e
—
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS -=; Friday, January 4, 1963
`Spiritual Strangulation' of Jews Jewish Forward Marks 65th Publishing Year
NEW YORK (JTA)—President cated struggle for a better life American Jewish life in the past
Is Soviet Policy, Researcher Says Kennedy
and Israel's President for the working masses in a re- and present.
NEW YORK, (JTA) --- Full
documentation of the official
Soviet government policy of
"strangulation" of Jewish life
in the USSR—not only lingual,
cultural and religious, but even
educational, civic and political
—is detailed - in. an article in
the January issue of "Foreign
Affairs,''' leading American
quarterly, published by the
Council of Foreign Relations.
The author is Moshe Decter,
an author and editor, who is
director of Jewish Minorities
Research.
Soviet authorities, declared
Decter, want the Jews to assimi-
late but "on the other hand,
they irrationally fear the full
penetration of Soviet life which
assimilation implies. .So the
Jews are formally recognized as
a nationality, as a religious
group, as equal citizens — but
are at the same time deprived
of their national and religious
rights as a group and of full,
equality as individuals."
the percentage of Jews in
local Soviets is less than one-
half of one per cent of the
total, whereas 'the Jewish
population of the USSR com-
prises a ratio twice as high-
1.09 per cent of the total
population.
Another favorite Soviet
"proof" of Jewish equality, re-
garding education,' was also
shown as false by Decter's in-
terpretive figures. Soviet au-
thorities point to the high num-
ber of Jews in institutions of
"higher learning," saying the
Jewish ,ratio totals 3.1 per cent.
Actually, Decter showed, the
ratio had been 13.5 per cent in
1935, while the proportion of
Jewish population had declined
o n 1 y slightly. Furthermore,
Decter.showed, the term "high-
er learning" includes not only
straight universities and col-
leges but also conservatories of
music and schools of journalism
in which there are heavy Jew-
ish enrollments.
On the religious level, Decter
Frequent Soviet boasts
showed
that, whereas such syna-
"proving" Jewish equality in
gogues as exist in the USSR are
political life are deflated in
isolated houses of worship, for-
the article. Soviet authorities bidden to form an overall re-
have cited figures showing
ligious organization, this is not
that there are 7,623 Jews who
true of other religions. He
had been elected as deputies
backed up this contention by
to local Soviets all over the
citing the existence, with offi-
USSR. But Decter shows that
cial Soviet permission, of such
overall countrywide or regional
organizations maintained by
Ben-Gurion Orders
Moslems, Evangelical Christian-
Eichmann Document Baptists, the National Ecclesias-
tical Assembly, Lutherans and,
for State Archives
of course, the,dominant Russian
JERUSALEM,, (.1 T A) — A: Orthodox Chtirch.
Decter reiterated the well-
bulky volume comprising many
hundreds of pages written by known facts about official
Adolf Eichmann in his prison Soviet bands on the Hebrew
cell, in the months prior to his language, even as its use ap-
conviction and execution in Is- plies to religious worship and
rael for his role in the murder study—while religious works
of 6,000,000 European Jews, has and even periodicals are per-
been deposited in the Israel mitted . in the "religious lan-
State Archives by order of Prime guages' of other faiths 'exist-
ing the Soviet Union.
Minister David Ben-Gurion.
Until now, the manuscript• had - "In sum," he stated, "Soviet
been held by prison authorities. policy places the Jew in an in-
Yad Vashem, the Israel center extricable vise. They are al-
engaged in documenting the Nazi lowed neither to assimilate nor
holocaust, had earlier sought the live a full Jewish life nor to
manuscript for its own archives, emigrate (as many would wish)
arguing that it would be an im- to Israel or any other place
portant asset for its work if the where they might live freely as
manuscript were placed at the Jews. Soviet policy as a whole,
then, amounts to spiritual
disposal of reSearcheis.
The Premier, • on the other strangulation — the deprivation
hand, felt that, since the trial of Soviet Jewry's natural right
had been conducted by the State, to know the Jewish past and to
everything relevant to the prose- participate in the Jewish pres-
CUtiOn should be placed in the ent. And without a past and
State archives. He issued the present, the future is precar-
ruling after Justice Minister Dov ious indeed."
Joseph pressed him for a deci-
sion.
Non-Citizens Are
The contents of the manuscript
were not disclosed and may not W arned to Register
be disclosed for a long time.
WASHINGTON (JTA) — R. F.
However, it was understood that Farrell, Commissioner of Immi-
they combine Eichmann's mem- gration and Naturalization, issued
oirs with reflections on Nazism a reminder that non-citizens
and other subjects, representing must report their addresses in
an attempt by Eichmann to shed January under a provision of the
his own responsibility for the 1952 Immigration Act.
Nazi murders.
Among those who must file
Dr. Robert Servatius, Eich- reports are estimated to be a
mann's attorney, ,referred to the considerable number of persons
Manuscript during the appeal of Jewish faith and some. Israelis
against the conviction, intimating temporarily residing here. Seri-
that they _would reveal Eich- ous penalties, including deporta-
mann's true state of mind and tion, may be imposed upon an in-
his central concern for avoiding dividual who wilfully violates the
recurrences: of the indiscriminate alien address report require-
murders.
ments.-
Servatius had sought to get
Parents or guardians of alien
possession of the manuscript for children under 14 are required
the purpose of publishing it, to to fill out address reports for
help meet the costs of the de- such children. Each alien con-
fense and provide an income for cerned may fill out an address
the Eichmann family. His re- report card at the local U.S. Post
quest, however, was denied by Office or at the nearest office of
the Israel authorities.
the Immigration Service.
