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THE JEWISH POST Thursday, January 14, 1971 .. ' . Page Two ". Page Three ------.. - .__ ._------. ----- Thursday, January 14, 1m THE JEWISH POST , first secretary of the Soviet Communist Party- --'-- "I want my daughter to study Hebrew ... I want Judaosm . Liw~s . my children to learn about King David ... to hear Program at Peretz Dinner in school about the prophet Isaiah ... " Irving Averbach, Chairman; D. M. By MICHAEL WALLACH Today, according to the report, there are no Sovietologists have tried to explain this Nusgart, Co-Chairman; Burton In the week in which the trial began in more than 35 - 40 active rabbis (this probably phenomenon by the virtual and progressive ex . Bass, Publicity; 1. Weinbel'g, Ar Leningrad of several' Riga Jews accused of an includes chazanim and shochetim). A yeshiva clusion of the Jew from Soviet society. Being an . ; rangements; . Cecil Shnier, Decora alleged attempt to hijack an airliner to Israel, opened in Moscow in 1956 had an original enlist outcast in Russian, Ukrainian and other national tions; P. E. Nuzgart, Invitations; a report was published in London which laid hare ment of 35 students, who had dwindled to four . Marshal! Wilder, Social; Bernie by 1963. society, he is thrown back on his Jewish origins. what the real "crime" of these unfortunate men Be that as it may, the courage and persist Katz, Treasurer; Ben Solomon, Cor and women is. As the report says, "doubts have been ex ence of the Soviet Jew in wanting to "go home", resPonding Secretary~· It is that they want to live as Jews, and since pressed whether it ever functioned in any mean both spiritually and physically, are a remarkable For luncheon reservations call the t,hey cannot do so in the Soviet Union, they want ingful sense". As became obvious from the print phenomenon. . 3ynagogue office at GL 2-3711. Non to live in Israel. ing of a [rayer book in an edition of 3,000 at the 5haarey Zedek members are wel The report is a study of religious minorities time of the opening of the yeshiva, these "con As Mrs. Golda Meir, the Israeli Prime Minis ter, said at a demonstration 'at the Western Wall come to a ttend and will be' accom- in. Soviet Union (1960-70), sponsored by the cessions" were little more than a sop to world as· spa~e permits" The opinion. this week: "One has to know an awful lot about Minority Rights Group, of which the director is Russia to realise the heroism involved in openly luncheon charge is $2.75, Members Mr. Laurence Gandar, who is on two years' leave Having been deprived of any kind of direct notfying the Soviet Goverument that they re are urged to make reservations .of absence as editor-in-chief of the Rand Daily contact with any form of Jewishness, with Heb nounce their Soviet citizenship . . . and that the early to avoid disappointment and Mail. . rew and Jewish religious instruction outlawed, the Soviet Unkm is no longer their country. arc encour;'ged to bring· a guest. It was compiled by the Rev. Michael Bour memory of Jewish traditions must be growing "This is to me one of the greatest revolution deaux, director of the Centre for the S'tudy of exceedingly. dim. and for thO'se born after the ReliiiOli ahd Communism. . .., .. ary acts and the greatest sign of courage one can Revolution non-existent. . imagine in any human society". Plighfof Jews Its conclusion, as far as it goes, is not un " " Yet a 32-year-old Jew can write-and to the (Copyright by the Jewi!Jh Ohronicle News & Feature Service) MITCH MILLER A. Montague Israels, Q .. C., will hopeful: HAfter a half..oeentury of a militantly .ddress a general meetilig of the anti-religious regime", it finds, "religion not only .'1", Much enthusiasm' has been' gen "; Hebrew Sick Benefit Association survives in the Soviet Union, but even shows erated by th~ plans for Shaarcy next Sunday morning, January 17th signs of vigour here and there,' notably among European Scapegoats Zedek Sisterhood's Ninth Annual at 10:30 a.m, at the Hal! at 239 Sel :rOling people". I';ie~faith L~cheon on .Thursday, kirk Avenue. His topicwili be 'i'1'he . , . Having' regarq to, the various forrlls of dis-, The situation of the Jews of Eastern Europe were the arrests of a group of Jewish doctors Jan,unary 21st, ·at .1:15 ·p.m. which Plight of the Jews . in Russia".. The crimiriationunder which religious believ.ers has, in recent weeks, 'become a matter of graver jus't before Stalin's death and the trials of Jews features .