Roselyn "Lynn" Brod Singer (born March 13,[citation needed] 1925 in Manhattan[citation needed] – died November 30, 2005)[1] was an American activist for the rights of Soviet Jewry 'refuseniks'. As the leader of the Long Island Committee for Soviet Jewry and a member of the board of the Union of Councils for Soviet Jews, she brought the issue of Jews trapped in the Soviet Union to international attention through a series of political actions, including sit-ins at the United Nations and the Soviet compound in Glen Cove, as well as protests and marches.
Born to Harry Brod and Sarah "Sally" Kandel Brod, both of them New York born Jews, Lynn married Murray Singer in New York in 1948, and was initially a housewife living in Queens, and then Long Island, raising two children, before becoming more and more involved in community activism and civil rights.
Activist career in the 1980sedit
Throughout the 1980s, Singer personally made long-distance phone calls to refuseniks trapped in Moscow and Leningrad daily, as part of a grassroots network of activists run by Cleveland scientist and Soviet Jewry activist Lou Rosenblum.[2]
She was the national coordinator in the United States for the group Women for Ida Nudel (WIN), which appealed to elected women officials to press for the release of Ida Nudel, an anti-Soviet activist who was sentenced to four years in a Siberian prison after seven years of challenging the Soviet treatment of Jewish political prisoners.
After Mikhail Gorbachev's glasnost policy in the late 1980s started to release some of the more high-profile refuseniks from prison, and allowed some of them to emigrate, Singer and her fellow activists continued to fight, but began concentrating more on more typical Soviet Jewish families who were still trapped behind the Iron Curtain.[3]
Israeli politician and former Soviet prisoner Natan Sharansky told Singer's children, Andrea and Richard, that Singer was "his second mother". Members of the association (Amuta) Remember and Save referred to her as "our Yiddishe Mama" and counted her as a family friend.[4] In 2009, the association published a book about her life, with remembrances from the many refugees she had helped.[5]
She is listed on the posthumous Roll of Honor of the Archive of the American Soviet Jewry Movement.[6]
Referencesedit
^ abMark, Jonathan (December 9, 2005). "Lynn Singer, 80; Soviet Jewry Activist – December 9, 2005". JTA / Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
^Wieder, Ben. "'When They Come for Us, We'll Be Gone' recounts the story of Soviet Jews". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
^Fisher, Dan (May 23, 1988). "Soviet Jewry Backers Hunt for New Tactics". The Los Angeles Times. The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
^""In Memory of Lynn Singer"". Soviet Jews Exodus / Association 'Remember and Save'. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
^"'Collection "In Memory of LYNN SINGER" has been published'". Soviet Jews Exodus / Association 'Remember and Save'. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
^"Roll of Honor". American Jewish Historical Society. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
April 11, 2024
lynn, singer, roselyn, lynn, brod, singer, born, march, citation, needed, 1925, manhattan, citation, needed, died, november, 2005, american, activist, rights, soviet, jewry, refuseniks, leader, long, island, committee, soviet, jewry, member, board, union, coun. Roselyn Lynn Brod Singer born March 13 citation needed 1925 in Manhattan citation needed died November 30 2005 1 was an American activist for the rights of Soviet Jewry refuseniks As the leader of the Long Island Committee for Soviet Jewry and a member of the board of the Union of Councils for Soviet Jews she brought the issue of Jews trapped in the Soviet Union to international attention through a series of political actions including sit ins at the United Nations and the Soviet compound in Glen Cove as well as protests and marches Lynn SingerBorn1925 1925 DiedNovember 30 2005 2005 11 30 aged 79 80 East Meadow New York U S OccupationActivist Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 Activist career in the 1980s 1 3 Legacy 2 ReferencesBiography editEarly life edit Born to Harry Brod and Sarah Sally Kandel Brod both of them New York born Jews Lynn married Murray Singer in New York in 1948 and was initially a housewife living in Queens and then Long Island raising two children before becoming more and more involved in community activism and civil rights Activist career in the 1980s edit Throughout the 1980s Singer personally made long distance phone calls to refuseniks trapped in Moscow and Leningrad daily as part of a grassroots network of activists run by Cleveland scientist and Soviet Jewry activist Lou Rosenblum 2 She was the national coordinator in the United States for the group Women for Ida Nudel WIN which appealed to elected women officials to press for the release of Ida Nudel an anti Soviet activist who was sentenced to four years in a Siberian prison after seven years of challenging the Soviet treatment of Jewish political prisoners After Mikhail Gorbachev s glasnost policy in the late 1980s started to release some of the more high profile refuseniks from prison and allowed some of them to emigrate Singer and her fellow activists continued to fight but began concentrating more on more typical Soviet Jewish families who were still trapped behind the Iron Curtain 3 Legacy edit At her death in 2005 Singer had lived in East Meadow New York 1 Israeli politician and former Soviet prisoner Natan Sharansky told Singer s children Andrea and Richard that Singer was his second mother Members of the association Amuta Remember and Save referred to her as our Yiddishe Mama and counted her as a family friend 4 In 2009 the association published a book about her life with remembrances from the many refugees she had helped 5 She is listed on the posthumous Roll of Honor of the Archive of the American Soviet Jewry Movement 6 References edit a b Mark Jonathan December 9 2005 Lynn Singer 80 Soviet Jewry Activist December 9 2005 JTA Jewish Telegraphic Agency Retrieved July 6 2022 Wieder Ben When They Come for Us We ll Be Gone recounts the story of Soviet Jews Austin American Statesman Retrieved July 6 2022 Fisher Dan May 23 1988 Soviet Jewry Backers Hunt for New Tactics The Los Angeles Times The Los Angeles Times Retrieved July 6 2022 In Memory of Lynn Singer Soviet Jews Exodus Association Remember and Save Retrieved July 6 2022 Collection In Memory of LYNN SINGER has been published Soviet Jews Exodus Association Remember and Save Retrieved July 6 2022 Roll of Honor American Jewish Historical Society Retrieved July 6 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lynn Singer amp oldid 1212312183, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
