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Soviet activities. The JTA was in-
formed by telephone from Lenin-
grad that the prosecutor, Mrs.
Inessa Katukova, asked prison
terms ranging from one to 10
years for the defendants. The
sources told JTA that a total of 48
defense witnesses including non-
Jews testified in court. Other
sources place the number of pro-
secution witnesses at 46.
JTA sources insisted that none
of the defendants had made "corn-
plte confessions" as reported by
the Soviet News Agency Tass.
They conceded that some of the
accused pleaded guilty to offenses
of a "purely technical" character
but all denied that they had corn-
mitted any crime against the So-
viet state.
The sentences asked by the pro-
secutor were more lenient than
those demanded at the first Lenin-
grad trial last December when
nine Jews and two non-Jews were
tried and convicted on the same
hijack charges. Mrs. Katukova de-,
manded a 10-year prison term for
Grigory Hillel Butman, 37-year-old
engineer, and eight years for Mik-
hail Korenblit, 34, the two chief
defendants. She asked six years

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cited prayers and cleaned up the dor to the United Nations, met mittee and co-host of "Religion on
area. Last year at this time, only with Secretary General U Thant the Line," told the Jewish Tele-
40 persons showed up for the Minsk to discuss with him the trial of graphic Agency that Mrs.
ceremony, which was then consid- the nine Soviet Jews in Leningrad. Aleksandrovich's permission to en-
Tekoah emphasized the need for ter the U. S. had been held up by .,
ered a notably large turnout.)
John Cardinal Heenan, the UN action on this matter and also "bureaucratic red tape" in Wash- -,,
Roman Catholic Archbishop of informed Thant that Israel will ington that was cut quickly last
Westminster, received Mrs. raise the question of the trial and Friday following telephone calls
Rivka Aleksandrovich in audi- the situation of the Jews in the by AJCommittee officials Hyman
ence May 11. Mrs. Aleksand- USSR in the current session of the Bookbinder and Jerry Goodman.
Econoniic and Social Council. Ear- Earlier Sunday, Mrs. Aleksan-
rovich sought the cardinal's help
in connection with the detention lier, a spokesman for Thant said drovich addressed a rally at the
and impending trial of her daugh- the secretary general would not Pak East Synagogue which was
ter Ruth in Riga. She said she issue a public statement on the attended by 1,500 persons and
was "very satisfied" with the re- trial and declined to say if Thant sponsored by the American Jew-
would contact the Soviet authori- ish Committee on Soviet Jewry
sponse of the cardinal.
and the New York Committee on
Officials of the Soviet consulate ties on the matter.
here attacked a group of peaceful
Ambassador Jacob Barmore of Soviet Jewry.
The World Jewish Congress
Jewish demonstrators on May 13. Israel called on the Soviet Union
Thirty Jewish students came to to release imprisoned- --Jews and appealed to the Soviet Union to
the consulate to hand in applica- thus take "a more positive stand end all trials against Russian
Jews and to permit emigration
tions for Soviet visas to go to toward their national aspirations."
to Israel. The appeal was issued
Leningrad and attend the second Delegation Meets Legislators •
at, the end of a two-day meeting
Leningrad trial. After they had on Issue of Soviet Jewry
been there for some 20 minutes,
NEW YORK (JTA)—A self-ap- of; the WJC executive presided
talking to receptionists, a group of pointed delegation of three rabbis, oVer by Dr. Nathan Goldmann, A ,
Soviet officials, which included the a legislator, a Jewish community president of the WJC, in Paris.
In Washington Soviet Am-
consul himself, came into the hall leader and two students pressed
and tried to eject the students.
the case for aid to Soviet Jewry bassador Anatoly F. Dobrynin
A fight started and there was in the Washington offices of nine refused to see a delegation of four
much shouting and pushing, even senators and congressmen, includ- prominent lawyers who came to
some direct fighting between the ing at least three Presidential con- the Soviet Embassy to ask a fair
trial for nine Jews on trial in Len-
students and the Soviet officials. tenders.
One of the Russians hit a girl stu-
"Soviet Jewry is a Presidential ingrad. Only one of the group,
dent, and when he was asked issue," explained Rabbi Avraham Joseph C. Rauh, past president of
whether they did this sort of thing Weiss, a member of the delegation, Americans for Democratic Action,
to women in Russia, he said, "Yes, head of Bnai Jeshrun in Monsey, was permitted to enter the em-
if necessary." Eventually 'police N. Y., and a teacher at Stern Col- bassy. The others were barred by
arrived and a senior officer told lege for Women here. Up to now, a nine-man detail of the Executive
May 8—To Mr. and Mrs. Robert the students that they were on So- he charged, "our government has Protective Service, a special branch
S. Zager (Judith Richman), 28491 viet property and must -leave done next to nothing" for Soviet of the federal police assigned to
Selkirk, Southfield, twins, Richard peacefully. They obeyed the police Jewry. The group conferred with protect foreign diplomatic premises
order but soon discovered that one the aides of Sen. Edmund S. Mus- and personnel. The other lawyers
Glenn and Rachel Ilene.
