Open Up the Iron Door: Memoirs of a Soviet Jewry Activist is a 2015 memoir by Rabbi Avraham Weiss (also known as Avi Weiss), detailing his activism in the Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry (SSSJ) from the 1960s to the early 1990s to liberate Soviet Jews. It provides a detailed insider account of nonviolent tactics including hunger strikes, sit-ins, prayer vigils at Soviet diplomatic sites, Freedom Seders, and street theater to advocate for the release of Soviet Jews (Refuseniks). The book contrasts SSSJ's approach with the more militant Jewish Defense League led by Meir Kahane, discusses key legislative achievements like the Jackson-Vanik Amendment, criticizes figures such as Henry Kissinger, Morris Abram, and Armand Hammer, and highlights the movement's role in strengthening Jewish identity and unity worldwide. Spurred by events like the 1967 Six-Day War and Soviet antisemitism, it emphasizes 'spiritual activism' and credits Soviet Jews, American Jews, and Christian allies.