·Mitch·· Miller as . guest' Public is ·invited .. labour in that c9tmtry' (the report lists 14 Within concern than at any times since the darkest years alleged to have committed "economic crimes" in . CHAI FOLK ENSEMBLE dances and songs' will .be . among speaker through the courtesy of the the last deCade) this. is eloquent testimony to of the Stalin era. In Czechoslovakia, Poland and, the 1960s. ., of I. L. Peretz-Folk Sehool January 27th in ROsh .Pina Winnipeg Symphony O~chestra.Mr . "the resilience of religious faith". '.' not least, the Soviet Union, there has periodically In C~hoslovakia the authorities are accus- Lawrence ·Nezon and W. Z. Chud- Potash, I. Raber; sponsors commit- Miller has a long list of musical • It is even more remarkable In the case of the been a latent threat to the JeW'ish communities ing leading members' of the small Jewish com • now. "The interest and participa- tee,. A. Stoui,r, S. Roitman, F. Wein- achievements to his credit as a p1"(I Fu'h . Auction Jewish minority; which has suffered disabilities of those countries. This threat, now taking more munity of having instigated the liberalisation tion of- parents, alumni· and friends feld; contributors committee, J. fessional 'penormer, .·but equaily sig Sarah Heppner nrt\ll~b, National more punishing and ,sElvere', than any. '.' concrete forms, is organized by governments programme of Alexander Dubcek - a' ludicrous ", of Jewish education ·throughout the' Elfenbaum', R. Helman,. H. Kowall; nificant is his .. contribution to his Council of·Jewish·Women will hold .' For,'asthe report concludes in its section on ;yhich claim that they are "only" anti~Zionists, accusation when one remembers how few Jews cjty has 'Deen .heartening, assuring ticl,cet committee, A: A.' Shanas', L: chosen avocation in .!,he. arE'na 0 I ~ "Fun Au~tio~ Sale" on 'Monday, . ~'the ·Jews as a religious community": "Of all but which are almO'st certainly acting in concert held· key governmental or party-political. posts: . success of the function." Tennenhouse, Phil Yaffe;, publici~y, Interfaith and Broiherhood . January 18th, ~:30p.~ .. at the home relil,rious (and of course ethnic) minO'rities in the to foment antisemitism against their JeW'ish com-The p~esent reactionary Communist regime. is ; The dinn~r is a major source of, L. A. Mainster; treasurer, w. Ut"- The Interfaith'. L~~heou Com- of Mrs. William Tax,S89 Ash Street. " , ,',.'. 'Sqviet Union, the Je",s are those· whose destiny muities and to promote and broaden' Russia's also threatening Czech Jews who have left the I i'evenue for the !building 'and mairi- win; . program and' arrangements~. mittee comprises the following; all Mr. ,Meyer Cosman is the Auctio- ' '.;, •.. is. ,worst affected by their government's external wodd-wide campaign 'against Israel. . country with the seizure of belongings left behind tenance fund of. the· sclwol' at .600 r. NiSenholL tn<'sdames, Allan Shafer, President: neel:, Gu~st. are' ,leIcome .. t, • . '. I' " .• \"P9licies. '.' These, in their turn may be partly The purpose of the anti-Israelcaropaignis a and with reprisals agamst relatives still in the Jeffe~on Avenue. . -.,,;, -,...... -- __- __"""'C __-'-- ,-- . affected by the worst side of Russian and .Ukrain- blatantly materialistic one: by giving unreserved country. There are ,grounds for 'believing that I,. 'Entertairunent highlights of. the . 7IJf 0111_ iahnatiO'nalism".. ;'backing to the Arab . countries in their dispute the hard-line regimeinstaIled in Prague by Rus j dinner will be a special half-hour Q/I1~"Il:fISfJ1I1J'.· ,"It is hard to foresee any substantial im- with Israel, Moscow intends to exploit the· mili- sian armed fO'rce was instructed by Moscow. presentation . or' lively . SOng'S and ALberl "\1'orsp3I),the. neXt .Town .. " provement while the Soviet 'anti-Zionist', cam- tary-strategic advantages O'f the Middle East and The situation in P<>landis not· yet ,clear. ,It dances 'by the Sara Sommer Chai· f th .' / ,pl:lign ~ontil1ues. It .should be noted, however, th'e area's oil resources. The Soviet Union sees in lwks as if the present crisi~' will he followed by FOlk EnSemble which has been ac- Hall speaker, is .the Director 0 e 1 Commission on Social.Action of the I' . ,I that·an jncreasing, numb.erof intellectuals di8~ domination of the Midd'le East the obvious step- Jews being removed from the few lesser political claimed for its artistry. during Man- Union of American Hebrew. Con-. ,. sociate t1.1emselves, , from . '~mtisemitism in' any ping-stone to .domination of Black Africa and the posts. they still occupy and that Jews be I will itoba's Centennial Year. ~egati9ns. 'He ''will add,ress'the·. '. fO'rm", the report s.tates.. ,. .,;'. ...,. Indian Ocean. '. .. blamed for the country's economic troubles; 'Even I There will 'be a nuniber oL,brief Winnipeg. cominunitY on the timely.. " .The facts speak for themselves. At the. time . In Russiathe.positiim'of the religiO'us minor- if the immediate initiative comes from notorious :addresses 'including . one by Dov . :, topic "Confrontation between 'Je~-, of, the Russian Revolution, in 1917, there. were' . ities, pal,"ticularly the Jews, has for' long' been •. Polish' an-tisemites like the former· head· of the ... Zeira, .noted !sl'~eli pedagogue, .:who . h V I d th Social Crisis" on ··th h '1' . . .".. IS a ues an e. , about '3,000 synagogues iIi the USSR, riot count_difficult. But as reported :by the. Minority Eights ~ecurity police; General Moczar, the SO\tiet'U:riion ,18 .. e.sc 00 s:new.pnnclp
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