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of them, Alan Freeman, a leader kie, Democrat of Maine; Sen. Birch were Emanuel F. Cohen, former
May 7—To Mr. and Mrs. Bernard of the Universities Committee for Bayh, Democrat of Indiana; , Sen. chairman of the Securities and Ex-
Rubenstein (Susan Plasko), 13451 Soviet Jewry, was trapped inside. Harold Hughes, Democrat of Iowa; change Commission; Albert E.
Irvine, Oak Park, a son, Steven They refused to move on till Free- Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, Demo- Arent, chairman of the National
Edward.
man appeared. He told the police crat of Massachusetts; Sen. Jacob Community Relations Advisory
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and the press that the Russians K. Javits, Republican, of New Council; and Ernest Shalowitz,
May 7 — To Mr. and Mrs. Alan behaved like ruffians, barging in
chairman of the Jewish Commu-
Berlin (Barbara Jo Brown), 27598 and hitting people, including wom- York; Sen. James L. Buckley, Con- nity Council of Greater Washing-
Echo Valley E., Farmington, a en, knocking some of them to the servative-Republican of New York; ton which organized the visit to
Sen. Peter H. Dominick, Repub-
son, Jeffrey Brian.
ground, while the students were lican of Colorado and Reps. Ed- the embassy. Rauh said he was un-
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merely having a verbal argument. ward I. Koch and John G. Dow, able to see any Soviet official.
May 6 — To Dr. and Mrs. Rich- 600 Jews, Non-Jews Hold
An Israeli official predicted that
Democrats of New York.
ard Jay Martin (Helene Horowitz), Ecumenical Protest Rally
the
Jews presently on trial in Len-
Mrs. Rivka Aleksandrovich said
1014 Island, Ann Arbor, a daugh-
TUCSON (JTA)—More than 600
that another Latvian Jew was is- ingrad and the others serving
ter, Elizabeth Hope.
Jews and non-Jews staged an sued an emigration visa Saturday prison terms in the alleged aerial
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May 6—To Mr. and Mrs. Martin ecumenical rally to protest the to prevent him from testifying for hijack plot may some day be "re-
Golden (Dena Rogovein), 29320 resumption of the trials against her daughter and the three other habilitated" by a new Soviet re-
Leemoor, Southfield, a son, Eric Jews in the Soviet Union. This was Riga defendants-to-be. Mrs. Alek- gime Nir Baruch, minister coun-
the first time in the city's history sandrovich, in the United States for sellor of the Israel Embassy,
Jason.
that Jews and Christians joined three weeks under auspices of the said the Leningrad trial followed
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May 3—To Mr. and Mrs. Leslie forces in a common cause. The American Jewish Conference on So- the same pattern as previous
C. Robinson (Renee Kahn), 21613 meeting, which was sponsored by viet Jewry, had reported several political trials in the Soviet Union
Stralford, Oak Park, a daughter, all segments of the Jewish com- earlier such emigrating approvals and other Communist states.
munity and the Ecumenical Coun- a few weeks ago in Israel, where
A hearing on the "denial of
Stacey Michelle.
cil, sent a telegram to Leonid she now lives. She made her new human rights to Jews in the Soviet
May 1—To Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Brezhnev, Soviet Communist Party disclosure on the weekly two-hour Union" was held by the subcom-
Lebus (Barbara Berk), 30900 Oak secretary which denounced the interfaith program "Religion on the mittee on Europe of the House
Valley, Farmington, a son, Scott "brutal attempt to intimidate Line" on WMCA Radio.' It was her Foreign Affairs Committee. The .
Jews."
Eric.
first broadcast interview . in the subcommittee chairman, Rep. Ben-
The telegram included a demand U. S. Mrs. Aleksandrovich, who ar- jamin C. Rosenthal, a New York
May 1—To Mr. and Mrs. Ronald for the immediate release "of un-
Democrat, said the failure of So-
Berk (Kathie Sofferin), 21730 Con- justly persecuted Jews in Russia rived here Sunday, called on viet authorities to admit interna-
wide
"public
opinion"
to
help
effect
stitution, Southfield, a daughter, including Jews awaiting trial, serv-
the release of Soviet Jewish prison- tional legal observers to the cur-
Amy Beth.
ing prison sentences for crimes of ers.
rent trial of nine Jews in Lenin-
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grad "only increases world suspi-
April 24—To Mr. and Mrs. Shel- not only being a Jew but acting like
Mrs. Aleksandrovich is sched- cion of the validity of the charges
don Simon (Sally Masserman), one." It also called on Soviet au-
and the fairness of the court pro-
former Detroiters of Des Plaines, thorities "to guarantee the right of uled to appear in Detroit June 9
emigration."
ceedings."
under the auspices of the Jewish
Ill., a daughter, Amy Michelle.
