Ask UN to Take Action on Soviet
Discriminations Against Jewry
First Hassidic Students
TEL AVIV, (JTA)—The first
group of students from the Viz
nitzer Yeshiva 'took off
(Direct JTA Teletype wire
two-week session here Tuesday. ditional long kaftan
• dark
to The Jewish News),
The memorandum lists nu- hats this week
UNITED NATIONS, N. Y. — merous facts indicating that khaki unifor .
of the Israel
The United Nations Commis- Jews in the Soviet Union suf- Army as v.,
eers rather tha
sion on Human Rights Wednes- fer disabilities 7soth as an
as conscr
day made public the text of• a ethnic, cultural and religious
Their. nduction into
memorandum submitted jointly group an''. as individuals.
It Acme'
orces was
by 17 national Jewish organiza- emphasizes that the disabil-
tions in the United States ask- ities do not apply to other with number o
formalities
ad o
ing the UN to act on the dis- groups or individuals in the usu
fe le Army cle
criminations against Jews in the Soviet Union.
Soviet Union.
"Reports whose veracity can
The memorandum will be
strian Je
ail
considered by the UN Subcom- no longer be in dot.b 4; clearly
indicate
that
a
special
policy
overnment g on
mission on Prevention of Dis-
crimination and Protection of is being applied against Soviet
estitution
Le islat .
Minorities which opened its Jews both as' individuals and as
IENNA, (JTA) — Le
an ethnic religious and cultural
s of
munity,
group," the memorandum states. th Austrian Jewish
by the Govc
nt's snail's
"This policy stands in sharp irk
Moscow Newspaper
the
ment of long-
contrast even to those institu- pace
Raps Zionist Parley - tional facilities which have promise
islation to authorize
WASHINGTON, (JTA) —The been permitted to other ethnic restitution to Austrian Jewish vic-
Moscow newspaper "Trud" re- and religious groups in the tims of Nazism, bluntly indicated
plied to the Word Zionist Con- Soviet Union. Moreover, it con- their impatience.
gress in Jerusalem with a tradicts the very principles of
"Die Gemeinde," official organ
denunciation of Zionism and equality which the Soviet au- of the Jewish community, stated
Israel, and rejected as "quite thorities have repeatedly pro- that the Jews of Austria may use
absurd" the "declaration of the fessed in international forums. "strongest, last methods," unless
leaders of Zionism and Govern-
"Major facets of this tragic such legislation is adopted by the
ment leaders of Israel about and deteriorating position Parliament very soon. The "last
oppression of the Jewish popu- have consistenLly been methods," it is assumed, will con-
lation in the Soviet Union and brought to public attention. sist of open demonstrations or
their demand for immediate They include a persistent re- of an appeal to world public
emigration of 1,500,000 Jews fusal to restore their cultural opinion, in final efforts to force
from the USSR to Israel."
institutions to Soviet Jews governmental action.
Trud termed Zionism "a tool (after years of forcible depri-
of American imperialism" and vations) and a campaign of
said the Jerusalem meeting was incitemnt in Russia and in
"a rally of bankrupts." The the Ukraine against Jud ' m.
Communist newspaper, reflect- Among those who hay
ing the Kremlin view," said: fled these reports are
"The most reactionary Zionist outstanding person'tie
elements, h e a de d by Ben- eluding outspoken
Gurion, have come to power in the Soviet Uni
Israel and have turned Israel
"We Amer a J sh rgam-
into a tool of imperialism, above
t to be].•
all of the monopolies of the zations find
that the S jet
oriti
U.S.A."
refuse
to
no
of
According to Trud, Jewish
workers in Israel are subjected lective co r of m
to terror. "In Israel," said Trud, would in o ay be in
"thousands of Jews are unem- tent with oviet sy,
ployed, ill-housed, and Jews carry out a major change
from Asia and Africa are dis-' policy towards Soviet Je
e:
criminated against by Israelis Such a change would ,r
"1. The granting of full
ural,
of European origin."
and religious group rights
inst'
~
for Duty in Israel's Army
received t
new recruits. Shlomo Goren, who welcomed
welc e the yeshiva them on behalf of the Army.
students was a
ge group 'of
They were then "sworn in"
senior officers, w
observed the but, instead of saying "I swear"
hassidic dances, nusual for an they were permitted to say "I
camp, ev
in Israel. The undertake," which is in accord
nts will
ergo basic mili- with their religious convictions.
training
d will later settle Another change in the loyalty
mi Oz,
ar the Gaza Strip. declaration were the words "in
recr
arrived in camp . the spirit of Torah and tradition"
a
ec, ing the blessing of were added to the phrase "to
the Ad
of Zizhnitz in Bnei devote all my strength to the de-
Brak.
ey were received by fense of the country and to
Chief Chaplain Rabbi Israel's freedom."
A VERY IMPORTANT PUBLIC MEETING
-Of The
Men's Group
of the "Mikvah Israel Organization"
Will Be Held On
•
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18 at 8 P.M. SHARP
'At The
NORTHWEST YOUNG ISRAEL, 11316 Wyoming.
AGENDA
A. Progress Report
1. Building Report
2. Financial Report
B. Consideration of Proposed Constitution
This Announcement to Serve in Place of
Individual Invitations. Everyone Welcome.
an Still Make Your Reservations
for the
Ian University
ANNUAL DINNER
Judge Jacob Spiegel
Gets Massachusetts
- Supreme Cour
BOSTON (J
— J
Jacob J. Spie
of the Bosto
Municipal
has - been
named by
nor Foster Fur-1
cola to a
on the Supreme
Court of Massachusetts, the
highest
rt in the state.
Under he constitution f this
state, t
appointment
ratified by the S to E
Council, But it
certain that Ju
elevatio
will b
Spiegel
uld then
e
first Jew
to serve
the
state's highe
iegel,
a native of this
, has 'been
active for years in various Jew-
ish and other communal affairs
He is a director of the Hebrew
Free Loan Society.
tutions in Yiddish and
re
Soviet Jews, including t
rig
o
- h
establish a federation
et U
.
communities inside the
"2. Permission to
Jews
emigrate in accor
ith t
n
hts dec-
principles of the h
laration for purp
S S u
as the
famill
reunion of disper
"3. Resumpti
of organi
' nal
ontact betwe
Soviet Jews
ewish group
sewhere."
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the establishment of the
DR. A. M. HERSHMAN
CHAIR IN JEWISH STUDIES
at the University of Ramat-Gan, Israel
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