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never decreed compulsory citizen- authorities in the Soviet Union to
ship as an official principle of permit Jews who so desired to
policy, the majority of Soviet Jews emigrate to Israel.
have been denied the legal right
The rally was organized under
the slogan "Let our brothers in
t o emigrate."
the
Soviet Union go!" Dr. Isaac
The letter adds that "On the con-
trary, sometimes different forms of Goldenberg. president of the Latin.
American
Jewish Congress, who
pressure have been brought to bear •
on them." The writers said they reported on the situation of Jews
in
the
Soviet
Union, emphasized
consider the Israeli government
their "representative" and their that it was the duty of Jews in all
prime means of aid in their "strug- countries of the free world to de-
gle to enter our homeland, Israel." clare their support for the right of
Soviet Jews to leave that country
The World Jewish Congress re-
if they so desired.
ported that prominent Uruguayan
Meanwhile Czechoslovakia's Com-
intellectuals and political per.
munist regime has embarked on
sonalities, including cabinet min-
an anti-Israel, anti-Zionist cam-
isters, senators, deputies, mili-
paign modeled on that in the Soviet
tary chiefs and university pro-
Union, according to reports from
fessors declared their support
Prague.
for the right of Soviet Jews to
In a special feature, Radio
immigrate to Israel in written
Prague declared: "Zionism tried
messages to a large mass rally
organized by Uruguay's Jewish ; to create artificially a Jewish na-
tion. Lenin has said that such a
Central Committee in Monte-
nation does not exist. He gave
video.
Soviet Jews the opportunity to
Also communicated to the rally
create a Jewish state inside the
was a message from the commis-
Soviet Union, but the Jews proved
sion on foreign affairs of the Uru-
that they had lost the capacity to
guayan Senate announcing that it
run a country of their own."
had unanimously adopted a reso-
An article in the ideological jour-
lution subject to approval by the
senate, to send a cable urging the nal "Nova Myal" stated: "Zionism
is a reactionary movement of
Jewish-Fascist and c h a u v i n i s t-
racialist origin, supported by Jew-
ish millionaires in America and
Britain. Jewish capitalists not only
decide on the policies of Israel but
The students made three sug-
i also represent the imperialist
gestions to Bnai Brith, Richter
CENTENNIAL CHAPTER wit powers' influence on her."
said—that it reprint the appeals
hold a cocktail-tasting social 8:15 ;
of Soviet Jews as newspaper and
p.m. Tuesday at the home of Mrs. ; David Asher in Seminar
magazine advertisements; that it
Peter Trepeck, 23777 Merrill.
initiate a regular Soviet Jewry
Southfield, social chairman. Mrs. With Students in Israel
newsletter to be sent to Jewish
Harvey Zalla announced. Sample
David Asher of Michigan State
organizations, schools and syna-
cocktails, free recipes and prizes University is among 43 students
gogues; and that it create action
will
be
given.
from
36 universities throughout
committees for special crises like
NEW YORK (JTA)—A possible
confrontation between the Student,
Struggle for Soviet Jewry and the
;Mai Brith over the issue of in-
volvement in the plight of Soviet
Jews has developed into an at least
temporary ceasefire.
Fifteen of the students walked
into the Bnai Brith office here
June 26 following an all-night vigil
at the Isaiah Wall across from
United Nations headquarters and
sought to speak with officials there
over what they termed insufficient
Bnai Brith activity on behalf of
Soviet Jewry.
They conferred for two hours with
!Mai Brith executives representing
the Anti-Defamation League, the
final Brith district office and the
affiliated Academic Committee for
Soviet Jewry. Both sides report
that a degree of mutual under-
standing was reached.
Glen Richter, coordinator of the
"Student Struggle, called the meet-
ing "very constructive." He told
the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that
the Bnai Brith officials indicated
they would seek greater Bnai Brith
activity on behalf of Soviet Jews.
The student vigil near the UN
was held to protest the arrests,
raids and searches of Jews in sev-
eral Soviet cities in connection
with an alleged Jewish hijacking
attempt of a plane at the Lenin-
grad airport June 15.
the arrest of the "Leningrad 8."
Mel Klarfeld, Bnai Brith asso-
ciate director for lodge services,
told the JTA that he and his col-
leagues had advised the students
that it had taken out such ads, but
that a regular Soviet Jewry news-
letter and the mailing of special
appeals would be "very costly."
(Bnai Brith now publishes a "Na-
tional Jewish Monthly" and a
monthly "Metropolitan Star.")
