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Soviet Jewish National Liberation Movement Related to Detroit Jews

Simhat Torah — a holi-
day that belongs to Jews all
over the world but with a
special meaning to Soviet
Jews asserting their national
identity — brough 700 De-
, troiters out on Sunday eve-
'Irking for a program of solid-
arity at Cong. Bnai David.
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was jammed, standing room
only, as guest speaker Zvi
Gitelman recounted the
molding of a Jewish national
liberation movement in the
Soviet Union. Popular opin-
ion to the contrary, this spirit
did not suddenly come into
being in 1967, said Gitelman,
but rather dates back to the
late 1930s.
At that time, he said, the
Jewish population of the So-
viet Union increased by 1,
000,000, as a result of the
USSR's absorption of eastern
European lands like Poland
and Bessarabia, with vibrant
Jewish communities.

The resident Jewish popu-
lation of Russia, which had
become largely assimilated,
was introduced not only to
Jewish culture but to Zion-
ism by these newcomers
from eastern Europe.
The Russian Jewish mem-
ory got another jolt with the
Holocaust,
said Gitelman.
Suddenly, they realized there
was no escaping being Jew-
ish.
There were attempts by
young Soviet Jews to emi-
grate to prestate Palestine.
But most were caught and
sent to Siberia. With the
founding of Israel, said Gitel-
man, there was a surge of
national pride — witness the
tremendous welcome accord-

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Meir — but it was ruthlessly
suppressed by Stalin. During

the black years, it was im-
possible to continue .Jewish

traditions, and "the Jew con-
tinued to live in a terrible
contradiction": forced to as-
similate, to become Russian,
yet denied the opportunity to
assimilate. Despite all odds,
however, Jewish conscious-
ness survived.
The Eichmann Trial had its
impact, but the greatest im-
pression was made by the
Six-Day W a r. T h e war
stirred the Jews' pride, cou-
pled with the realization that
"they were supplying money
being used by the Arabs to
fight the Jewish state. Sud-
denly they realized that the
Soviet Union identified with
the enemies of the Jewish
state."
The Leningrad Trial in
1970 and a vigorous propa-
ganda campaign against Is-
rael forced the Soviet Jew
"to ponder the meaning of
being a Jew in the USSR,"
said Gitelman.
Although there exists
among Soviet Jews differ-
ence of opinion on tactics,
the desire to return to their
ancestral home is in every
respect a movement — the
"dynamic wills of many peo-
ple coming together for one
common goal," said Gitel-
man.
He said no small thanks

for this resurgence is due to
"what you're doing tonight.
The sympathy of Jews
abroad has had a profound
impact. They (Soviet Jews)
have to continue to be aware
of that if the movement is to
continue," Gitelman added.

The speaker, who was visit-
ing senior lecturer last year
in the Center for Russian
and East European Studies
at Tel Aviv University, said
the new exit visa fees levied
against Soviet Jewish aca-
demicians appear to be the
"result of a debate in the
Kremlin between those who
want a softer policy and
those who want a hard line.
It seems the hard liners are
arguing: 'We need hard cur-

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contemporary touch. Each
processional was preceded
by a poster bearing the pho-
tograph of a Soviet Jewish
"prisoner o f conscience.
Judy Grant read the back-
ground of each of the seven

smallest for the holiday that
they could remember.
In previous years. t h e
street was closed to traffic.
and dancing was permitted
Jews asked the authorities to
close the street again this
year. but they refused.
These restrictions, coupled
with the new fees charged to
Soviet emigrants going to the
West to pay for their higher
education, seem to have had
a demoralizing effect on
Jews, reporters said.
Inside the temple, singing
and dancing was encouraged
by Rabbi Haskel Lookstein of
New York City. He repeated.
ly tried to arouse the congre-
gation to sing more loudly,

grounds of Bnai David, much
as the Soviet Jews dance by
the thousands in front of
Moscow's central synagogue.

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imprisoned Jews as the To-
rah Scrolls were carried in
front of the standing audi-
ence.
Other participants in the
program were Trudy Balkan
and Howard Jacobson, stu-
dents who read Yevtushen-
ko's poem "Babi Yar"; Rab-
bi Irwin Groner, who pro-
nounced the invocation; and
Ruth Gill, who led group
singing.
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hosted the gathering, and by
Judy Fleischer, vice chair-
man of the Detroit Action

Committee for Soviet Jewry,
which co-sponsored the pro-
gram with the Jewish Com-
munity Council.
A processional of Torah
scrolls, which in accordance
with Simhat Torah tradition
takes place seven times in
front of the Holy Ark, had a
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LONDON — Dozens of po-
lice put a damper on the
Simhat Torah celebration by
about 2,000 Moscow Jews at
the main synagogue of Mos-
cow.
Policemen and perhaps 150
young men wearing the red
armbands of auxiliary police
enforced an official decision
not to allow dancing or any
other gathering on the street.
This group of officials quick-
ly dispersed t h e 'crowd,
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must crack down. It the
Jews want to leave, they
must pay '
Gitelman added: "If those
fees remain in effect, almost
half of the immigration from
the Soviet Union to Israel
will have been cut off.
"I suggest that you take an
interest in the grain deals,"
he said, "for it may affect
the lives of Soviet Jews who
elect to join the Jews in Is-
rael. Don't let your guard
down; apply pressure . . .
that those Jews still in the
Soviet Union will next Sim-
hat Torah be dancing in the
streets of Jerusalem."
Daniel Berk, co-chairman
of the Jewish Community
Council committee on inter-
national concerns, proposed a
resolution — adopted unani-
mously — calling upon the
White House to support the
Jackson Amendment in the
Senate. The am en dm en t
would deny favored nation
status to any country that de-
nies its citizens "the oppor-
tunity to emigrate to the
country of their choice."
Berk alio asked the audi-
ence to write letters to Sens.
Robert Griffin and Philip
Hart, urging their support of
the amendment. Neither sen-
ator has expressed such sup-
port, Griffin because it would
reflect badly on the adminis-
tration and Hart because it
might endanger a detente be-
tween the U.S. and USSR,
said Berk.
Southfield Mayor Norman
Feder proclaimed "Simhat
Torah Day" in his city, indi-
cating :louthfield's sympathy
with the plight of Soviet
Jewry, The resolution was
accepted by Rabbi Ilayim
Donin, whose synagogue

remarking once from the pul-
pit that Jews in New York
were trying to sing loud
enough to be heard in Russia
and asking the Moscow Jews
to reciprocate.

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Organizers of the picket-
ing said there are many
children living in the neigh-
borhood, where King Ele-
mentary School is located.
The group hopes to continue
the effort until the store is
forced to close its doors.

ARIEll DULTZIN, presi-
dent of the World Union of
General ,Zionists, was elect-
ed chairman of the board of
trustees of Tel Aviv Univer-
sity's school of social and
economic studies. Dr. Elime-
lech Rimalt, Uri Alpert and
Aharon Goldstein also were ,
elected vice chairmen. The
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