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Admitting Anti-Semitism, Decorated USSR Jewish
War Hero Says Soviet Is Liquidating Traces of Racism
PARIS, (JTA) — Lt. Gen.
David Dragunsky, a Jewish
Army officer who is one of the
most decorated Soviet heroes of
World War II. declared here
that "vestiges of anti-Semitism
still exist in the Soviet Union"
but said that the Soviet
ment "is about to
e the
last traces of
and popu-
lar anti-S
m" in Russia.
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Soviet Jewish General -
Is Assured He Will Be
Granted Israeli Visa
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — Lt.
Gen. David Dragunsky, the
Soviet Jewish army officer cur-
rently visiting Paris
granted a vis
and w
s ould re •
on
Foreign Ministry
esman declared.
The spokesman expressed the
Government's re
to
a visa on commentin
a
Bnai Brith Exhibit Depicts
Jewish Development in U. S.
Gold and silver religious ob-
jects made by Myer Myers, a g
close friend of Paul Revere, a w
miniature Torah and ark used ttl
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said he would 1'
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e Ben- urion
front
ial days
would not grant me a visa."
fluent Yiddish that Russian gress in Moscow had submitted
Jews did not want to emigrate a request for the preparation by
nor did they want Yiddish pub- the government of a separate
lications.
list of Jewish casualties and war
"Not more than 100 Jews heroes of World War IL He
of Russia, mainly old people termed this report "a shame-
living in the past, would ful lie." Emphasizing that he
o emigrate if a refer- himself participated in the Co
endum
re held," the stocky, gress together with other
fair-haire
tank commander ish generals, he said he
asserted.
ussia is our home, have known about sue
the, land
our ancestors and quest. He added that su
of our
re. It is more than was unnecessary and
ever
ow that it has been able because the casua
flo
with Jewish blood by other Soviet nationalities
t
azi oppressors."
not appear on separate lists.
Other than the press confer-
he son of an itinerant tailor,
e general asserted that anti- ence and his comment on the
Semitism in Russia was a left- separate list report, Gen. Dra-
over from the wartime German gunsky did not hold any public
occupation and Nazi propa- meetings or co nf er ence s.
ganda. He called the publication Throughout his stay in Paris, he
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asserting that "few Jews were bol of peace which it repre-
interested in reading Yiddish sents." He . promised to inform
publications." He claimed, as the people of Moscow about
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a youngster who has studied in leaders of Jewish communities
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