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Cuban Jewish Migration to
Miami Developing Into New
Problem of Refugees in U.S.

MIAMI, (JTA)—Between 500 and 1,500 Cuban Jews have mi-
grated to this city in recent months, and the potentials of a new
Jewish refugee problem may be shaping up, it was revealed here.
Leaders of the Jewish community are quick to point out, how-
ever, that the Jewish migration from Cuba has not been caused by
any signs of official anti-Semitism on the island, or by any Cuban
governmental actions that affect Jews specifically.
The Jewish community is on the alert, against the possibility
that a further influx of Cuban Jews may in the near future have an
impact upon the facilities of the various local and national Jewish
organizations concerned with immigration, resettlement, and voca-
tional guidance.
Sam J. Heiman, president of the Greater Miami Jewish Federa-
tion, and the organization's executive director, Samuel Cohen, have
confirmed that one of the first tasks facing the Jewish community
here is the ascertainment of the exact number of Cuban Jews who
have come here. The 500 - 1,500 figure is an "educated" guess within
a •wide range, while some Jews here believe that the number of Cuban
Jews who have arrived in Miami and vicinity recently may run to as
high a figure as 2,000.
United Hias Service, Inc., the international immigrant aid society,
has sent two department heads from its national headquarters in
New York to look into the situation here. The executives, Ann S.
Petluck and Harvey M. Friedman, agreed with the local leaders that
the influx of Cuban Jewry needs careful watching. "We are concerned

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with the possible emergence of future problems," Miss Petluck stated,
!`and we wish to ascertain what existing agencies can do now to
assist
those Jewish Cuban refugees who may, need service."
One of the immediate problems concerning the Cuban Jewish
refugees is their status as immigrants. The majority are here with
tourist visas, and most of them do not seem to know how to extend
their stay in the United States.
Various steps have been taken by the Jewish community to try
to find out the exact number of Jewish refugees from Cuba here, and
to try to direct those Cuban Jewish refugees who may need services
to the proper agencies. Signs in Spanish have been posted at airports,
informing Cuban Jewish refugees of the names and addresses of
some of the local Jewish agencies. American immigration authorities
have also been contacted• with requests that they direct Cuban Jews
to smile of the major Jewish social welfare and aid, agencies here.
Cuba's Jewish population, at the time the Castro regime took
over the government of that country, was about 11,000. Of the total,
about 7,000 lived in Havana. About three-quarters of the Jews in
Cuba were In small retail trade, about 15 percent were connected
with larger mercantile establishments, and approximately 10 percent
were in various consumer-goods, professional or service categories.
Most of the Cuban Jews here seem to have brought along enough
money to meet their immediate needs for some time, Jewish leaders
here believe. But many of them need direction and guidance, not only
in regard to their immediate status but also about business and job
possibilities and about Jewish religious facilities available to them.

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c ommunity
,sharply tvt e on Political
Issues; • Noted Leaders Active in Both Parties;
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at s'tress oral Obligation' of Voting

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While sharp divisions developed during the
final week of campaigning for the Preisidency over
the issues affecting foreign and domestic policies,
leaders of all faiths joined in proclaiming the week-
end of Nov. 4-6 as American Heritage Sabbath dur-
ing which all eligible American citizens will be
urged to cast- their ballots next Tuesday, "as a
moral obligation."
At the same time, the Synagogue Council of
America, together with Protestant and Catholic
leaders, issued a plea to Vice PreSiclent• Nixon and
Senator Kennedy to boycott segregated facilities.
Meanwhile, it became apparent in the last few

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dayklhat:Jewjsh tWers, who havdleen„fit to an
nolurice their 'preferences, are to be found in both
political camps.
Committees of prominent 'Jews have organized
Friends of Nixon and Lodge groups. In Detroit, the
Nixon-Lodge committee is headed by Max M. Fisher.
Commenting on a declaration by Henry Cabot
• Lodge, Republican candidate for Vice President,
that the United States should not support the United
Arab Republic or South Africa for a seat on the
United Nations Security Council, Dr. Abba Hillel
Silver, of Cleveland, commended the former U. S.
Ambassador to the United Nations and called him

"a convinced, warm and understanding friend of
our people's historic hope for the re-establishment
of the Jewish National Home," and added he was
"glad to say these things about Ambassador Lodge
in- order to correct misrepresentations."
At the same time, there were released this week
the texts of lengthy addresses in support of Senator
Kennedy's candidacy by two eminent Jewish writers,
Maurice Samuel, whose latest•work, "The Second
Crucifixion," is being widely acclaimed, and Leor
Uris, author of "Exodus."
One of the most revealing statements widely
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