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tional- Conference on Soviet Je
itp ,of.- approximately 20 interna- their congregations in the United committee on justice and peace.
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Slepak, 44, a physicist and-elet-. tionally prominent Christian and States and Canada.
in Moscow"'- `that
thinics engineer who was gradu- 'Jewish theologians. Concern for
Rabbi George B. Lieberman of
month4.-theexact date
ated from the Aviation institute, the plight of Soviet Jewry brought Central Synagogue, Rockville Cen-
—several • Jews -Mut -Itussitins- -met lost his job ° at the Geontlysica ' those theologians together.
ter, L.I., was named chairman.
to create "The People's Liberation Trust and the Institute of Orgaitin
Co-Chairmen of the task force Previously, the work for Soviet
Movement of Jews in the Soviet . Chemistry of the Ru.ssian Academy
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are: Sister Margaret Ellen 'Frasier,
Union."
after he applied for visas for him- executive director, National Cath-
4 function —
Friday,
March
3,
1972-19
According to the NCSJ, Moscose self and his family to go to Israel
Serbs $994333
Dot. 342-7300
Jews have expressed their fear m March 1970, the NCSJ said. He olic Conference on Interracial Jus- THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
and suspicion that these rumors has been unemployed since Sep- tice and president of the National
Coalition
of
American
Nuns;
Dr.
are a provocation by Soviet secur- ternber 1971.
Andre Lacoque, professor of Old
ity organs,who May be preparing,
_ The NCSJ learned in a telephone Testament, Chicago Theological
the background- for a new
conversation
with
Moscow
that
Seminary; Rev. Robert G. Stephan-
paign of arrests and trials 'of Jew-
ish activists in the Soviet Union, Slepak was threatened with trial apolous, director of inter-church
on
charges
of
"parasitism"
which
affairs,
the Greek Orthodox Arch-
especially those who want to go
carries a penalty of up to one year diocese of Nor t h and South
to Israel.
in jail, unless be accepts the job. America; and "(alibi Marc H,
Jerry Goodman, executive di-
The law on parasitism went into Tanenbaum, national interreligious
rector of the NCSJ, said. that -
effect in'' the 1960s and was orig- affairs director of the American
"there. is reason to Sus
pect, if inally intended to be used against Jewish Cominittee.
reports from Soviet Jews are_ae- alcoholics and other social "nnde-
1018 W. 9
Ferndale, Midi.
R. Sargent Shriver, former direc-
curate, that this''. new :sieve is
Alfons G. Rehme
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really - a provocation by Soviet sirables.t' It has lietin invoked tor of the Peace Corps and former
Specialist in Volkswagen 119 Pena.
against non-Jewish dissidents in ambassador to France, is honorary
authorities. What the Jews in the the Soviet Union, but as far as is
national chairman.
Soviet Union fear is - that - the at,.
known,'Slepak Is the first Jewish
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Prominent figures from public
called 'movement' will be a crea- dissident to be so threatened, the
life and experts on Soviet affairs
tion by the Soviets themselves to NCSJ said.
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will address the two-day consulta-
be used against Jews. who have
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According to the telephone in- tion. They include: Charles Evers,
been trying to _leave the Soviet
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forldation, Slepak was =cannoned Mayor, Fayetteville, Miss., and
Union legally," - he observed.
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without •warning to a special noted black civil rights leader; Am-
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"The.„ suspicion now is that an: meeting of the executive council
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organization, obviously illegal, will of the Frunze district in Moscow bassador Rftit Hauser, who repre-
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sents the II:S...on-the UN Commis-
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give the secret police (KGB) an
and was accused of being a para- sion on Hainan Rights; and Ber-
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excuse' for moving against and
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site. He was ordered .to go to nard 'Gwertxman. Moscow corre-
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arresting Jews for eventual trial
work at the concrete plant in
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spondent -of the- New York Times.
in order to: destroy the 'Jewish any job the plant manager chose
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11 Days to Bermuda, Barbados,
' At the 'eldse.,of the two-day con-
activists and the movement for to Assign him.
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saltation March 20, an interreligi-
Martinique, St. Thomas
emigration." Thie-stispitiono -Good-
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When Slepak refused, he was ous assembly for Soviet Jewry will
This cruise is completely devoted to a joyous and
man added, is strengthened in the
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faithful observance of the entire Passover holiday, and
wake of recent,.4olice aetione- ._ given five days to reconsider and be held at. Holy Name Cathedral,
730
N.
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told
that
if
he,
did
not
Accept
the
Wabash.
a
cantor
will
be
onboard.