Mayor James N. Corbett Jr.
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Community Council, it was Appeal to Enlightened
People for Defendants'
April 24 — To Dr. and Mrs. proclaimed May 13 "Russian learned Thursday.
JERUSALEM (JTA)—The Knes-
Walter D. Dishell (Marilyn Per- Jewry Day" in the city. Sister
Asked about the situation now set called on the "enlightened peo-
sky), former Detroiters of Dayton, Marguerite, president of the Ecum-
enical Council, told the gathering: of Maj. Mark Dymshitz and Ed- ples of the world" to intervene on
a daughter, Shana Leigh.
`Christians have concern for all yard Kuznetsov, Mrs. Aleksandro- behalf of nine Soviet Jews present-
April 23—To Mr. and Mrs. Rich- of you. There are none who are vich commented: "I can't go into ly on trial in Leningrad - and to
ard D. Colton (Judith M. Cohl), so blind that they cannot see that details, but it's very terrible . . . ensure that "no further illegal and
4987 Bantry, Walled Lake, a daugh- everyone has the right to freedom, I for myself would prefer death." inhumane trials take place within
cultural expression and the right A member of the program's panel, the Soviet Union." The resolution
ter, Amy Michelle.
to worship in their own way. We Rabbi Abraham Bayer, coordinator was adopted unanimously except
April 20—To Mr. and Mrs. Robert pray that the Russians give these of the AJCSJ, added that Dym- for the pro-Moscow Communist
shitz and Kuznetsov, along with faction which boycotted the Knes-
Klein (Sharon Lynn Levin), for-' rights to the Jews."
Gunther Lawrence, author of other Soviet prisoners given heavy set session. It followed a statement
mer Detroiters of Hollywood Hills,
the recent study on the plight of sentences, were being fed the by Premier Golda Meir who
Calif., a son, Cary Hugh.
Soviet Jewry, "Three Million caloric regimen fit for a 9-year-old. charged Soviet authorities with
Thomas E. Bird, professor of "attempting once again to initiate
April 18 — To Dr. and Mrs. More?':, told the meeting that non-
Miles Auster (Diane Title), form- violent but militant pressure must Russian language and literature a hate-and-fear campaign" against
er Detroiters of Oceanside, Calif., be maintained to aid the Soviet at Queens College, author of Soviet Jews and accused the Krem-
Jews. He condemned the violent "Aspects of Religion in the Soviet lin of "abusing the basic principles
a daughter, Jennifer Lynne.
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tactics of the Jewish Defense Union" and a Roman Catholic, of human rights and justice for its
April 12 — To Dr. and Mrs. Al- League as inimical to the cause said the problems of the Soviet own political ends."
The Jewish Agency Executive
Jewish "prisoners of conscience"
vin V. Pensler (Joanne Aran), of Soviet Jewry.
were also the problems of non- urged all Jewish _communities and
21759 Independence, Southfield, a Tekoah Urges UN Action
on Trial, Plight Of Jews
Jews. Rabbi James Rudin, assis- Zionist organizations to increase ,.
daughter, Catherine Renee.
UNITED NATIONS (JTA) — tant director for interreligious af- their efforts on behalf of the Jews
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Yosef Tekoah, Israel's ambassa- fairs at the American Jewish Corn- on trial in Leningrad.

for Lassal Kaminsky; five years
for Lev Yagman; four years for
Vladimir Mogilever; three years
each for Solomon Dreisner, Lev
Korenblit, brother of Mikhail, and
Viktor Boguslaysky, and one year
for Viktor Shtilbans. In the first
Leningrad trial, the two chief de-
fendants were sentenced to death,
later commuted to 15 years at
hard labor.
Defense witnesses testified to
the good character of the defend-
ants and gave testimony to the
fact that they were not involved in
treasonable activities or in a hijack
plot.
(Memorial services for Jewish
martyrs were held recently in
the Soviet cities of Vilna and
Minsk, Jewish sources here said.
(In Vilna on April 24, at the site
of the World War II murder of
numerous Jews, hundreds of Jews
turned out for a ceremony that
included the laying of wreaths, the
lighting of six torches and the re-
citing of Kadish. The wreaths
were laid in the form of a Magen
David.
(In Minsk on May 2, around 100
Jewish youths convened at the
stone marking the site of the for-
mer ghetto. Thby laid flowers, re-

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