12—Friday, June 20, 1969
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Authority on Russian Affairs Opposes Silence on Question of Bias
Boris Smolar's
'Between You
. . . and Me
(Copyright 1969, JTA Inc.)
Prof. Alex Nove, of Glasgow
University, also a frequent visitor
to Russia, said Soviet anti-Semi-
tism has kindled a nationalistic,
pro-Israel reaction among many
young Russian Jews who have no
Jewish training or background. He
said it was a "defense mechan-
Max Hayward, a fellow at St.
ism."
I Anthony's College, Oxford, ad-
Emanuel Litvinoff, an author
dressed a conference on Soviet
LONDON (JTA)—A non-Jewish
authority on Russian affairs and
t h e Kremlin's attitude toward
Soviet Jewry said here Sunday that
it was wrong to remain silent on
manifestations of anti-Semitism in
the Soviet Union.
Jewry organized by the Board of
' Deputies of British Jews. He said
some persons had suggested that
silence was prudent so as not to
further aggravate the situation of
Jews in Russia. On the contrary.
Hayward maintained, protest is
necessary because of the silence
inside the country.
Zionism and the Jewish religion.
He said this propaganda was
spreading in Eastern Europe with
its focal point in Moscow.
There is an ABC ignorance that
precedes knowledge and a doctoral
ignorance that comes after it.
—Montaigne.
and editor of "Jews in Eastern
Europe," which carries transla-
tions of anti-Jewish, anti-Semitic
; and anti-Zionist propaganda from
the Soviet press, said anti-Zionist
and anti-Semitic propaganda in
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U.S. ZIONIST REVOLUTION: The American Zionist movement is
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on this issue—which lasted several years—is over.
Russia increasingly tended to blur
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'the distinction between political
Opposition to the establishment of such a "roof organization" to
direct and represent the Zionist movement in this country—and to in-
clude groups and individuals who are not affiliated with the Zionist
The speaker, who has made fre-
movement—has long been expressed by such major Zionist groups as quent trips to Russia, said it was
Hadassah, Zionist Organization of America and the Zionist-Revision- virtually impossible to hold any
ist movement.
discussion inside that country
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The first two, the largest Zionist groups in the country, feared that about the Jewish problem. He said
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their influence might be diluted, if not lost, if representatives of small- that in Czarist times, writers like
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er Zionist bodies were given equal rights in a Federation that guided I Gorky and Chekhov spoke out in
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the destinies of the American Zionist movement. Hadassah finally with- defense of the Jews whenever
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drew its opposition. The ZOA, though, still hesitating, is likely to follow. ; regimes persecuted them. Now
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The American Zionist Federation will replace the American Zionist Soviet censors have deleted all
Council. It will be composed of three types of membership: constituent re'erences to the Jews from the
Zionist groups: corporate bodies like synagogues, fraternal orders, rab- works of these writers, Hayward
binical groups and other non-Zionist organizations which will be affi- I said, adding that many liberal in-
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Hated with the Federation and have representatives on its board with- tellectuals in Russia are aware of
out necessarily committing their individual members to the principles what is going on but are unable
and policies of the Zionist movement; members-at-large, constituting to speak out publicly.
individuals who accept the Zionist program and choose to affiliate with
The conference, attended by
the Zionist movement directly rather than as members of constituent
300 delegates, called on the
Zionist organizations.
Soviet government to implement
The board of the American Zionist Federation will be composed
the promise made by Soviet Pre-
of 50 to 150 members. depending on the number of local federations in
mier Alexei N. Kosygin in 1966
provincial cities which will be the key functiaing units within the
that all Jews who wished to be
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overall Federation. The potential for establishing: local Zionist federa-
united with their families would
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tions is believed to exist in at least 50-60 communities. Elaborate pro-
be permitted to emigrate to
posals on the structure of local federation boards and the allocation
Israel and other countries. This
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of places on them between the three types of membership have been
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promise not only has not been I
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worked out by an advisory committee and will be announced soon.
honored, but anti-Semitism is on
BASIC CHANGES: Th formation of an American Zionist Federa- the rise in the USSR, the con-
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lion as the overall body of the Zionist movement in this country con- ' ference held.
stitutes a fundamental change in the history of the movement. Voting
One speaker. Rabbi Israel Miller.
in the affairs and the policies of the Federation will be representatives
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of groups who are friendly to Israel but have never been associated a past chairman of the American t
; Jewish Conference on Soviet Jewry, ;
with Zionism
Since the establishment of Israel, the official Zionist movement in ; cited as an example the rehabilita-
this country has lost a good deal of its attraction. Practically every j lion of Trofim Kichko, the Ukrain
Jew in this country became interested in helping the Jewish state. But ion writer, whose anti-Semitic
not all felt it necessary to be officially affiliated with the Zionist move- ;book, "Judaism Without Embellish-
ment. The organized Zionist movement lost a good deal of its vigor and ment," was banned for a time by
, Soviet authorities.
was overshadowed by the activities of other pro-Israel bodies.
ACTION MAPPED: The Zionist Federation will participate in action Another speaker, Prof. Leonard
in defense of Jewish rights in America and in other countries: it will B. Schapiro, of London University,
be committed to active work in the cause of peace, freedom and justice said that what Soviet authorities
in America and throughout the world; it will seek to translate the con preferred to describe as "anti-
cept of Jewish peoplehood into increased unity and democracy in the Zfocifitile was "unadulterated anti-
life of American Jewry. It will campaign for priority for Jewish educa- Semitism" of the type that pre-
tional and youth activities within the budgets and programs of the nailed in Russia in the 19th
organized American Jewish community. Century, "reeking of the 'Protocols
The Zionist Federation will, naturally, conduct and direct activities of the Elders of Zion'."
of a purely Zionist nature. These will include fostering Aliya from
America; fostering intensive Hebrew education; promoting good-will
visits to Israel by American personalities; dissemination of information ;
on Israel's counteracting Arab propaganda; combatting the Arab boy- ;
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Kne-sset to Hold
Full-Scale Debate
on Bias in USSR
JERUSALEM (J T A) — T h e
Knesset, in a virtually unanimous
vote, decided to hold a full-scale
debate on the plight of Soviet Jew-
ry. No votes were cast against
debate but one Communist mem-
ber abstained.
The debate was proposed by
Haim Landau of the Gahal (Herut-
Liberal alignment) and was sup-
ported by Foreign Minister Abba
Eban. Speaking in the chamber,
Eban recounted the long history
of Soviet Russia's attitude toward
the Jews, from the days of friend-
ly relations with Israel in 1947 and
1948 to an abrupt change in atti-
tude when the Kremlin began to
support the Arab cause. Eban
said that Moscow's anti-Israel
stand quickly became a general
anti-Jewish attitude. He said that
as a result, Soviet Jews were de-
prived of jobs and restricted in
various educational institutions. He
noted that no physical attacks have
been made; on Jews in Russia be-
cause the Kremlin is fearful of
world public opinion.
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