Martin and Doris Goldstein Papers

Martin and Doris Goldstein were active in the movement for Soviet Jewry for many years. They visited the Soviet Union in 1979 and again in 1987 when they accompanied a Congresswoman from Maryland on an official visit and met with Russian authorities. Doris served as Chairman of the Atlanta Jewish Federation’s Soviet Jewry Committee for three years, as well as on the Executive Committee and Board of Governors of the National Conference on Soviet Jewry. She met several well-known former refuseniks like Ida Nudel and Vladimir Slapak and has written a number of articles and spoken to local groups on the subject of Soviet Jewry. She also served as President of Ahavath Achim Sisterhood and the Epstein School and served on numerous boards and committees in the city including the Archives Committee for the William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum. She also authored the Ahavath Achim centennial book, “From Generation to Generation,” as well as the 120th anniversary book, “My House shall be a House of Prayer for all People.” Mrs. Goldstein co-authored a book with Mark K. Bauman called “The Jews of Atlanta: 150 Years of Creating Community.”