Conclusion

Leaders of Soviet Union and U.S. Agree to Discuss and Enact New Policies

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Gorbachev and Reagan worked together to install peace among both countries. They discussed ways to decrease nuclear arms and other economic, political policies.

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In 1987, Gorbachev and Reagan agreed to dismantle all of their nuclear arms weapons. Even though they trusted each other more than in previous years, they both had representatives from both sides make sure each country would keep their agreement to dismantle the weapons. This was one major step forward to installing peace among both countries. 

Could all Soviet Jews immigrate to the U.S. & was the process to attain visas to the U.S. easy?

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Woman from Soviet Union imigrated to Austria in order to hopefully attain a visa to the U.S.

No. Not all Soviet Jews could immigrate to the U.S., as the process was very difficult and complicated.

Since many more Jews gained visas in the late 1980s-early 1990s, the U.S. had to accomodate for the vast increase of immigrants. Due to resources and economic reasons, the U.S. limited the number of immigrants through shutting down a route many took. This route was important as many people, once they were in either Rome or Vienna, could go straight to the U.S.

Therefore, the U.S. set a deadline for those to take this route and those that couldn't make this deadline had to go through a more complicated, competitive process through trying to attain a visa from the U.S.

Several Soviet Jews fled to Rome or Austria to attain visas to the U.S. However, many only came with a few suitcases and little money. Many were very poor and had little means to support themselves during this transition. In addition, many didn't know exactly when they would attain their American visas and whether their visas would be denied or not.

Did both Jewish human rights and peace activist groups disappear after Cold War?

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Personal Connection was a major theme throughout the Cold War to install peace. These indviduals are part of the Jewish Federation and this group still focuses on interactions among Jewish communities.

No. (Some did but several are still around)

Both Jewish peace activist groups and Jewish human rights groups are still active to this day. Peace groups such as World without War Council and Seattle-Tashkent Sister City organization are still up and running. In addition, human rights groups such as the Jewish Federation of Seattle and ORT are still active. These Jewish groups connect Jewish individuals around the world through sponsering education and trips to enable interaction among Jewish communities. This directly relates to an important pattern that many Jewish groups used to install peace during the Cold War: personal connection.