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Synod Discusses
Capucci ; Patriarch
Gives Support
ROME (JTA)—The Synod
of Bishops, meeting in the
Vatican recently discussed
the arrest and detention in
Israel of Catholic Archbishop
Hillarion Capucci.
Patriarch Melchite Maxi-
mus V asked the Synod not
to condemn Capucci for the
alleged activities of which he
has been accused and to ig-
nore the "propaganda against
him."
Patriarch Maximus de-
clared that Capucci was a
man who had taken risks in
order to attract the world's
attention to the problems and
. rights of Arabs, especially
those in Jerusalem and the
territories occupied by Israel
since the 1967 war.
SIMCHAT TORAH
Wayne State University's
Effie Ambler, an assistant
professor of history, sheds
some light on the ambiguities
and iron-fisted rule of gen-
erations of Russian bureau-
crats with a look at the Rus-
sia of a century ago in her
new volume, "Russian Jour-
nalism and Politics," pub-
lished by the Wayne State
University Press.
Looking at a 20-year pe-
riod (1861-81) surrounding
the work of Russian publish-
er Aleksei S. Suvorin, Dr.
Ambler examines the con-
straints placed on the Rus-
sian press by the ever-chang-
ing official policies, and the
limited readership in a coun-
try of illiteracy.
The short volume (only
180 pages, plus 50 of foot-
notes and index) deals hea-
vily, and too fully with the
ever-changing Russian press.
Its best points are the in-
sights gained into a Russian
elite minority that was at
least 100 years behind the
rest of the civilized world in
emancipating its common
people.
Dr. Ambler mentions a
number of incidents that de-
scribe the burdens of Rus-
sian life, caused by the small
number of aristocrats and
bureaucrats that still control
the massive populations.
Israeli Embassy
in Brussels Hits
Bias in the Media
Soviet Jewry
SOLIDARITY RALLY
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Sunday, October 13, 7:30 p.m.
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BRUSSELS (JTA) — The
Israel Embassy here has
protested against articles ap-
pearing in the Belgian press
which "give a distorted pic-
ture to the public" about the
emigration of Soviet Jews
from Israel.
The embassy said • Israel
recognizes the right of all
Jews to freely immigrate to
Israel or emigrate from there
to another country.
"It is regrettable but un-
derstandable that among the
more than 100,000 persons
who have recently come to
Israel, about 1,700 have not
been able to integrate them-
selves into Israeli society"
the official communique de-
clared.
"This is a phenomenon
which occurs in all migra-
tions to whatever . country,
and often in considerably
higher proportions."
Within recent weeks, some
600 Soviet Jews have left
Israel for Belgium in - hopes
of immigrating to other coun-
tries, notably the United
States and Canada.
Meanwhile, a Belgian chap-
ter of the League Against
Racism and Anti-Semitism
(LICA) will soon be created
here, according to Jean
Pierre Bloch, former French
minister and president of
LICA.
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W SU Book on Russian Press Helps Raise the Iron Curta i n
fiESOMSHARES
Censorship of the Russian
press has been a way of life,
and many hailed the Tem-
porary Regulations of 1865
as the beginning of freedom
and progress. However, the
liberal "Saint Petersburg
Notices" was warned about
an article only two weeks
after the czar's proclamation
took effect.
"Altogether, in the - first 15
months of the new era, six
publications received 12
warnings." Five were sus-
pended, which effectively
forced them out of business
through heavier regulation
and censorship.
Dr. Ambler notes: "Thus
the Chief Administration of
Press Affairs made clear
that neither criticism of gov-
ernment measures, nor inde-
pendent opinions, nor unso-
licited suggestions would be
any more welcome in the fu-
ture than in the past.
"Every Russian journalist,
no matter what his political
tendency, worked under the
threat of possibly fatal pun-
ishments—from which there
was no appeal."
Dr. Ambler says that each
relaxation of press regula-
tions actually gave the cen-
sors more authority and con-
trol. By suspending individ--
ual street sales or advertise-
ments, "the state could
quickly bring to heel an er-
rant newspaper or even
force it, through financial
loss, to close its doors—all
without a,. possibly awkward
trial or the external appear-
ance of undue harshness."
The book describes in de-
tail publisher Suvorin's ear-
ly years as a liberal report-
er, and his rise to fame as
one of the most feared and
reactionary publishers in
Russian history.
It makes for heavy, and
sometimes dull reading, but
does open a corner of the
Iron Curtain for outside in-
spection,
—Alan Hitsky
Adat Shalom Synagogue Presents
Second Annual Morris E. Bloomberg Judaica Lecture
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