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The 2009 Emma Lazarus Statue of Liberty Award
and the Global Leadership Award

"Beyond the Pale," a reunion between President Mikhail Gorbachev and Secretary of State George Shultz, was held March 26, 2009.

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to view the historic event on the Charlie Rose Show.

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for comments and photographs from the event.

US Soviet Jewry Movement Records Now Searchable Online

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Emma Lazarus Honored

Emma Lazarus, whose original handwritten sonnet "The New Colossus" can be found in the collections of the AJHS, has been inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.

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