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NEW YORK (JTA) — Hundreds
Of thousands marched Sunday in
some 100 cities across the country
to express their support for Soviet
Jewry and urge President Nixon to
intercede in behalf of Soviet Jewry
when he meets with the Russian
leaders May 22.
The largest demonstrations out-
side New York were in. Detroit
where more than 2,000 people and
a 200-car motorcade participated
in a rally, and in Chicago where
some 2,000 attended a rally in the
Civic Opera House.
In Dallas, an overflow crowd
massed at the McFarlin arena in
an event cosponsored by the city's
churches and synagogues.
Organizers of the marches and
meetings termed the events a
major success and an indication
that the American Jewish com-
munity was actively involved and
committed to aid their brethren
in the USSR.
The National Conference on
Soviet Jewry, which sponsored
the National Solidarity Day for
Soviet Jewry, and the National
Jewish Community Relations
Advisory Council, which coordi-
nated local activities and mobi-
lized forces and resources for
the event on behalf of the NCSJ,
was termed by Richard Maass,
NCSJ chairman, as the most con-
certed and cohesive undertaking
by American Jewry in the cause
of Soviet Jewry.
Throughout the country petitions
were circulated to collect 1,000.000
signatures to be given to Nixon
prior to his departure for Moscow.
• In New York, an estimated 150.-
000 people expressed solidarity
with Soviet Jewry.
While these events were taking
place, Jews in the Soviet Union.
many of whom are under threat
of police action, held vigils and
began hunger strikes to coincide
with the rallies in this country.
Jerry Goodman, executive direc-
tor of the National Conference on
Soviet Jewry, announced that
messages had been received from
Jews -in the USSR expressing their
"determination to continue the
struggle for human rights."
Boris Kochubievsky, who in
1967 was among the First Soviet
Jews to demonstrate for free-
dom, declared that "the Soviets
use the most refined methods of
barbarism—life in prison camps
leads to insanity and suicide."
Katya Palatnik, Serafima Ka-
minsky and Mindl Veinger urged
Americans—Jews and non-Jews-
to stand together with their breth-
Lord Janner to Be Guest Speaker
at Annual JNF Dinner on June 7;
Prof. William Haber the Honoree
Lord Barnett Janner, British
Jewish leader and an active figure
in world Zionism, will be the guest
speaker at the annual dinner of
the Jewish National Fund, June 7,
at Cong. Shaarey Zedek.
Mrs. Morris Adler, chairman of
this year's event, stated that Lord
Janner's speech here — at the
dinner at which Prof. William
Haber will be the honoree—will
be one of only four the world lead-
er will deliver on his current:
American visit. He will be hon-
ored on his 80th birthday by the
House of Lords on June 20.
Lord Janner first was elected to
the British House of Commons
in 1931, as a member of the Lib-
eral Party. He joined the Labor
LORD JANNER
Party in 1936 when he was again
elected to parliament.
dent of the European Council of
lie was awarded a doctor of General Zionists.
laws degree by the University of
In addition to numerous other
Leeds in 1957.
worldwide positions dealing with
Jewish needs, he played an im-
Lord Janner was created Knight
portant role as vice president
Bachelor in 1961 and in 1963 he
of the Conference on Jewish
was created a Commander of the
Material Claims Against Ger-
Order of Leopold II of Belgium.
many.
He was elevated to a Lordship
Lord Janner has campaigned
in 1970 when he became a mem-
actively for the United Jewish Ap-
ber of the House of Lords.
peal and State of Israel Bonds.
President of the Board of Dep-
Lady Janner is a magistrate and
uties of British Jews, from 1955 in her own right has earned an
to 1964, he has held the most im- 0. B. E.—Order of the British
portant positions in British Jewry. Empire. Their son, Greville Jan-
He served as president of the ner, succeeded his father by being
Zionist Federation of Great Britain elected to the House of Commons.
and Ireland and was chairman of Their daughter, Ruth, an able
the Anglo-Israel Parliamentary lawyer, is married to Lord Morris
Group. He also served as presi- of Kenwood.
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In Washington. the Rev, John
Kelly. director of the department
of Judaic studies at the University
of Dayton, and the Rev. John.
Steinbruck • pastor of Lutheran
Place Memorial Church in Wash-
ington, assured the audience of
Catholic and Protestant community
involvement and dedication in be-
, half of Soviet Jews.
Solidarity Day was also ob-
served in other major cities in-
cluding Baltimore, Cleveland,
Denver, Los Angeles, Minneapo-
lis, Atlantic City, San Francisco,
and Boston.
Mindl Veinger, the sister-in-law
of David Chernoglaz who was sen-
tenced June 21, 1971, to five years'
imprisonment, said in New York
that "our relatives and friends
who are imprisoned have not lost
their spirit." She said she had re-
ceived a letter from Chernoglaz
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