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Soviet Jews Suffer Harassment Prior to Nixon Visit
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dent
Nixon's visit later this
month. The new draftee, Leonid
was called up for two
sears compared with two months
fur the other 10 activists.
Voile is a 2)-i sear
rnathema
moan-poet who ha, been teaching
Hebrew to activist leaders. lie
described by fey art Iv
as
in important part of the move-
ment "
The National Conference on Soviet
Jewry also reported that Khatch
kin. was dragged out of bed early
Tuesday morning, taken for a
medical examination and ordered
to report Thursday for active duty
lie reportedly said he would
"never go of my own volition "
Soviet police and auxiliary po-
lice drove 30 Jews from the steps
of the Moscow synagogue last
Saturday and shoved them down
the length of the street. Jewish
sources in the Soviet Union re-
ported.
Cne of the persons manhandled
seas Mrs. Isolda Avar. wko is in
her seventh month of pregnancy.
Two Jews were arrested at the
synagogue and released shortly
afterward. The 30 Jews signed a
letter to President Nikolai Pod
gorny protesting the asault
Boris Kochubievsky Denies
Rabbi 1.-hrman•s llaim That
Few Jews Wish to Emigrate
W1SIIINGTON (JTA) — Boris
Kochubievsky. a Jewish militant
who served a three year sentence
in Russia for alleged anti Soviet
actiyites. sharply criticized Rabbi
fro ing Lehrnym president of the
Synagogue Council of America. for
remarking last meet-- that a major-
ity of Russian. Jews wish to remain
in the USSR.
Speaking at an impromptu s.de
walk press conference across the
street from the Soviet Embassy
Tuesday, Kochubievsky said that
"great damage has been done by
Rabbi Lehrman's statement." and
claimed that "it could mean that a
couple of thousand Jews may not
get visas because Soviet author'
ties hare an excuse to say that
most Jews do not wish to go "
Rabbi Lehrman. Miami Beach
/ Conservative Rabb i. made his
remarks in a statement on be-
half of the Synagogue Council call-
ing on synaeogues across the na-
t.on to recite prayers for the suc-
cess of President Nixon's visit to
the Soviet Union Rabbi Lehrman
said he hoped the President would
assert Am•rica's interest in the
fundamental human right of those
Jews who wish to leave the Smoot
I•nion to do s,r At the same
time." he continued. "it is clear
that the majority of Snout Jews
wish to remain in the SO% iet Union
THE DETROIT JEWISH HEWS
10—Friday, May 5, 1972
also sources in the Soviet Union repo t-
as loyal citizens of that country. against which it lay
WaS
However. they demand the basic blackened. The only visible fire ed. According to the sources, tie
tlxat
right to develop those religious in- damage was a burned pillow en a' psychiatrist recommended
stittit (ins which will assure their chair near the front door. Smoke Yakhout he treated at a hospital
religious survival." billowed through the inside corm for the mentally ill. lie flatly 14e-
Speaking in Russian through an dor on the second floor of the press fused and was permitted to return
interpreter. Kochubievsky s a i it boildins to his home and has not been sei)n
there was no way of knowing h ov -
The Soviet delegation to the Un- since
many Jew's really want to lease ited Nations complained that two
Jews , in Kharkov are expeh-
the Sov iet Union, but he put their "Zionist hooligans - harassed and encing increasing difficulties ,in
number in the "tens of thousands. - abused its ambassador. Jacob Ma- ' obtaining exit visas. Only 18 fardi-
Ile said very ma ny were terrif:ed Ilk, as he drove through midtown
hes received visas during t le
ii, say what they think Kochi,- New Nikolai
York yesterday
afternoon.
K. Tarassov.
deputy Soy- month of April. Jewish sources ,in
toes ski went to 1 , rael four months
the Soviet Union reported. Accord-
ago after completing his sentonce
iet representative, said two persons ing to the sources. the main lb-
Ile attributed his release fro m with Zionist emblems on their shirts stacle now is getting the charac-
R•ssia to the support of Jewish "tried to hamper the movement" of ter reference which must accotn-
and general public opinion all over klalik's car.
pang visa applications. The ov r,
the world.
