Ulbricht Role in Attack on Zionism Emphasized (Continued from Page 1) dismissed, and many Jews were ar- rested. Wladislaw Gomulka, Polish Communist Party leader, finally succeeded in muzzling the cam- paign which, while ostensibly di- rected against alleged "Zionists," was conceded to have degenerated into a general anti-Semitic witch- hunt. The invocation of the "Zionist" menace by the East German Communist Party was attributed by observers to evidence that the regime of party chief Walter Ul- bricht is experiencing consider- able difficulty explaining why East German troops joined the other Soviet-bloc forces in march- ing into Czechoslovakia. East Ger- man commentaries, according to the Times, disclosed mounting concern over the breadth and power of Czechoslovakian resist- ance to the occupation and have referred to "anti-Socialist row- dies." The implication of the Neues Deutschland charges was that those elements are working with or are one with the "Zionist forces" that allegedly took over in Czechoslovakia before the occu- pation. Ulbricht is known to be the most rabidly anti-Israel per- sonality among all of the East- ern European Communist lead- ers. It was reportedly at his in- sistence that Czechoslovakia was forced to accept a reference to "Israeli aggression" in the joint communique issued at the Bra- tislava conference of Warsaw Pact nations earlier this month. That reference was subsequently assailed by Czech liberals as evidence that even the reform regime of Communist Party First Secretary Alexander Dub- cek was making Czech foreign policy subservient to that of Soviet Russia. It is generally be- lieved that it was Ulbricht's re- port to the Kremlin that Dubcek could not hold the liberal forces in check in his country was one of the factors that led the Sov- iets to decide to invade Czecho- slovakia last week. Concern for the safety of Czechoslovakia's 16,000 Jews was voiced by the American Jewish Congress. Rabbi Arthur J. Lely- veld, of Cleveland, AJCongress president, called upon the United Nations and the free governments of the world "to make it clear that they will not countenance the vic- timization of Czech Jews or any other racial or religious groups in order to justify the present out- rages against the Czechoslovakian people." Dr. Nahum Goldmann, presi- dent of the World Jewish Congress, which has affiliated Jewish com- munities in 65 countries, issued a statement in London conveying "to the people of Czechoslovakia the sense of shock and profound sym- pathy felt by Jews at the tragedy which once again has befallen their country." The Soviet bloc takeover of Czechoslovakia was condemned in statements by Bnai Brith, the Synagogue Council of America, Union of American Hebrew Con- gregations, Histadrut's National Labor Committee for Israel and other organizations. There was an expression of sym- pathy this week for the people of Czechoslovakia from the Detroit chapter of Slovak League of Amer- ica. The Joint Distribution Commit- tee reported that 42 Czech Jews applied for assistance to JDC of- fices and associated , agencies in Austria and West Germany, the first to do so since the Soviet in- vasion of Czechoslovakia. Samuel L. Haber, JDC executive vice- chairman, also reported that the applicants were among the thou- 14 Friday, August 30, 1968 — sands of Czech tourists who found themselves outside their country when the Soviet takeover occurred. He said many were apparently awaiting further developments before deciding to ask for wel- fare, migration and medical as- sistance. He declared that it was probable that the Czechs, as tourists, had enough money to carry on for at least a limited period before needing financial help. He added that all JDC offices and cooperating groups throughout Europe had been in- structed "to provide emergency and other help to any Czech Jew who applies, just as thousands of Hungarian Jews received such assistance" after the 1956 revolt. He estimated there were about 15,000 Jews in Czechoslo- vakia. The JDC has had no pro- gram there since 1948, shortly after the Communist takeover, when the JDC was asked to end its program. HIAS, the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, announced that it was ready to assist all Czech Jews able to leave Czechoslovakia or who were outside its borders when Soviet bloc armed forces moved in. Carlos L. Israels, HIAS presi- dent, said the agency would help Czech Jews who want to resettle in the United States or other west- ern countries. Gaynor I. Jacobson, HIAS ex- ecutive vice president, reported many calls to HIAS from anxious relatives of Czech Jews. * * * Israelis Halt Work to Show Solidarity With Czechoslovakia (Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The Jewish News) JERUSALEM—Traffic came to a halt all over Israel at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning, and factory workers laid down their tools in a five-minute demonstration of solidarity with the people of Czechoslovakia against the Soviet- led invasion and occupation of their homeland. The demonstration was spontaneous, carried out in response to broadcasts by Radio Free Prague, the underground radio station organized by the Czech resistance movement. It was marked by the prolonged sound- ing of factory sirens, automobile horns, church bells and the whistles of ships in Israeli harbors. In Vienna, it was learned that anti-liberal elements in Czechoslo- vakaias early as last spring were using an alleged "Zionist plot" in attempts to discredit the reform regime of Communist Party First Secretary Alexander Dubeck, it was disclosed Monday by Simon Wiesenthal head of the Jewish Documentation Center in Vienna. national prominence by his efforts to track down Nazi war criminals, including the late Adolf Eichmann, said that leaflets circulated