Natan Sharansky recalls when 250,000 Jews rallied for Soviet Jewry 30 years ago

By Ben Sales Thirty years ago to this day saw the largest gathering of Jews in American history. On December 6, 1987, some 250,000 Jews came together on the National Mall in Washington, DC, to protest on behalf of Soviet Jewry. The demonstration, one day ahead of a summit between President Ronald Reagan and Soviet Premier…