In a strongly worded cable to Premier Nikita Khrushchev, 46 Protestant, Catholic and Jewish clergymen, religious leaders and educators assailed Soviet anti- Semitism and urged the Russian government to lift its official po- licy of oppression against its Jewish citizens. The religious leaders sharply criticized the "blanket restraints" against all religions in the U.S.S.R. They underscored that Judaism is placed outside even "the narrow framework of per- missible religious practice" al- lowed in the Soviet Union. The 'cable to Premier Khrush- chev appeared as an advertise- ment in metropolitan newspa- pers, • undertaken cooperatively by the religious leaders of the three faiths and the American Jewish Committee. The religious leaders point- ed out the sharp contrast be- tween the Soviet Constitution, in which equality of citizens is guaranteed, and the Soviet gov- ernment's "persistent enmity to religion." Devout members of any religion, the statement said, "suffer harassment." The cable, delivered to the So- viet embassy here for transmis- sion to Premier Khrushchev, charged that while most other faiths are permitted "bare neces- sities" needed for religious prac- tice, the almost three million Jews of the Soviet Union "are denied minimal rights conceded to adherents of other creeds." Among the repressive meas- ures against Jews in the Soviet Union listed in the cable were: "Legally constituted Jewish congregations are isolated from one another. They are forbidden to organize a central body. They are allowed no contact with Jew- ish religious groups in other countries. Their leaders are sin- gled out for abuse. "Since June 1961, synagogue presidents in six cities have been arbitrarily removed from office; Jewish communal lead- ers in Leningrad and Moscow have been sentenced to prison for the alleged crime of meet- ing with foreign visitors to their synagogues. "Scores of synagogues have been closed by the state. The few that remain are served by rabbis who were ordained more than than 40 years ago. For more a generation, Jewish theological seminaries have been banned, ex- cept for a lone Yeshiva in Mos- cow, opened in 1956. Its enroll- ment, never permitted to exceed 20, was reduced to four in April 1962. "No Jewish Bible has been printed in 40 years. No aritcles for Jewish ritual can be produc- ed. This year, for the first time in Soviet history, even the sale of unleavened bread, essential to observance of the Passover, was banned. The prayers of Judaism are said in Hebrew, yet the teach- ing of that language is forbidden. "Although half a million Jews declared Yiddish as their mother tongue in the Soviet census of 1959, their hundreds of schools, their once-flourish- ing theaters have been stamp- ed out. Much smaller ethnic or linguistic groups have schools, theaters, books and newspa- I Bar Mitzvahs I Rabbi and Mrs. M. J. E. Itta- mar Wohlgelernter, 22 Ibn Shap- rut -St., Jerusalem, Israel, an- nounce the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Joshua Elazar, will take place Shabbat Vayeshev, the first day of Hanukah, at the Hechal Shlorno Synagogue, Jerusalem. * * • Dr. and Mrs. S. Joseph Fau- man, 19490 Manor, announce the Bar Mitzvah of their son, David Aaron, will be solemnized Dec. 22 at Cong. Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell, Southfield. A family lunch- eon will be held in his honor following the service. pers in their own languages." These conditions, the cable said, revive "memories of the anti - Semitic Stalin regime" which, it pointed out, Premier Khrushchev has denounced. The cable urged the Soviet Union to implement. its oft-re- peated claim that it is "a cham- pion of human dignity and equal- ity" and "a defender of minority rights" by lifting these repres- sive measures. It called on the Soviet government to conform its behavior "to its own professed principles," and to the standards of the United Nations Universal Declaraiton of Human Rights and the constitutions of enlightened countries which affirm that "free- dom of conscience and expres- sion is vested unconditionally in every human being." Unless the Soviet government takes steps to guarantee complete freedom of religious practice, the cable said, "it forfeits the confidence of all peoples." Leningrad Synagogue Charged Torah festivities in which many young Jews participated. The campaign was initiated by the di- rector of a hospital near the synagogue. According to those reports, several hundred Jewish young people gathered at the synagogue to participate in the customary rejoicing on the holiday, last Oct. 20. For the first time in known history, Leningrad municipal of- ficials appeared at the synagogue along with the hospital director. who denounced the "hooliganis- tic" observance and demanded action by authorities to put a halt to the alleged "illegal activities" at the synagogue. chatterbox again dares to make fun of a political leader, then we'll shut his trap. A state cannot be kept going if every young loafer goes about mak- ing jokes about it." Money from Anonymous Benefactor Used for Student Fund at Yeshiva Yeshiva University has set up a special fund for needy stu- dents with $190 received through the mails from an anonymous benefactor. Since the beginning of the fall semester, three envelopes have arrived in the Offices of Student Finances, which admin- isters the university's scholar- ship and financial aid programs. The first two envelopes