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Button, Political

Object number2012.128.3

Datec. 1980

OriginNew York, NY

MediumMetal

Credit LineGift of Judy Rubinstein

DescriptionCircular pinback button. Obverse red with black and white printed message surrounding white Star of David wrapped in a chain with a lock in front; printed on the lock is the hammer and sickle logo of the Soviet Union; words in bottom left corner are printed in Hebrew. Safety pin in reverse.Dimensions2.125 x 2.125 in. (5.4 x 5.4 cm)
InscriptionsObverse has black and white print: "LET MY / PEOPLE GO / [words printed in Hebrew]".
MarksMaker's information on bottom edge "NCSY/UOJGA"; "For more: NCSY - 84 5th Ave. NYC 10011 - Proceeds for Soviet Jews 50¢".
Historical NotesButton from the Soviet Jewry Movement. The Soviet Jewry movement spread through Jewish communities in the 1960s and 1970s in reaction to persecution of Jews within Soviet bloc countries.

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