1975 ⟶ Jackson-Vanik Amendment
President Gerald Ford signs legislation including the Jackso...
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1975
1986
📜 Jackson-Vanik Amendment
President Gerald Ford signs legislation including the Jackson–Vanik amendment, which ties US trade benefits to the Soviet Union to freedom of emigration for Jews.⟶
Jackson-Vanik AmendmentUnited StatesSoviet UnionEmigrationHuman RightsPoliticsCold WarJewish Emigration
United States
Soviet Union👎 UN Resolution Equating Zionism with Racism
United Nations adopts resolution equating Zionism with racism. Rescinded in 1991.⟶
United NationsZionismRacismAnti-ZionismInternational RelationsPoliticsResolutionIsraelHuman Rights
🔓 Nathan Sharansky Freed
Nathan Sharansky, Soviet Jewish dissident, is freed from prison.⟶
Soviet JewryHuman RightsDissidentPoliticsNathan SharanskySoviet Union
Soviet Union