UNITED NATION S, N.Y.
(JTA)—The World Jewish Con-
gress (WJC) has appealed to the
United Nations for immediate
action on formulating a draft
declaration against religious
discrimination against Jews in
the Soviet Union.
The appeal was submitted to
UN Secretary General U Thant
and urged action by the UN
Subcommission on Prevention
of Discrimination and Protec-
tion of Minorities.
The subcommission opened its
annual session Monday.
It was doubtful whether its
discussions will reach the
point of formulating a decla-
ration on the elimination of
all forms of religious intoler-
ance with UN General Assem-
bly .instructions.
The session is scheduled to
devote its discussions primarily
to racial discriminations as dis-
tinct from religious bias.
Dr. Maurice L. Perlzweig,
WJC representative here,
pointed out that the General
Assembly requested this formu-
lation as far back as 1962. He
said, "at least two years must
now elapse" since the request
was made before the General
Assembly can act on a draft.
Perlzweig added that "in view
of the gravity of the issues
involved, and the disabilities
under which adherents of relig-
ions continue to suffer," the
WJC calls for a special effort to
formulate a draft declaration.
The WJC memorandum
drew attention to two impor-
tant problems with which the
declaration should deal.
It pointed out that one of
these problems has already
been defined by the subcom-
mi•sion in the following prin-
ciples that it had ' submitted
some years ago:
1. The members of a religion
or belief shall not be prevented
from acquiring or producing all
materials and objects necessary
for the performance of observ-
ance of prescribed rituals or
practices, including dietary
practices.
2. Where the government con-
trols the means of production
and distribution. it shall make
such materials or objects, or the
means of producing them, avail-
able to the members of the
religion or belief concerned."
Canadian Government Aide
Assures Rabbinic Parley of
Action for Russian Jewry
OTTAWA (JTA) — Firm ment of the Roman Catholic
assurance that the Canadian church with humanity and with
government would do all that the destiny of the Jewish
it could to bring about allevia- people."
tion of the continuing anti-Jew-
Rabbi S. M. Zambrowsky
ish discrimination in the Soviet of Toronto, conference chair-
Union was given here by Exter- man, stressed that Canadian
nal Affairs Minister Paul Mar- and American Jews were seek-
tin.
ing only equality of treatment
The minister spoke at an all- for Russian Jews with other
Canadian rabbinic conference nationalities in religious, cul-
tural and educational freedom.
sponsored by the Canadian Jew-
He emphasized that "we Jews
ish Congress (CJC).
"The treatment of Jews in do not want any part of the
the Soviet Union," Martin cold war," and regretted that
said, "is but one example of the Soviet ambassador to Can-
the Communists' failure to ada had declined an invitation
rid themselves of attitudes to attend the conference and
and actions with respect to had refused to meet a CJC
the individual which can only delegation.
Michael Gerber, CJC presi-
be considered backward and
dent, expressed satisfaction with
wrong."
"The Canadian government the response to the Congress'
is seriously concerned with this invitations to the conference.
He said that "it is fitting
problem and will continue to
that Jewish rabbinical lead-
make known its feelings on the
subject," the minister told the ers in Canada should raise
their voices against the Jew-
conference.
ish persecution in Russia."
"Let us make clear that the
B. Z. Goldberg of New York,
respect for the existence of
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JERUSALEM—Israel's cabinet doms is essential to the consoli- author, said it was "nonsense"
has decided that the government dation of peace and harmony for Russia to pretend that the
would reply favorably to a pro- among nations of the world," treatment of Russian Jewry was
posal received recently from he said.
an internal affair and added
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrush-
Stressing that Canada has that "the conscience of the
ehev calling for an international expressed itself on discrimin- world will not be stilled by that
agreement outlawing the use of ation "against any group, re- attitude."
force in settling border disputes. gardless of race, religion or
Blaming Jewish conditions
The letter received here
color whenever that was con- in Russia today on Stalin and
from Khrushchev was sent by
sidered useful," Martin pic- Premier Krushchev, he said
the Soviet leader to heads of
tured Russia's discriminatory Soviet government policy was
many govermnents, including
policies on Jews as less an contradictory in that it sought
Israel's Premier Levi Eshkol.
indication of anti-Semitism to assimilate Jews while simul-
Israel's draft reply was dis-
than of deep disorders in the taneously discriminating against
cussed and approved by the
them.
Soviet economy.
cabinet at its weekly meeting
Six approaches to the prob-
Both he and Rabbi Stuart
Sunday.
Rosenberg of Toronto described lem were approved at a closed
Israel observers feel that the pilgrimage of Pope Paul VI session of the conference and
Khrushchev's proposal is parti- to Israel and Jordan as an his- committees named to deal
cularly relevant to the Middle toric event. The Canadian with them.
Under the program, repre-
East situation — if the Soviet minister said it would be a
government is prepared to ap- harbinger of peace for the sentations will be made by con-
ference representatives to the
ply the principles espoused in world.
the Khrushchev letter to this
Rabbi Rosenberg said the pil- Soviet embassy in Ottawa to
area.
grimage "showed the involve- seek to ease existing discrimina-
tory anti-Jewish conditions.
In another move, a specific
request will be made to the
Canadian government to bring
the problem before the UN
Human Rights Commission at
its meeting in New York in
March as an urgent matter.
A national day of prayer will
be arranged for Russian Jews,
and efforts will be made to send
a Canadian rabbinic mission to
Russia to observe the conditions
of Russian Jewry at first hand.
Finally, the rabbinic confer-
ence will be kept in existence
until conditions for Jews in Rus-
sia are ameliorated.
Following the conference, a
mass meeting was arranged by
the Ottawa Jewish Community
Council.
An overflow crowd heard re-
ports on the situation of Rus-
sian Jewry from a panel made
up
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Union on the issue.
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To deny the enjoyment of
such facilities, the WJC
stated, "amounts to a form of
religious intolerance of a kind
which must have the effect of
gravely jeopardizing the sur-
vival of the religions con-
cerned."
It also urged that "in any
draft declaration, the free move-
ment of ideas and persons
across frontiers, and the rights
of assembly and association on
an international scale, should
be clearly reaffirmed."
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S—THE DETRO IT JEWISH NEWS—Friday, January 17, 1964
World Jewish Congress Appeals to UN for Action on Russian Bias