title: Mission »Eynikayt«
abstract: In the face of the Holocaust and the German war of annihilation in Eastern Europe, an extraordinary world tour took place in 1943: The actor Solomon Mikhoels and the poet Itsik Fefer traveled to dozens of locations in North America and Great Britain on behalf of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee. The two Soviet envoys appeared at major events and were received by celebrities such as Albert Einstein, Shalom Asch, and Nahum Goldmann. In a unique mission, they mobilized for Jewish unity against Nat