Klarfeld said Bnai Brith had
indicated to the students that "we
are keeping abreast of the situa-
tion," and that his organization
had arranged for the students to
meet separately with the national
ADL. He told the JTA he recog-
nized that the students are "a little
frustrated" over repression of
Soviet Jews.
Both spokesmen reported agree-
ment on relating the students' re-
quests to top Bnai Brith officials.
Richter said the executives at the
meeting had promised "intensive
thinking" about special-action com-
mittees, although Klarfeld noted
the budgetary limitations.
Seven more Soviet Jews have
Mrs.
appealed
Golda Meir" for aid in expedit-
ing their emigration to Israel.
Their letter, dated April 2 and
made public Monday, character-
izes as false the current Kremlin
assertions that all "Soviet citizens
of Jewish descent" protest Israel's
support of emigration demands.
"The participants of this campaign
purport to speak on behalf of all
the Jews living within the borders
of the Soviet Union, but have no
right to do so," the letter said.
The signers identified themselves
as Lev Smuelovitch Shenkar, Ana-
toly Vladimrovitz Dikatov, Mark
Simonovitz Finkelstein, Norma Zi-
novievitch Syrikin, Zoriah Voni-
moovna Rosenfeldadim, Yakovle-
vitch Bursheksky and Tissilinok
Boris Leibovitch.
The letter declared that "many
thousands of Jews living in the
Soviet Union have applied to the
competent Soviet authorities for
permission to emigrate to Israel,"
but that "although the Soviet gov-
ernment has recognized the Decla-
ration of Human Rights and has
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participating in a leadership train-
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Bnai Brith Hillel Foundation has department of the American Zion-
named Rabbi Joel E. Poupko of ist Youth Foundation, in coopera-
New York as assistant director of tion with the youth and hechalutz
its program at the University of department of the World Zionist
Organization in Jerusalem.
Michigan.
The members of the group have
His appointment, effective this
fall, was announced by Rabbi Ben- already left for Israel. The first
seminar
of that kind took place
jamin M. Kahn, national director
last summer.
of Bnai Brith Hil-
The seminar in Jerusalem will
lel Foundations.
concentrate on the problems of
Rabbi Poupko
Israel, the Arab world, the Ameri-
will assist Rabbi
can university and the Jewish stu-
Gerald Goldman,
dent on the American campus.
who has served
The program will be Lased
as Hillel director
largely on field trips and on-the-
since 1969.
spot meetings with Israelis of vari-
Rabbi Poupko,
ous groups ranging from the far
24, was ordained
left to the far right, both Jews and
last month at
Arabs.
Yeshiva Univer-
sity in New York. Rabbi Poupko
He earned his bachelor's degree at College Coffee House
Yeshiva in 1967 and attended the
Kollel Institute for Advanced Tal- Planned at Center
mudic Research in Cleveland from
The Michigan Association of
1967 to 1968.
Jewish College Students announces
Rabbi Poupko was formerly a a college coffee house to take
student rabbi with Shaareh Torah place 8-12 mm. Tuesday at the Oak
Congregation in Pittsburgh and Park Jewish Center. A BYOR
youth director of Anshe Emcs (Bring Your Own Rug) coffee
Congregation and the Garden City house, the program will feature
Jewish Center in New York.
folk singers Loring Janes and Bill
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undergraduate and graduate col-
Rare Jewish Graphics
lege students and is nominal. Re-
Donated to Bnai Brith
freshments will be served.
WASHINGTON—Bnai Brith has
The Michigan Association is a
received a gift from Hyman J. nonprofit organization of Jewish
Cohen of Arlington, Va., of 55 17th- college students throughout Mich-
to-19th Century etchings, engrav- igan. Students' names will be put
ings and lithographs on Jewish and on the mailing list by request.
biblical themes.
The valuable collection includes Center Single Adults
works by European artists George
Neuman, Johann Printz, George Head for Frankenmuth
The Single Adult Group of the
Lemberger, James Tissot and
Jewish Center will meet at the
Jean Martin.
Cohen, an attorney and Judaica Center's 10 Mile branch 3 p.m.
collector, is a member of the ex- Sunday and proceed to Franken-
ecutive council of the American muth for dinner.
On July 19, the group will be off
Jewish Historical Society and a
past president of the Jewish His- to Bob-Lo. They'll leave from the
torical Society of Greater Wash- main building at 4 p.m.
ington.
Milk is our biggest single source
The collection will be on dis-
play in the Klutznick Exhibit Hall ; of farm income, bringing Michigan
of the Bnai Brith Building here farmers more than S245,000,000 in
1969.
during August.
Those who work much do not
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