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February 06, 1970 - Image 6

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The Detroit Jewish News, 1970-02-06

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2J Moscovites Plead for Exile

NATIONS, N.Y. (JTA) I the emigration of Jews who wish against Soviet Jews and arousing
anti-Jewish feelings in Communist-
—For the third time in recent 1 to go to Israel, Tekoah said the an
weeks,
weeks, Yosef Tekoah, permanent Soviets "would earn worldwide ' bloc countries. They said their
representative of Israel to the esteem if it were to grant Soviet I demonstration was not directed
United Nations, submitted to the Jews their fundamental human I against the artistry of the Soviet
UN an appeal from Soviet Jews to , rights." He added that there were' musicians. According to the eye-
be allowed to leave for Israel. The undoubtedly Jews who may wish , witness, the audience "recoiled"
appeal, addressed to Secretary- to remain in the Soviet Union but 1 from the demonstrators.)
General U Thant and the presi- he pointed out that this could not 1 NEW YORK (JTA)—Political
dent of the General Assembly, was justify the dental to those who are ; factors dominated three major de-
signed by 25 residents of Moscow longing to go to Israel, of their velopments last year in "the con-
tinuing agony of Soviet Jews,"
whose names and addresses were simple human rights to do so.
The prime minister's office de- according to a report released by
given in full. According to the
text, the Jews declared, "we, the vied the Haaretz newspaper report Dore Schary, national chairman
signatories of the present a pp eal, that Golda Meir refused to see of the Anti-Defamation League of
are persons of various ages, occu- Bernard Deutsch, a New Yorker Bnai Brith.
pations, education and tastes and who is sponsoring a campaign to
The report, based on an ADL
are not connected with one an-' rescue Soviet Jewry. Haaretz survey of the situation of Soviet
other in anything except the wish1 charged
chargea we government was try- iJewry in 1969 conducted under the
to leave the Soviet Union for Is- ing to muzzle protests against the direction of Arnold Forster, the
rael in order to reunite there in. Soviet Union. The prime minis- League's general counsel, was re-
our own land with our relatives." ter's office said Deutsch had not leased at the agency's national
The statement added that "we' requested a meeting with Mrs. executive committee meeting.
have appealed innumerable times i Meir but wrote a letter to her Jan. I Schary said that the anti-Zion-
to all possible organs o f authority ! 2 and received a reply that the ist, anti-Israel position of the Sovi-
in our country—from the Ministry ; matter was receiving her atten- et union began to be used openly
in 1969 as "a tool of intimidation"
of Internal Affairs to the chairman tion.
of the presidium of the Supreme
against USSR Jews, especially
Russian
Journalists
Face
Soviet of the USSR. All of us have
those who sought permission to
been refused. We consider that to Angry Jewish Demonstrators
emigrate to Israel; world opinion
hold us forcibly is against the sim- Chanting 'Let My People Go'
and inquiry forced the Kremlin to
plest concepts of humanity and
LOS ANGELES (JTA)—A group speak out and against Soviet Jew-
morality. We demand free exit of visiting Russian journalists was ry's complaints of anti-Semitism;
from the USSR." surrounded by chanting Jewish an d a "noticeable voice of pro-
demonstra
In submitting the letter to the demonstrators
who attempted totest" from Jews inside the Soviet
lea .
condemning Union made clear "a new mood of
secretary general's office and to hand them . leaflets
Miss Angie Brooks, General As- alleged Soviet mistreatment of the defiance."
J
sembly president, Tekoah request- Jews here Jan. 27. The demonstra-
Forster noted that attacks on
that it be circulated as an official lion, outside the Biltmore Hotel,
alleged "Zionism" are a stand-
as the second since Monday
document of the General Assem- was
ard device for attacking "Jews
bly. At a press conference, the directed against the Soviet news-
as Jews." The theme, Forster
ambassador made public a letter men. It brought a telegram of said, was developed early in the
addressed to Premier Golda Meir apology from Norman Isaacs,
year by Alexander 'Shelepin,
of Israel, dated Dec. 31, 1969, and president of the American Society
head of the Soviet Trade Union
just received in Jerusalem from of Newspaper Editors' which is
Federation, in a speech before
one of the signatories of the appeal sponsoring the 18-day tour by the
an Arab trade union conference
of the 25 Moscow Jews, Mrs. Roza- Russians. Some members of the
in Cairo.
! group were reported to have been
lia Plotkina, a physician.
Shelepin, after praising the ac-
upset. But they smiled as they left
Mrs. Plotkina asked the Israeli t he hotel and refusedt t a ke tl
tivities of Arab terrorists, de-
premier for help "by all possible , leaflets thrust at them. The dem_ Glared, referring to Zionists, that
means" that she should be allowed
. onstrators, who said they were it was the Arab and Russian coin-
to go to Israel and join her rela- members of the California Students mon duty " . . to unmask and
lives "as life in the USSR has be for Soviet Jewry, chanted, "Let oust from our ranks the double-
come unbearable for me." Mrs.! my people go."
faced accomplices of imperialism
Plotkina stated that on March 24,
and reaction."
1969, she submitted to the Soviet' ' The Soviet news agency Tass
According to Forster, mounting
authorities a request to permit her charged that the New York City protests around the world to So-
to go to Israel. This was refused, police failed to act vigorously viet handling of the Jews forced
she reported, but immediately against Jewish youths who staged
at a the government to issue lengthy
after submitting her application,' anti-Soviet demonstrations
booklets and make official denials
she added , she began to be sub-1 concert of the Moscow Philhar- of anti-Semitism. Forster said that
jected to systematic persecution ; monic Orchestra in the Brooklyn
College auditorium last Saturday althoug . the majority of Soviet
at her place of work.
. ewry h
h ues in . passive fear, there
the po- J
"At present, Dec. 6, 1969, the night. According to Tass, th
is growing defiance among young
ter
has
reached
the
stage
when
lice
were
guilty
of
"impotence
and
mat
Jews who are drawn to quasi-
a collective trial over me has been I inaction." "Either they have been revolutionary activity.
organized at my place of work . . given no instructions, or their
Many, he pointed out, were
a
At this 'comradely trial' which was actions
have been limted intention-
ally where the anti-Soviet actions among the Soviet intellectuals
conducted in a 'Hun-like style' a of
the Zionists are concerned," tried and sentenced in 1969. Others
resolution was adopted stipulating
engage in clandestine activities to
did i
the necessity to dismiss me from Tass said. The Tass charge
preserve their Jewishness—such as
work. This means that it is im- not refer to a demonstration by private programs to teach them-
Jewish
youngsters
during
a
per-
possible for me to work in the I
selves Hebrew. Still others, such
USSR as a physician. I have no formance of the Moscow Philhar- as the Georgian 18, have boldly
in Constitution Hall in Wash-
other
other profession. I beg you to take1
presented their problems to the
into consideration the fact that the ington, Jan. 19. That demonstra- outside world through letters to
li ht is my I lion was organized by a student
1 wa out of m
government officials and the
departure for homeland, Israel, I group called the "New Washington United Nations.
Committee for the Prevention of
and to het
p me."

