Search Help

How does this work?
There are many ways to search the collections of the Freedom Archives. Below is a brief guide that will help you conduct effective searches. Note, anytime you search for anything in the Freedom Archives, the first results that appear will be our digitized items. Information for items that have yet to be scanned or yet to be digitized can still be viewed, but only by clicking on the show link that will display the hidden (non-digitized) items. If you are interested in accessing these non-digitized materials, please email info@freedomarchives.org.
Exploring the Collections without the Search Bar
Under the heading Browse By Collection, you’ll notice most of the Freedom Archives’ major collections. These collections have an image as well as a short description of what you’ll find in that collection. Click on that image to instantly explore that specific collection.
Basic Searching
You can always type what you’re looking for into the search bar. Certain searches may generate hundreds of results, so sometimes it will help to use quotation marks to help narrow down your results. For instance, searching for the phrase Black Liberation will generate all of our holdings that contain the words Black and Liberation, while searching for “Black Liberation” (in quotation marks) will only generate our records that have those two words next to each other.
Advanced Searching
The Freedom Archives search site also understands Boolean search logic. Click on this link for a brief tutorial on how to use Boolean search logic. Our search function also understands “fuzzy searches.” Fuzzy searches utilize the (*) and will find matches even when users misspell words or enter in only partial words for the search. For example, searching for liber* will produce results for liberation/liberate/liberates/etc.
Keyword Searches
You’ll notice that under the heading KEYWORDS, there are a number of words, phrases or names that describe content. Sometimes these are also called “tags.” Clicking on these words is essentially the same as conducting a basic search.

Search Results

Conscience of Israel: Zionism, Nazism, Apartheid, Imperialism Conscience of Israel: Zionism, Nazism, Apartheid, Imperialism
Date: 1/1/1974Call Number: CE 006Format: CassetteProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: Conscience of IsraelCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Noted Israeli human rights activist and scientist, Israel Shahak, talks with Colin Edwards about his life, early years in Warsaw Ghetto and Nazi concentration camps, then the experiences in Israel that led him to lead the Israeli League of Human and Civil Rights. Draws parallels between Zionism, Nazism, Apartheid, and Imperialism.
Father Joseph Ryan Father Joseph Ryan
Date: 10/22/1973Call Number: CE 332Format: 1/4 3 3/4 ipsProducers: NAJDAProgram: The Jerusalem ControversyCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Discusses religious segregation in Jerusalem and Israel and the role of churches. Emphasizes US responsibility to challenge Israeli use of torture, forced mass deportations of Arabs and Palestinians, and Israel's refusal to comply with UN resolutions.
Father Joseph Ryan Father Joseph Ryan
Date: 10/23/1973Call Number: CE 333Format: 1/4 3 3/4 ipsProgram: The Jerusalem ControversyCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Explains his work to resist and organize against Israeli settler colonialism of Palestine. Discusses religious segregation in Jerusalem and Israel and the role of churches. Emphasizes US responsibility to challenge Israeli use of torture, forced mass deportations of Arabs and Palestinians, and Israel's refusal to comply with UN resolutions.
Israel Shahak Israel Shahak
Date: 1/1/1972Call Number: CE 340Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Israeli Human Rights Activist Israel Shahak discusses whether the resistance in Gaza and the West Bank have been crushed. Claims that the resistance out of Gaza was a result of Israeli repression but that Palestinians need to create propaganda in Israel if they want Israelis to be their partners. While claiming to be anti-Zionist he criticizes the Palestinian left, specifically the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, because of their reluctance to share platforms with Israeli Jews.
Israel Shahak Interview on KPFK Israel Shahak Interview on KPFK
Call Number: CE 475Format: Cass A & BProducers: Miriam RosenCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Israel Shahak, Israeli League of Human and Civil Rights, interviewed about his life and work, situation in the Middle East, discrimination and human rights violations.