Moscow Publication Warns Against
Anti-Semitism; Lenin's Views Cited
NEW YORK (JTA) — For the
first time in many years an of-
ficial organ of the Communist
Party of the Soviet Union ap-
peared with an article sharply
warning against anti-Semitism,
the New York Times reports.
The report emphasizes that
"explicit attacks on anti-Semi-
tism have been absent from in-
ternal propaganda themes" in
Moscow for quite a time. It then
quotes an article which appeared
in last month's issue of "Party
Life," organizational magazine of
the Communist Party of the
USSR, as declaring:
"While fighting all forms of
bourgeois nationalism, the Com-
munist Party turns the attention
of workers to the special harm
of anti-Semitism. V. I. Lenin, in
his speech 'On the Persecution
of Jews in Pogroms' . • ex-
posed the criminal policy of
capitalists, designed to inflame
hatred toward Jews in order to
divert workers . attention from
their real enemy — from capi-
tal. 'Shame to accursed Czarism,
tormenting a n d persecuting
Jews,' Lenin said. 'Shame to
those who sow hatred to Jews,
who sow hatred to other na-
tions.' . . . The Communist Party
has always carried on a relent-
less struggle against anti-Semi-
tism as a phenomenon deeply
hostile to the Soviet itructure."
Pointing to the anti-Zionist
and anti-Jewish campaigns
which had been conducted in
Soviet Russia from 1949 to the
arrest of Jewish doctors in
1953, the Times says: "The
practical impact of the passage
'in Party Life apparently is to
order Soviet Communists to
combat anti-Semitism along
with similar feelings of hatred
of other minority groups in
the Soviet Union. Similar dis-
cussions in earlier postwar
years have normally omitted
anfi-Sernitism and, except for
such incidents as the doctors
case, the Soviet press has until
recently tended to ignore the
existence of Jews as Jews in
the Soviet Union."
With regard to the liquidation
of all Jewish publications in the
Soviet Union and the arrest and
exile of many noted Yiddish
writers, the Times finds that
"some signs have appeared that
the Soviet government has re-
laxed its hostile attitude toward
the Yiddish language." It re-
ports that a Soviet artist, Is.aak
Rakitin, has apparently toured
the country in a program of the
works of the Yiddish writer,
Sholom Aleichem, delivering his
works both in Russian and in
Yiddish. "There are indications
that one or more Jews may have
been sent abroad to a Soviet
diplomatic post thus ending the
absence of Jews from such
posts," the report adds.
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The Times also sees a
changed Communist attitude
toward Soviet Jews in the
fact that emigration of a
handful of elderly Jews from
the Soviet -Union to Israel has
been permitted during the
past several months.' "Emigra-
tion to Israel from the Com-
munist countries of Eastern
Europe has also been resumed
on a small scale. Imprisoned
Zionist leaders in Czechoslo-
vakia and Romania have been
released in recent weeks, and
those released in Romania, to-
gether with other Zionist
leaders, are being permitted
to go to Israel," the Times
report says.
Chairmen Named Mizrachi, Hapoel Hamizrachi End
For Holy Day
Conference with Decision to Merge
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — The held territory, in violation
Bond Appeal
Mizrachi and Hapoel Hamizrachi
David I. Berris Harry Schumer
Phillip Stollman, chairman of
the Detroit Committee for State
of Israel Bonds, announced that
Harry Schumer has accepted the
chairmanship of the Israel
Bonds High Holy Day Appeal,
and that David I. Berris will
serve as co-chairman with Mr.
Schumer.
It has also been announced
that Mrs. Albert Potiker has ac-
cepted chairmanship of the cash
collection committee for the Is-
rael Bond High Holy Day Pro-
gram. Mrs. Potiker and her
committee members will be in
charge of collection of the corn-
mitments and pledges made dur-
ing this appeal.
Name Fidelman to
State BB Council
Irving Fidelman, owner of
Fidelman's Resort in South Ha-
ven, Mich., recently was elected
president of the Michigan Bnai
Brith Council. Long active in
Bnai Brith work, Fidelman is
currently vice-chairman of the
Michigan Regional Board of the
Anti-Defamation League.
Fidelman's long string of activ-
ities includes directorships on
both the West Michigan Tourist
Association and South Haven
Kiwanis. He is a leader in the
South Haven Chamber of Com-
merce.
Twice Fidelman has 'been cited
by the Israel Bond Organization
for promoting the sale of Israel
Bonds. The organization used his
original idea of bringing in noted
entertainers at various resorts to
sell bonds.
During the last winter Fidel-
man's stand in opposition to the
teaching of sectarian religion in
tax-supported schools brought
wide attention in newspapers and
periodicals.
Fidelman and his wife, Sheila,
have three sons and are expect-
ing a new addition to the family
in October. The family resides
the year round in a home situated
on the grounds of the noted South
Haven resort.
