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'Friday, April 1, 1 1918
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Hungary Communists Easing Some Restrictions on Religions
(Editor's note: The fol-
lowing analysis was pre-
pared by the European
office of the American
Jewish Committee.)
NEW YORK — Hun-
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gary's Jewish community of
over 80,000, largest in
Europe outside of the Soviet
Union, is well-integrated,
stable and relatively pros-
perous. There are more rab-
bis and functioning
synagogues than in
neighboring lands, and the
Jewish high schools and
yeshiva in Budapest, where
most Jews reside, are un-
ique in the Communist
world.
Last December, when the
Central Board of Hunga-
rian Jews celebrated the
centennial of Budapest's
Jewish Theological Semi-
nary (whose 16 students in-
clude three from the USSR
and one from Czechos-
lovakia), the event received
media coverage throughout
the country and the lighting
of a yard-high Hanuka
menora was witnessed by
Secretary of State Imre
Miklos.
Miklos' presence indi-
cated that the Hungarian
government approved the
celebration. He told the as-
s emblage that Hungary
"supports and cultivates the
development of relation-
ships" between Hungarian
Jews and the Jewish com-
munities of the USSR and
Eastern and Western
Europe, provided there is no
interference in each coun-
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try's internal affairs.
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The Jewish community
maintains ties to the
Memorial Foundation for
Jewish Culture, which
includes 48 national and
international Jewish cul-
tural and religious or-
ganizations, and partici-
pates in meetings of the
European Council for
Jewish Community Ser-
vices. In 1977, it sent de-
legates to the World
Jewish Congress in
Washington.
Jewish research and pub-
lishing, including the
ever-growing "Monumenta
Hungariae Judaica" (his-
torical documents) are
flourishing and the gov-
ernment has permitted the
release of fiction on the
Holocaust, on Jewish iden-
tity, even a history of anti-
Semitism in Hungary. The
state recording company,
Hungaroton, has issued its
first Jewish disc, "Hebrew
Melodies for Sabbath and
High Holy Days," sung by a
Jewish youth choir.
At the same time, it is dif-
ficult to impart Jewish trad-
ition and culture to the
young. The government
still defines Judaism solely
as a religious faith, and
rabbis cannot discuss
Zionism, Israel, or other
political themes, and there
are restrictions on Hebrew
rteo xtbooks
ad
coming from ab-
Only youth clubs al;
filiated with Communist
Party or state organizations
are permitted; young Jews
are discouraged from con-
gregating for social or cul-
tural activities, even at the
synagogue or yeshiva. For a
small community seeking
ways to transmit its herit-
age, the ban on such prog-
ramming is a grave obsta-
cle.
Nevertheless, whether
it was to look good during
the Helsinki meetings in
Belgrade, to expedite the
return of St. Stephen's
crown, or to increase her
chances for "most fa-
vored nation" status in
trade with the U.S. Hun-
gary has relaxed a
number of restrictions on
-eligion.
Last September, the
Catholic Theological Semi-
nary was permitted to offer
extension courses and ex-
pand its accommodations
for spiritual retreat. Later,
evangelist Billy Graham
was encouraged to make a
highly publicized tour of the
country.
Hungary's Jews may be
able to press the Helsinki
spirit to achieve similar
gains if their leaders in the
country and abroad explore
the possibilities and act
creatively translate them
into reality.
Producers Low
JERUSALEM (ZINS) —
Only 340,000 workers out of
Israel's 1,130,000 work
force are engaged in indus-
try and agriculture accord-
ing to a survey by the news-
paper
Haaretz. Some
770,000 are in "service" re-
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