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Date: February 22, 1990
Media Type: Photo
Shoshanna Cardin worked with Max Fisher and Bill Berman on the "No Name Committee." They had great success working with the US State Department to help Soviet Jews emigrate to Israel and the US.
Date: August 1, 1990
Media Type: Photo
Over 181,000 Soviet Jews emigrated to Israel in 1990. Funding to build housing and support these new immigrants came from many sources, including Operation Exodus, which reached its goal of raising $420 million.
Date: April 18, 1990
Media Type: Letter
A letter to Max Fisher from the Annenberg Foundation confirming a $15 million to Operation Exodus.
Date: August 19, 1990
Media Type: Document
Over 181,000 Soviet Jews emigrated to Israel in 1990. Over the next few years, over 1,000,000 new emigrants helped bring stability to Israel.
Date: April 26, 1972
Media Type: Document
In April 1972, Max Fisher was President of the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds. He met, along with leaders of other Jewish organizations, with President Nixon, Secretary of State William Rogers and Leonard Garment. They discussed the quality of life of Soviet Jews and how US policy could help convince the Soviets to allow them to emigrate to Israel.