The warmth of the traditional
against Jews throughout the Soviet
•
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work his Case would - lie turned
Seder; Kosher for Passover foods, prepared in our Kash-
Union. ,
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ruth kitchens; all under the supervision of a rabbi. Spe-
In Kiev, -'four Jews were tried over : to-the courts. Slepak has a CCAR Names U-M Rabbi
wife. and tWO -children,
cial rates for children=the whole family together for the
and sentenced to 15 days in prison
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holiday, Caribbean ports rich in Jewish heritage. And
to Soviet Jew - Committee
for alleged "hooliganism" when, Rusdan Jews Mourn Death
• . the hearty conviviality of the Greeks to make this the
together with about 60 young Jews, of 'Elef allilinit_Author Rosen
Rabbi
Gerald
Goldman,
director
most festive Passover possible. On the fully air condi-
NEW YORK7,--A' group of Jewish
they tried to- enter a synagogue on
of the Bnai Brith Hillel Foundation
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tioned and stabilized Queen Anna Maria, the newly
activists in the Soviet Union have at the University of Michigan, has
Feb. 19.
decorated,-luxurious 26,300-ton flagship of the Greek
Soviet police arrested two of 30 expressed grief on learning of the 'been named to a Central Confer-
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Line.
For
folder,
reservations,
see
Jews gathered at the 10ev syna- death in Israel of Aharon Rosen, ence of American Rabbis commit-
your Travel Agent or Greek Line,
gogue last Saturday and then author of "Elef Milim" ("One tee on Soviet Jews to develop spe-
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2552 First National Bldg.,
seized two more as the remaining Thousand Words"), a Hebrew cial congregational and community
Registry: Greece
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28 headed toward the Kiev Central primer used by Russian immi-
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grants
to
Israel
Committee to protest the initial
The message was conveyed by
arrests, the Student Struggle for
Soviet Jewrey reported. All four Gavriel Shapiro of Moscow, a lead-
were charged with resisting the ing Soviet Jewish activist, in a
phbne conversation with officers of
authorities.
Following Saturday's arrests, six the San Francisco Jewish Commu-
nity
Relations CounciL and the
Kiev. Jews sent a_ telegram to So-
viet President Nikolai Podgorny Northern California Division. of the .
"protesting the arbitrariness of the American Jewish Congress.
Soviet police's arrest procedures,"
During the telephone conversa-
and demanded the release of -all tion between Moscow and San
Francisco, Shapiro said in behalf
eight Jews arrested.
There have been other recent in- of the Jewish activist group:
"All of us grieve very'much on
stances of police actions against
Ei
Jews at the synagogues in Khar- learning of the death of Aharon
Rosen
(may his memory be a
kov and in Sverdlovsk.
Furthermore, in recent days, Waning). We offer our comfort to
POO.
several ovir offices around the his family. 'Elef Milim' for a long
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time has become a household word
country have reportedly denied
exit permits for Jews who were for all Jews who wish to return to
their ancient homeland, Israel.
qualified to leave.
"The blessed memory of Aharon
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Goodman pointed out that "the Rosen will never be forgotten."
Jews in the Soviet Union have, in
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Meanwhile, on the first anniver-
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defiantly and boldly, but it has Soviet Jewry, 13 leading Jewish
Courts
always been in the open and, there-
activists in Moscow have sent a
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fore, legal. All the petition seekers
cabled message voicing gratitude
were acting legally under Soviet to the Belgian people and appeal-
for further information and applications
law. They themselves have de-
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nounced illegal activities."
soups"
to Israel.
office trailer
In the last week, news coming
The text of the message was re-
N.OLCv
out of Leningrad has indicated leased by the American Jewish
•that the situation for observant Congress through Richard Cohen,
C4 50 B
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Jews is becoming more difficult. associate executive director.
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The NCSJ has learned that the National biterreligious Conclave
CLUB INC.
JewiSh cemetery in Leningrad is on Soviet Jewry Set in Chicago
26555 Evergreen
scheduled to be destroyed by of-
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Southfield, Michigan
CHICAGO — More than 150
ficial edict.
American religious leaders of all
• Phone: 355-0080
Leningrad Jews have been prom- major faiths will meet here March
ised only a "corner" within a gen- 19-20 in a National Interreligious
TOURS AVAILABLE
eral cemetery. No reason for this Consultation on Soviet Jewry to
Mon.-Fri. 9 A.M.-6 P.M.
action was given.
devise a program to help obtain
Many young Jews are not per- full human rights for Jews and
Sot. & Sun. 10 A.M.-3 P.M.
mitted to enter or be near their other deprived groups in the Soviet
Limited time only so act immediately
synagogue, with the local militia Union.
barring them from access. Only
GRAND OPENING — APRIL 1st.
Plans for the consultation, which
when Westerners are present can will be held at the Center for Con-
they enter the synagogue.
tinuing Education, University of
The NCSJ also reported that Chicago, were announced by the
Vladimir Slepak, a scientist aid co-chairmen of the National Inter-
a leading Jewish activist in Mos- religious Task Force on Soviet
Jewry, which is sponsoring the
' cow, has been threatened with a
gathering. The task- force was or-
Prima term if he ref'ff'!„1!
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