Jews of Silence: 50-year anniversary of the
Calgary campaign supporting freedom for Soviet Jews
The year 1971 was a very unusual one for Jewish life in Calgary. Numerous regular events and fundraisers were cancelled in order to shift the focus to the campaign to free Soviet Jews. During the Cold War period, Jews who expressed a desire to leave the Soviet Union were punished with job loss, imprisonment and other economic and social sanctions. Please join us 50 years later for a retrospective of our community’s engagement in this international social justice movement.
As always, our AGM will also include the annual financial report, board elections, and the presentation of certificates in recognition of those in our community who have celebrated their 80th birthday in the past year.
Please contact the office to register by October 18, 2021. The Zoom link will be sent out after that date to everyone who has RSVP’d.