Collection Highlights
Four Portraits of North American Indians; verso: sketch of brave riding a horse and shooting a bow and arrow
1859
1941.1209
Oil on gray marbleized prepared heavy textured paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Button
Object name
Button
Date
ca. 1971
Medium
Metal, paper, plastic
Dimensions
diameter: 1 3/4 in. ( 4.4 cm )
Description
Circular political pin-back button; black background with yellow lettering; image of a caged yellow Star of David inside a red five-point star; "FREE / SOVIET JEWS"
Credit Line
Gift of Toni Ellen Heisler
Object Number
2003.64.34
Marks
crimp: yellow lettering "STUDENT STRUGGLE FOR SOVIET JEWRY - 200 W. 72nd St. N.Y., N.Y."
Gallery Label
In 1964, the Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry (SSSJ) was founded in New York by Jacob Birnbaum, who has headed it ever since along with Glenn Richter. Since its inception, SSSJ has been assertive in demanding the Jews' right to live as Jews within Russia, and to leave the country if they so wish. Other Soviet Jewry support groups were quickly founded around the country: Many of them eventually joined together to create the Union of Councils for Soviet Jewry.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
