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Steun gratieverzoek (Gerwis en de Rosenbergs)

Support for clemency appeal (Gerwis and the Rosenbergs)

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Short Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra item (10 Jun 1953, p.2): the Indonesian women's movement Gerwis, with 40,000 members, sent a telegram to President Eisenhower urging him to spare the Rosenbergs; the dockworkers' union SBPP (47,000 members) decided on 8 June to send a similar telegram. Shows Gerwis's anti-imperialist solidarity campaigning.

Berita pendek Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (10 Jun 1953, hlm. 2): gerakan perempuan Indonesia Gerwis, beranggota 40.000, mengirim telegram kepada Presiden Eisenhower agar menyelamatkan keluarga Rosenberg; serikat buruh pelabuhan SBPP (47.000 anggota) memutuskan 8 Juni mengirim telegram serupa. Menunjukkan kampanye solidaritas anti-imperialis Gerwis.

“Gerwis, which counts 40,000 members, sent a telegram to President Eisenhower urging him to spare the Rosenbergs.”

People

Dwight D. EisenhowerJulius RosenbergEthel Rosenberg

Organisations

Indonesian Conscious Women's Movement (Gerwis)SBPP (seamen's and port workers' union)

Places

IndonesiaUnited States

Topics

Gerwispeace and anti-imperialismUSA and UKWIDF and international women's movement

Tags

solidarity campaignsolidarity telegram

Details

Date
1953-06-10
Creator
Het Nieuwsblad Voor Sumatra
Publication
Het Nieuwsblad Voor Sumatra
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (text transcription/OCR))
Language
Dutch
Perspective
Western mainstream press
Source role
primary
Country
Indonesia
Period
1950–1954
Source archive
Delpher (KB, Netherlands) · source link
Access
open access (Delpher) Open access source: file can be shown on the website.
File
01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)/Het Nieuwsblad Voor Sumatra (1953-06-10) - Steun gratieverzoek [Delpher ddd-010477567-a0064].txt
OCR / text
Good (0.906) · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · translation: yes
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)
Summary basis
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