Tekoah said there are now num-
(Members of the same group
erous parents, brothers and sis-
ters, husbands and wives plead- were involved in the Brooklyn Col-
ing to be reunited in Israel with lege demonstration along with
the nearest members of their youths of the Jewish Defense Lea-
families. He said "There are chil- gue, a militant organization that
GENEVA (JTA)—Swiss customs
dren who have waited in vain for claims to protect Jewish life and
years to see again their fathers property in racially tense neigh- authorities seized a cargo of air-
borhoods.
A
Jewish
eye-witness
at
craft
spare parts from an El AI
and mothers. There are Jewish
girls who do not marry for fear the Brooklyn College incident told airliner that was about to take off
that this might further reduce a JTA that about 40-50 persons pick- for Tel Aviv.
The cargo, described as a "fairly
prospect of reunion with their eted the auditorium and a number
families in Israel." Appealing to of demonstrators managed to get large consignment of war mater-
inside.
He
said
the
JDL
members
ial," arrived here from London
the Soviet government to permit
"danced, sang and yelled" and aboard a plane of a different
tried to prevent people from enter- airline. It contained no arms or
By Popular Demand!
ing the auditorium. He said mem- munitions.
SALE !
bers of the Washington group were
The Swiss said the consigment
Open Sunday 11 to 4 p.m.
orderly and passed out leaflets had no authorization and was
stating that they supported cul- seized as a precaution. A govern-
HARRY THOMAS
15240 W. SEVEN MILE
tural exchanges with the Soviet ment spokesman said an inquiry
3 Blocks E. of Greenfield cor. Sussex
Union but condemned the USSR would be made but declined to
Daily II:30 to
for "committing cultural genocide" give further details.

Spare Parts Cargo
on El Al Seized
by Swiss Customs

Shelters in Metulla

SAFED — One hundred workers
and instructors of the Jewish Na-
tional Fund Northern Afforestation
Region are helping with urgent
defense projects for the border
town of Metulla. Metulla has been
a frequent target for attacks by
Arab terrorists based in Lebanon.
The program to enlist volunteers
was organized by Tuvia Ashbel,
head of the region, in response to
requests from the Defense Forces
I and the Metulla Local Council for
assistance in preparing shelters.

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