con- tained three $20 bills. The third contained three $20 bills and a $10 bill. There were no notes. All of the envelopes were addressed in the same handwriting. Snowden paid a visit to Mac- cabi House on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the British Maccabi sports organiza- tion. The Princess, who was pre- sented with a memento by the members of the club, was wel- comed by Pierre Gildesgame; chairman of the World Maccabi. The Princess and Lord Snow- den witnessed an exhibition of the club's activities and dined at Maccabi House with members of the Committee and club members. Later they attended a pageant depicting the history of Maccabi. Also present were Councillor and Mrs. Harold West, Mayor of Hampstead. During the week, Home Secre- tary Henry Brooke is scheduled to attend ceremonies at Maccabi House. a report published in a local Jewish newspaper to the effect that negotiations have taken AJC Women Will Play Duplicate Bridge place in various East European • capitals between Soviet officials American Jewish Congress, De- and a Jewish community leader troit Women's Division, will have on the subject of Jewish emi- its monthly duplicate b r i d g e game noon Tuesday at Raven gration from the USSR. The WJC emphasized that, to Gallery, 17600 James Couzens. the best of its knowledge, such Luncheon and prizes are fea- reports are without any founda- tured. The . public is invited. tion. "The World Jewish Con- Want ads get quick results! gress regrets the publication of such reports which are calcu- Personal Service. Experience. lated to give rise to hopes which Finest in' Musical Entertainment may be disappointed," the state- ment said. German Federal Court Backs Confiscation of Anti-Jewish Book From a 1935 issue of a New York newspaper, we cull the fol- lowing about the notorious Nazi pervert, Julius Streicher, that appeared under the heading "Danger in Laughter": How -"firm" even loyal Nazis regard their state was revealed in an editorial comment by Julius Streicher when a come- dian was recently sent to a concentration camp for jokes about the Nazis: "If any such sent. Paul Schoenfield, 15-year- old pianist, ill a recital 3:30 p.m. Sunday in the music room at the Jewish Center, 18100 Meyers. Paul, son of Dr. and Mrs. Gil- bert Schoenfield, started to study piano at the age of seven. His first teacher was E d i t h Ella Davis. For the past two-and-a- half years he has studied with Chaj es. Paul has appeared as soloist with the Center Symphony Or- chestra. He is a student at Cass Technical High School and is scheduled to appear as soloist with the Cass Tech Orchestra later in the season. LONDON, (JTA) — Princess Julius Chajes, director of the Center Music School, will pre- Margaret and her husband Lord WJC Denies Talks NEW YORK, (JTA) — Reports reaching here from Leningrad indicated that a campaign against the main synagogue in that city, charging it with "illegal activi- ties," had been started in the Soviet press as a result of Simhat Danger in Laughter Princess Margaret Visits Maccabi House Guttman Speaks with Soviet Officials NEW YORK, (JTA) — The to LZOA Dec. 15 World Jewish Congress denied With "Illegal Activities" KARLSRUHE, (JTA) The confiscation of published copies of an anti-Semitic book by Erich Ludendorf, the German First World War general who headed various anti-Jewish movements in the pre-Hitler era, was made permanent and valid when the federal high court rejected an appeal by the publishers against a lower-court confiscation order. The book, "The Extermination of Freemasonry By Revealing Its Secrets," was ordered confis- cated by the Munich District Court last July. Paul Schoenfield Will Appear in Recital IRV . FIELD Toronto Jewish Fund Marks 25th Birthday NAHUM GUTTMAN Nahum Guttman, public rela- tions director , of the National Committee for Labor Israel — Histradrut — will address mem- bers and friends of Branch 11, L.Z.O.A., this Saturday, 8:30 p.m., at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kannop, 20179 Mark Twain. Guttman's subject will be "Does Social Democracy Really Work?" Since 1940, except for mili- tary service during World War II, Guttman has specialized in presenting the story of Hista- drut to the American public. He is the editor of Histadrut's monthly magazine, "Fotonews," and is the producer of the re- cently completed film featuring the visit to Israel earler this year of Frank Sinatra. The film will have its Detroit premiere soon. Guttman has visited Israel five times on important mis- sions. Prior to visiting Detroit on Saturday, Guttman will address a leadership reception in To- ledo to be hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Louis Perlmutter. This Friday, Guttman will be the guest of the Ann Arbor Jewish community and will par- ticipate in an Oneg Shabbat given in honor of Thomas Cook, one of Ann Arbor's most ardent Zionists at the Beth Israel Cen- ter, 1429 Hill Street. Amirem Pasmanik, Israeli au- thor and lecturer on the staff of the Midrasha here, will address the Kvutzah Ivrith (Hebrew Culture Society) 9 p.m. Satur- day at the Jewish Center. He has written and lectured extensively on the history and geography of Israel. His talk:on Saturday will center on the Negev, and will be illustrated by .films_ Mrs. Dvora Orenstein, a na- tive of Israel and a graduate of Jerusalem's Hebrew Teachers College, will chair the program. 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