Flint Jewish Community Council Conducts
Active Campaign in Defense of USSR Jewry
Flint. Jewry plays a vital role
among Michigan communities in
conducting an active campaign in
defense of Russian Jewry.
Three leaders from this commu-
nity—Michael Pelavin, Dr. Jack
Stanzler and Dr. Leon Rosky-
represented the Flint community
at the Washington conference, Dec.
30, which was convened by the
Conference of Presidents of Major
American Jewish Organizations
and the American Jewish Confer-
ence on Soviet Jewry.
Non-Jews, clergymen, news-
papermen and others joined with
Jewish citizens in appeals in de-
fense of Jews unjustly con-
demned at the Leningrad trial
and In support of the right of
Jews to leave Russia and to set-
tle in Israel.
Congressman Ronald W. Riegle,
speaking in the U.S. House of Rep-
resentatives, condemned the Len-
ingrad trial and declared:
"The whole world was shocked
to read that Mark Dimshits and
Eduard Kusnetzov were sentenced
to death by the firing squad, and
nine were given extended prison
terms ranging from four to 15
years . . .
It is truly a tragedy that in
the 20th Century citizens living
within the borders of the Soviet
Union, such as nine of these de-
fendants, are not allowed to visit
or emigrate to Iirael, their reli
Grand Rapids.
News Notes
Jan. 8-10—Temple Emanuel Con
firmation Class Retrea
10—Grand Rapids Temple
Youth Brunch
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—USY Meeting
;—Jewish Cultural Commit.
tee Event
12—Ahavas Israel Sisterhood
Board
13 — Temple Emanuel Sister.
hood Lunch
14—Temple Emanuel Board
of Trustees
16—USY Service
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Some 22 teen-agers chartered a
bus to attend the four - day 1970
Michigan Regional Bnai Brith
Youth Organization convention held
last month at the' Jewish Center
in Southfield. Delegates from Bnai
Brith Girls were Angel Jourden,
Debbie Gershman, Sharon Meret-
sky, Jocie Schneider, Diane Leib-
son, Lynn Pious" and Judi Newman.
Other delegates were Carol Kahn,
Susie Singer, Julie Wasserman,
Bei ■ erly Needleson, Florie Hoch-
berg, Barb Baum, Debbie Finkel-
stein and Marla Reider. Attending
from Aleph Zedek Aleph were Jeff
Remes, Larry Laskey, Jeff Plaf-
• kin, Mark Shapiro, Mitch Kahn,
Scott Shamesman and Jeff Henner.
gious homeland. The Soviet Union
continues to deny its citizens one
of their sacred birthrights — the
right to travel and live where they
choose. They flagrantly refuse to
hear the pleas of the many promi-
nent American and Israeli leaders
who have urged the repatriation
of Russian Jews to Israel.
"It was encouraging to•hear that
one eminent Russian scientist, An-
drei Sakharov, spoke up in behalf
of these men. This well known
civil libertarian has pleaded with
Nikolai Podgorny,. the president
of the Soviet Union, to lessen these
penalties. I admire his outspoken
courage in the face of the massive
propaganda that attempts to justify
fact that
these sentences. The
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many other Russian citizens know
nothing of this trial demonstrates
the questionable character of the
charges and even the. court pro-
ceedings.
"Recognizing the unique nature
Comings ...
and
...Goings
' The Flint Jewish Community
Council's Lapeer visiting commit-
tee sponsored a Hanuka party at
the home, led by Mrs. Esther Har-
ris; chairman. Women who helped
provide gifts and . refreshments
were Mesdames R. J. Mittleman,
Dave Wolin, Philip Fisher and
Yale Smith.
Isadore Himelhoch
Isadore Himelhoch, 3801 Pem-
brook, died, age 81.
Mr. Himelhoch was born in Lat-
via and had been a resident of
Flint 50 years. He was a member
of Cong. Beth Israel. A food mer-
chant for 40 years, he was co-
owner of Industrial Ave. Food
Market.
Surviving are his wife, Anha;
a son, Theodore; a daughter, Mrs.
Betty Backhaut; and five grand-
children.
myself with the grave concern ex-
pressed therein over the cruel and
unusual punishment being visited
upon Jewish citizens of the Soviet
Union. I join with all Americans
A COCKTAIL
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
8--Friday, January 8, 1971 •
SERVING ONLY
PRIME AND
CHOICE MEATS
of Soviet justice, thli was truly a
prejudiced •trial and every Chris-
tian and Jewish citizen in the
United States should feel outraged
at the sentences. No Jewish citi-
zen living in the Soviet Union
today can feel secure until this
kind of brutal treatment is eradi-
cated and clemency is restored to
these defendants."
A program to evaluate the
Russian - Jewish situation has
been called for 12:15 p.m. Thais-
day, by the Temple • Beth El
Sisterhood.
Responding to an appeal by the
Flint Jewish Community Council
for special action by non-Jews,
Michigan Attorney General Frank
Kelley cabled to USSR Ambassador
Anatoly Dobrynta in Washington:
"The harsh sentences handed
out at the recently completed
Leningrad trial leads to the con-
clusion that its purpose was not to
punish criminals, but, rather, to
intimidate Jews who would like
to leave the Soviet Union. Such
misuse of the legal system dis-
honors the country that uses such
tactics.
"Initead of expending time and
energy treating the Jews who wish
to leave the Soviet Union as crimi-
nals, I urge your government to
let -those, who so desire, freely
leave the Soviet Union."
Senator Philip A. Hart informed
the Flint Community Council:
"As a co-sponsor of Senate Reso-
lution 501 passed Tuesday by the
United States Senate, I identify
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