"The Soviet government has
indicated that there are at least
eight Jewish congregations in
that country," the report con-
tinues. "The indication was
given in the publication un-
precedented -in recent years —
of a joint statement by eight
rabbis protesting against prep-
arations for atomic war. The
congregations apparently exist
in Moscow, Kiev, Odessa, Riga,
Kutaissi, Minsk, Vilna, and
Kovno. Formerly only Christian
and Moslem leaders in the So-
viet Union issued such group
statements.
"The concern of the Soviet.
government that the outside
world be informed of the possi-
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bilities of Jewish religious life
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in that country was shown here
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last month in a statement dis-
tributed by the Soviet delega-
tion to the United Nations.
Signed by an otherwise uniden-
tified person . named `Rabino-
wich,' the statement stressed
that Jews could freely form re- U.S. Ambassador -Talks
ligious congregations, like mem-
bers of other faiths, and listed At Atomic Parley
a number of rabbis in the, So-
TEL AVIV, (JTA)—An outline
viet Union," the report declares. of Israel's future plans to meet
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its power needs through the use
Arab Delegation Calls
of atomic power was presented
For Elimination of Israel
here at a public meeting by Dr.
LONDON (JTA) — Imperial- Yehuda Eisenberg, professor at
ism was "responsible" for the the Weizmann Institute of Sci-
creation of Israel and for pro- ence and one of Israel's leading
viding the Jewish State "with nuclear scientistss. He spoke at a
all the necessary means to at- meeting at ZOA Hduse, which
for . more profits
tack the Arabs and threaten was also addressed by United
'STOCK THESE
them in their - homes," Rafiq States Ambassador Edward B.
Bachour, head of a Syrian dele- Lawson.
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gation which recently visited the
Dr. Eisenberg said that the
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USSR, Poland' and Czechoslo- erection of an atomic power sta-
Sweet and Dry Wines
vakia, said at a press conference tion is a . necessity for Israel. He
at Moscow, Damascus Radio an- noted that at present Israel had
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nounced.
to import some $69,000,000 worth
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The Arab announcer, heard Of fuel to meet its needs. "Our.
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here, said that Bachour called power needs double every four
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for "friendly nations" to help years compared to every ten
the Arab states get rid of Israel. years in other nations," he de-
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"As long as Israel exists in our clared.
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midst, nurtured by imperialism
Ambassador Lawson informed
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with money and arhas, we shall his audience that an "atomic
Sweet Wines
continue to feel that our safety library" would arrive in Israel
and that of the entire Middle next week from the United
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East is threatened," he contin- States. A similar collection of
Wine Cocktails
ued. Protesting the Arabs' love books, articles and reports—all
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of the Jews, he said they , only on the peaceful uses of atomic
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hate Zionism, which he defined energy — will be made available
as an "imperialist fascist move- by the U.S. to 22 other nations, -
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rrient."
he 'revealed. The meeting was
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Tass, the official Soviet news sponsored by the U.S. Informa-
agency, reporting the same press tion Service in Israel and dealt
conference, noted that Bachour with the Geneva "atoms-for-
had thanked the USSR for using peace" conference.
its veto power • at the Security
Council "to frustrate imperialist
He is the living God, and stead-
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FARMINGTON, MICHIGAN
I violate our right and dignity." and rescueth.—Dan. 6:26, 27.
Those Who Know
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of
the Israel-J o r d a n armistice
agreement.
The delegates called on the
Israel government to take all
action through the United Na-
tions to open the way to Jewish
holy places in Jordan territory.
The possibility that the Israel
trade unions affiliated with the
H a p o el Hamizrachi movement
will join the Histadrut, Israel's
general federation of labor, has
become more remote than ever
before as a result of the merger.
In the past there had been
several sets of negotiations be-
tween the Histadrut and the
labor wing of the religious
Zionist movement looking to-
ward eventual merger.
However, with the rightwing
Mizrachi forces joining oppon-
ents among the Hapoel Hamiz-
rachi against the Histadrut mer-
ger, the forces opposing merger
with the Histadrut will likely
overbalance the pro-Histadrut
group, it is believed here.
world movements were merged
here in the final decision of the
joint world conference of the two
religious Zionist movements.
The 200-odd delegates voted to
consolidate all sections of the
movements and re-elected all
members of the central commit-
tees of each movement to a new
amalgamated central committee.
In addition, a six-man commit-
tee was named to work out the
technical aspects of the merger
and to make preparations for the
next conference of the merged
group in two years.
At that parley members to the
new central committee will be
elected on a personal basis, rath-
er than as representatives of the
Mizrachi or Hapoel Hamizrachi
movements.
A demand that the Israel gov-
ernment and the Jewish Agendy
arrange the immediate immigra-
tion of 5,000 North - African
Jews whose lives --are in danger
was voiced by some of the dele-
gates attending the 'joint confer- 6—DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
ence of the Mizrachi and Hamiz-
Friday, August 19, 1955
rachi movements.
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