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| Title | Senator Henry M. Jackson standing with Aviva Klein Gendin in a library, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. August 1976 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | 1976 |
| Notes | Stamped on verso: Print made by Kodak, Aug. 1976.
Handwritten on verso: To Senator Henry "Scoop" Jackson - the only man who can get my husband out of the Soviet Union - a momento of our meeting in Philadelphia, with deepest gratitude, Aviva Gendin
Also handwritten on verso: From HMJ Subject Series. Jackson - Vanik Amendment - Constituent Correspondence. May 1977. Gendin, Mrs. Aviva Klein-, May 1977. |
| Contextual Notes | Russian emigre Aviva Klein Gendin visited the United States in 1974 seeking help in securing the release of her husband, Lev, a Jewish dissident and outspoken critic of Russian emigration policies, who escaped from a Russian jail.
Source: 2,000 Take Part in 11-Mile Israeli Independence Walk. Los Angeles Times (1976, May 3). Pg. 28. Retrieved from ProQuest Historical Newspapers. Los Angeles Times (1881 - 1985) |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Legislators--United States; Libraries--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Jackson, Henry M. (Henry Martin), 1912-1983; Gendin, Aviva Klein |
| Location Depicted | United States - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia |
| Digital Collection | Henry M. Jackson Collection
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| Order Number | HMJ0243 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/reproduction-info Please cite the Order Number when ordering. |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Henry M. Jackson papers. Accession no. 3560-31, Box 13/50 |
| Object Type | Photograph |
| Physical Description | color; 5 x 7 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from a photographic print or color slide using a Microtek ScanMaker 9800XL at 100-250 dpi in JPEG format, saved at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2007. |