A DATE TO REMEMBER
AND
YOU ARE INVITED
Izhak Ben-Zvi led an illustrious
array of political personalities
and heads of Jewish and non-
Jewish organizations congratulat-
ing the Jewish Daily Forward,
world's largest Yiddish news-
paper published here, on the oc-
casion of its 65th anniversary.
The newspaper itself celebrat-
ed the 65 years of its existence
by publishing a 120-page issue
that reflects the growth of Amer-
ican Jewry over a three-genera-
tion span since the Forward was
founded.
President Kennedy's message
noted: "From its earliest days,
the Forward has played a vitally
important role in the lives of its
readers —. both by presenting,
them with important local, na-
tional and international issues,
and by helping many generations
of foreign-born Jewish-Americans
to become productive, concerned
citizens while maintaining the
cultural and religious tradiitons
of their homelands. The dedica-
tion of the Jewish Daily Forward
to the causes of justice and• so-
cial, economic and political free-
dom for all our citizens merits
the special commendation and
gratitude of us all."
President Ben-Zvi's message
declared: "Y o u r newspaper,
which accompanied the Jewish
immigrant on his life's path,
starting with his first steps in
the New World, made him take
pride in his significant achieve-
ments—whether in the commun-
al organizations of broad masses
of Jewish workers, in the reten-
tion of his Yiddish language, in
the guardianship of the treasures
of Jewish culture, or in his dedi-
FACTORY
REBUILT ENGINES
Chevrolet — Ford — (6's)
gime of freedom and genuine
There are no market fluctu-
peace among the nations of the
world. Above all, one must praise ations with U.S. Savings Bonds.
you and value your aid and un-
stinting help to the Histadrut,
the organized Jewish labor move-
APPLICATIONS FOR
ment in the State of Israel."
The 120-page issue carries a
number of articles devoted to its
ARE NOW BEING TAKEN
founders, especially to its first
On New or Existing Homes
editor, Abraham Cahan, and to
QUICK SERVICE .
his successor, Harry Rogoff, who
Phone Us Today
recently retired from his post as
editor-in-chief but is still con-
FRANKLIN
tributing political and literary
MORTGAGE CORP.
FHA Mortgagee
articles to the newspaper. Other 915 Approved
First National Bldg., Det. 26
articles, by more than 40 writ-
WO
3-4890
ers, deal with various aspects of
MORTGAGES
VA or FHA
Leo Alter Xnows
No Smart Buyer Pays Retail
BIGGEST DISCOUNT
See the New 1963
IMPERIAL, CHRYSLER, PLYMOUTH,
VALIANT
LEO ADLER
18500 LIVERNOIS
2 Blocks South of 7 Mile
DI 1-7000
BEE KALT TRAVEL ANNOUNCES
A 17-Day Personally Conducted Tour, •by
HAROLD KALT, to Israel, Italy and Greece,
Departing From Detroit, March 12th, 1963.
-
The excitement of your trip will begin when you
board an Aiitalia Super DC-8 Jet for your trans-
Atlantic trip to Italy. After sightseeing in the unique
and romantic city of Venice, you will board your:
'Adriatica Lines ship for the luxurious and peaceful;
Mediterranean cruise, (with stopover in Athens and
Cyprus) to Israel.
LOW AS $129
A FULL WEEK IS SPENT IN ISRAEL—VISITING
TEL AVIV, JERUSALEM AND HAIFA
Exchange plus tax
8's slightly higher
Transmissions
Upon leaving Tel-Aviv by air, you will enjoy •the grand
finale of this tour in the "Eternal City" Rome.
Any Model Overhauled
LOW AS $69
Jet and Cruise Fare, 1st Class
Hotels and Meals
Clutches, seals, gaskets, oil,
rings and labor
BRAKES RELINED
Chevrolets, Ford
$9.95
Others
$12.95
Easy Terms — Free Towing
DISCOUNT MOTOR
EXCHANGE
111 N. Main, corner 11 Mile
Royal Oak
Jack Pasman, Pres.
PHONE 543-7770
from
'912
inclusive
For Reservations and Information
Please Call BEE KALT or HAROLD KALT
BEE HALT TRAVEL SERVICE
DETROIT PHONE:
BIRMINGHAM PHONE:
JO 6-1490
MI 6-2170
At BORENSTEIN'S . . . This Week's Specials
"HIT" COMEDY RECORDS
"My Son, the Folk Singer'"`The President Strikes Back"
(Allen Sherman)
*
•
"My Son, The President"
"The First Family"
(Vaughn Meader)
"At Home with That Other Family"
"The Other Family"
STARRING LARRY FOSTER
AND MARY BRILL
FEATURING: TOBY DEAN
Reg.
$3.98 ea.
SELECT GROUP OF ISRAELI
NOW $ 2 79 4A ER
$10.00
OFF
RECORDS
BORENSTEIN'S BOOK & MUSIC STORE
33 1/3
R.P.M.
13535 W. 7 MILE at SCHAEFER
DI 1-0569 or DI 1-3268
OPEN SATURDAY EVENINGS AND ALL DAY SUNDAY
• AMBASSADOR KATRIEL KATZ - Consul-General of Israel, New York
THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF; THE HISTADRUT CAMPAIGN
TUESDAY EVENING. JANUARY 1511 - 8:30 P.M.
MORRIS . SCHAVER_ AUDITORIUM
-
FOR RESERVATIONS CALL UN 4-7094 $1.00 ;PER +PERSON
• TOVA PORAT - Outstanding Israeli Opera Star
•