Birnbaum introduces his organization to BR and expresses his thoughts on the state of Jews in the Soviet Union. "May we ask you to let us have a message, better still a recorded statement, which might contain an appeal to the Soviet rulers, an appeal for the wakening of public conscience, and a clarification of issues for the student."

Attached is a statement titled "The Tragedy of Russian Jewry". Edith Russell has annotated the letter with BR's responses to its requests.