in Prague early last May warned against a take-over by "Zionists" and singled out Prof Eduard Goldstuecker, head of the Czech Writers Union and a supporter of Dubcek, as one of the plotters. The disclosure by Wiesenthal followed reports that both Poland and East Germany were trying to justify their participation in the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslo- vakia by alleging that "Zionist forces" had taken over the party leadership in Czechoslovakia and were subverting socialism there. Wiesenthal said it was never established who printed and dis- tributed the leaflets in Prague, but they are believed to have been the work of supporters of ousted President Antonin Novotny. A week later, he said, a number of Jewish and non-Jewish public figures in Prague received letters forged on stationery of the docu- mentation center which expressed deep satisfaction with the liberali- zation measures because they were good for the Jews and for Israel. THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS The letters, ostensibly signed by Wiesenthal, were described by him Monday as clumsy fakes. Wiesenthal said that the use of an alleged "Zionist" threat by the opponents of liberalization in Czechoslovakia was intended to appeal to latent anti-Semitism in Eastern Europe. Prof. Goldstueck- er, the single Jew in the clandes- tine party leadership to which he was elected after the Soviet in- vasion last week, was himself the target of viciously anti-Semitic letters several months ago. Some of the letters were published in the Czech Communist Party Rude Pravo newspaper along with an article by Dr. Goldstuecker de- crying anti-Semitism. His position was endorsed in scores of letters to the newspaper from Czechs in all walks of life. Wiesenthal noted Monday that only 14,000 Jews remain among Czechoslovakia's 14,000,000 people and only 4,000 of them practice their religion. He said the Jews remained in Czechoslovakia be- cause of strong bonds with their country. Arabs on Horns of Dilemma Over Soviet Invasion (Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The Jewish News) BOSTON—The Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia has embarrass- ed a number of Arab governments Which depend on the USSR for military, economic and diplomatic assistance but also maintain close ties with Czechoslovakia, Chris- tian Science Monitor's correspond- dent John K. Cooley reported from Beirut Tuesday. Cooley noted that President Ahmed Has- san el-Bakr, of Iraq, was the first Arab chief of state to express alarm over the Soviet interven- tion. He reportedly told the Soviet charge d'affaires in Baghdad that "we hope that Warsaw Pact forces will withdraw from Czechoslovakia in the shortest possible time so as to provide no pretext for another power to intervene and force itself upon others," Cooley wrote. "Semi-official Syrian commen- taries have approved the Soviet action in Czechoslovakia in quali- fied terms," Cooley reported, but "Egypt, more involved with Mos- cow than any other Arab state, has been almost silent on Czecho- slovakia." Cairo broadcasts and newspapers at first used only Soviet accounts of events in Czech- oslovakia but later switched to Western accounts. "The Cairo Radio comment—that the Soviet action appeared justified—seems to have been an isolated remark," Cooley reported, "Cairo in fact seems to share the general Arab embarrassment that the one great power whole-heartedly backing the Arab world has got itself into such trouble." Israelis In Czechoslovakia Having No Trouble Leaving JERUSALEM (JTA) — Foreign Ministry sources said Israeli citi- zens in Czechoslovakia have been free to leave since the Soviet oc- cupation and that many have done so without difficulty. Israel's in- terests in Czechoslovakia, with which it has had no diplomatic ties since the June 1967 war, are handled by Sweden. The Swedish Embassy in Tel Aviv reported that no Israeli citizen had sought Swedish help in Prague. The sources also said that Czech na- tionals stranded in Israel—Jewish and non-Jewish—were welcome to remain during the crisis, even if their visas have expired, but add- ed that no applications had been received for visa extensions. A scheduled weekend meeting at Kfar Massyryk, near Haifa, of stranded Czechs was transformed into a mass demonstration of Is- raeli solidarity with the Czech cause when 500 Israelis joined the 60 Czechs at the gathering. The Czechs set up a bureau at Kibutz Shomrat in western Galilee, another settlement developed by settlers from Czechoslovakia, to facilitate aid to the new refugees. "In June, 1967 we had letters from Czechoslovakia asking what they can do to help us when we stood with our backs to the wall. Today we ask them, what can we do to help them." The feelings of thousands of Israelis were sum- med up in those words by Akiva Nir, secretary of the Kibutz which was founded by Czechoslovakian Jews. A Jewish Agency absorption de; partment representative prom- ised all Czechs who decided to re- main until they could return safely to their homeland that they would be cared for and get hous- ing and jobs if necessary. T h e Israel government de- nounced the Soviet bloc action against Czechoslovakia as "an outrageous violation of the charter of the United Nations" and ex- pressed "shock at the invasion and military control of the Czechoslo- vakia Republic." The statement was isssued after a special cabinet meeting held in Tel Aviv. Two protest meetings were held here Aug. 22 to protest the take- over. Thousands of students and mem- bers of youth movements met to hear denunciations of the Soviet invasion and the subordination 9f the Czech Republic. Posters ap- peared declaring "Now Czecho- slovakia—Who Comes Next?" and "Russians Go Home." 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