THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Russians Release Jewish Prisoner Yuri Vudka
NEW YORK (JTA) —
The National Conference
on Soviet Jewry reported
that Soviet prisoner of
conscience Yuri Vudka
has been released from
the notorious Vladimir
Prison after a seven-year
jail sentence.
Interested in "Samiz-
dat" literature dealing
with Jewish religion, his-
tory, culture and lan-
guage, Vudka and five of
his friends formed a small
study group to expand
their knowledge in this
Maria Slepak issued an appeal to world Jewry to
area.
help her get her family out of Russia where it is suffer-
During. July and Au-
ing constant harrassment and persecution by Soviet au-
gust 1969, all six were ar-
thorities. In an effort to speed their exit from the Soviet
rested by KGB agents,
Union, Mrs. Slepak divorced her husband so that she
following a thorough
and her younger son, Leonid, would be able to go to
search of their apart-
Israel. Shown with Mrs. Slepak are, from left: son Ale-
ments during which a
xander, husband Vladimir, Mrs. Slepak and Leonid.
typewriter, some photo-
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graphic equipment and
saved by one short rescue
literature were confis- Soviet Jews for nearly operation as were the Is-
cated. These items were two years. The committee raeli hostages held in
introduced as "in- is an outgrowth of the Uganda, Yitzhak Navon,
criminating" evidence
annual Women's Plea for head of the Knesset's Se-
during their trails.
Soviet Jewry initiated six curity and Foieign Affairs
During the proceed- years ago by the Jewish Committee, declared.
Minister - Without-
ings, an exchange be- Community Relations
tween Vudka and the Council and its women's Portfolio Gideon
Hausner, noting that it
presiding judge took constituent agencies.
In Washington, 50 was one year since the
place. Vudka criticized
the Soviet Union for not Soviet Jews from New Soviet Union signed the
providing Jews with York gathered, at the Helsinki Agreement,
schools or the opportu- Capitol to urge the gov- said, "I accuse Russia
nity to study their own ernment to admit relatives with systematic
violations of its interna-
language and develop living in Italy.
their own culture, as is
More than 2,000 Soviet tional obligations and
provided for other Jews are stranded out- undertakings, including
nationalities. The judge side Rome, living in the Helsinki Agree-
accused Vudka of being a squalor without medical ment." He said the Soviet
nationalist and deemed or financial aid. Accord- Union has refused to
that, although he entered ing to Marvin Schick, a allow families to be re-
a plea of "guilty," his re- political scientist helping united as it agreed to at
pentence was "insincere" their cause, the Immigra- Helsinki.
Hausner added that
and Vudka \vas sentenced tion and Naturalization
to seven years.
Service had denied their the USSR signed a con-
While serving his term, requests for visas, saying vention on freedom of
Vudka participated in they did not qualify as re- communications, but has
demonstrations protest- fugees since they had set- not allowed letters and
ing the refusal of camp tled briefly in Israel after parcels to be delivered to
authorities to make leaving the Soviet Union. Soviet Jews and con-
The Attorney General tinues to interfere with
kosher food available to
the POCs. His activities is being asked to waive Israeli radio programs to
resulted in his transfer to the immigration restric- the USSR.
In London, Greville
Vladimir Prison where he tions; similar exceptions
have been made for Janner, Labor MP and a
continued protesting.
In Philadelphia, the Vietnamese and Cuban leading campaigner on
behalf of Soviet Jewry,
4.1st Eucharistic Con- refugees, Schick said.
gress included a plea for
Meanwhile, the Knes- has asked the govern-
Soviet Jewry among its set urged world public ment to establish a com-
week-long activities. opinion to help the op- mission to monitor the
That plea has been car- pressed Jews of the implementation of the
Helsinki accord.
ried by women staffing a Soviet Union and Syria.
In New York, "Entering
booth on Soviet Jewry at
The Jews in the Soviet
the exhibition at the Union and Syria cannot be a New Culture," a hand-
Philadelphia Civic
Center.
The booth — one of
1,000 at the Civic Center
— is sponsored by the In-
terfaith Women's Com-
Flint's Senior Adult Club Elects Officers
mittee, composed of local
Catholic, Jewish and Pro-
Flint's Senior Friend- Lande, secretary; and
testant women who have
been active on behalf of ship Club elected Beel Lena Alexander, trea-
Frankel president at its surer. The club meets
election meeting last noon Thursdays at Tem-
Kabakoff to Edit
week.
ple Beth El.
Other officers are Della
Tri-lingual Annual
NEW YORK — Dr.
Jacob Kabakoff, profes-
Flint People
sor of Hebrew in charge of
Flint Births
Make
News
Hebraic and Judaic
studies at Lehman Col-
Dr. Charles N. Pappas,
To Dr. and Mrs. James
lege of City University of
New York, has been president of Mott Com- Ginzler (Susan Osher of
named editor of "Jewish munity College, has been Flint) of West Bloomfield,
elected president of the a daughter, Lisa Jen-
Book Annual."
The Jewish Book An- Michigan Association of nifer.
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nual is the only yearbook' Community Colleges.
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To Mr. and Mrs. Daniel
of Jewish literary creativ-
Steve Heitzner cap- Rittman (Susan Winston
ity which is published in
three langugages — En- tured the championship of Flint) of Owosso, a son,
glish, Hebrew and Yid- of the boys' 18-and-under David Joel. * * *
dish. It contains feature singles division in the
To Mr. and Mrs. Bruce
articles, a number of bib- Flint Junior Open tennis
liographies, a compila- tournament last week. Blum (Andra Wolin of
tion of Jewish literary Also participating in the Flint) of Studio City,
anniversaries, and other finals were RodSchreiber Calif., a son, Mark Ste-
ven.
and Robert Sorscher.
material.
Flint Area News
book for Soviet Jewish re-
fugees arriving in the
United States, has been
published by HIAS, the
worldwide Jewish migra-
tion agency.
The bilingual handbook
is being distributed . to
every Russian Jewish
family now leaving Rome
for this country.
Prepared by the HIAS
staff in Rome with help
from personnel at HIAS
headquarters in New
York City and Geneva,
the handbook gives a
broad overview of life in
the United StateS. Vari-
ous chapters deal with
the U.S. economy, the
education system, health
care, taxes, housing and
transportation.
Friday, August 13, 1976 15
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