determination, effort, and vision can vanquish a great evil. I love this story, because it creates a blueprint that spells out how single people coming together can repair the world. How we need this if humanity is to survive!

Great thanks to the author for writing this book.

Sally Wieder

As a person deeply involved on behalf of Soviet Jewry in the l980s, it was a pleasure for me to read this excellent book. The author has provided information with which i had no personal knowledge. Many of the individuals are personally known to me, and it is so very important that this book records their history. For those looking for a well-written survey history, this is definitely the book for you ! My thanks to the author for a great read. Donna