Yakhout Reported Missing:
the local visa office, is inordinat e-
A homemade device was flung Kharkov Jews Report Trouble
slow. It issues application forips
into the front room of the Na-
LONDON (JTA I—The where- , on l y
y on Fridays and deals with ap-
tianal Press
re
Building offices of a bouts of Victor Yakhout were un- l litions three times a wetqc
Tass. the Soviet news agency, at
known Tuesday after an ambu - . l only.
around 10:30 Tuesday morning,
lance pulled up outside his hospital
home , Vladimir Markman, a Russian
causing
considerable smoke , to take him to a mental
one Jewish activist who has applied
damage and some fire but in- j and found him gone. Yakhout,
for a visa to Israel, was acres:
juring none and apparently not j of 10 Jewish activists called up
ed in Sverdlovsk last SaturdaY
affecting the communications ap- for military duty with the Red
and remained in jail Wednesda
paratus.
j Army reserves, was examined
told without being told of the rest-
y
Police Capt C. E. Rinaldi show ! Friday by a psychiatrist and
newsmen a scorched canister ' that his desire to go to Israel in -
found just inside the door. The wall . dicated a disturbed mind, Jewish
ed
Sliestack Elected JPS President
sons for his arrest, Jewish
sources in the USSR reported
Wednesday. They said authori-
1 ties are aware that Markinan'ls
wife is hospitalized and that hip
child is home alone.
NEW YORK—Jerome J. Shestack, a seventh term as editor of the
Markman was assailed April, 3
Philadelphia lawyer and civic society and Lesser Zussman was by the evening paper Vecherpy
w
leader.
as elected president of named to his 23rd term as execu- Sverdlovsk. Three days later, le
the Jewish Publication Society of live vice president.
walked out of a meeting at his
America at the 84th annual mem- I
place of work when "absurd"
Retiring President Fishman,
bership meeting at the Warwick ! who was elected as a life trustee
statements were made about his
Dote!, Sunday.
"behavior." The office passed a
resolution asking the authoritites
to institute legal proceedings
against him, whereupon he resin
ed April 24. Five days later le
was arrested.
- of the society, reported a gain
Shestack is the 11th presideht
in membership in 1972, pro-
cf the society, which has published
gress in the work of the society's
more than 700 hooks for laymen
Bible translation committees, and
and scholars during the course' plans to publish the new trans-
of its 84-year history. He succeeds i lations of the Book of Psalms
William S. Fishman who served
and the Book of Isaiah during
as president for three years.
the coming year.
Daac L. Auerbach of Philadel-
Fishman also noted that Jewish
phia was named to his second term
Publication Society hooks and
as a society vice president and
Bibles are in homes and libraries
Myer Feldman of Washington, r all over the world and have made
Mitchell E. Panzer of Philadelphia,
Justice Samuel J. Roberts of Erie,
Pa., and Philip D. Sang of Chica-
go were elected to initial one-year
term, as vie: presidents.
Dr F,dward Shils of Philadelphia
was elected secretary and Robert
P. Abrams, also of Philadelphia,
was named to his second term as
treasurer.
Dr. ( hairn Potok was elected to
Frznch Kidney Specialist
to Address Parley Here
The Fren)h physician who per ,
formed the world's first kidney
transplant. Dr Jean Hamburger, I
beads a list of 42 specialists speak-
mo at the Kidney Foundation of
11th annual kidney
rLsc ace symposium May 19 and
20
The symi , ssium
M•rcy Col-
leg). Conference ( enter is co..
sp'oistotol by the 1:idnes Fours la
tom find toe NI; City,
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expected
from
I.Srlt -
a substantial contribution to the
preservation of the Jewish reli-
gion.
Dr. Gerson D. Cohen, noted his-
torian and newly - Olected president
of the Jewish Theological Seminary
of America, was guest speaker for
the afternoon. He spoke on "The.
Task of Jewish Literature in Amer-
ican Society."
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