Birnbaum launched the Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry at Columbia University to promote awareness of the persecution of Jews in the Soviet Union. His movement ultimately led to the passage of the pivotal JacksonVanik Amendment a decade later. which starved the Soviet government of trade benefits in retaliation for its trampling on human rights. Birnbaums efforts led to freedom for individuals like Natan Sharansky and the emigration from the Soviet Union of more than 1.5 million Jews since. His work also inspired other individuals. organizations and governments to decry the persecution of people of faith by the Soviet government. By drawing international attention to repression within the Soviet Union.
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