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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, August 3, 1919
Soviet' Anti-Semitism on Rise Says Commission
My Mother
always taught
me to . . .
By JOSEPH POLAKOFF
and Sen. Claiborne Pell
WASHINGTON (JTA) — (D-R.I.), the co-chairman,
The co-chairmen of the U.S. issued spearate statements
dress warmly, eat the right
Commission on Security assailing the Soviet prop-
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have strongly condemned
"Soviet anti-Semitism, in
always give them extra
the latest manifestations of both official and unofficial
value for their money .. .
anti-Semitism in the Soviet. varieties, has taken a new
"I always follow her
Union as "alarming" and a and nrisettling forin" and
advice. That's why I'm the
"virulent campaign."
the "official campaign in the
country's top Cadillac
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including the Soviet Union,
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each other as if pleased
with the grisly scene was
a helemeted Nazi officer
and a prison camp trus-
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wearing a Star of David.
The painting, entitled
Your furniture deserves the
"Summer Theater," was
part of a collection show-
very best of fabrics and
ing Nazi brutalities dur-
workmanship. I can give
ing the Nazi occupation
you both at a price you'll be
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glad to pay.
"The recent report of in-
creased anti-Semitism in
the Soviet Union is alarm-
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encouraged this vitupera- Soviet Jews it is a distinc-
tive sentiment by allowing tion without a dif-
the publication and exhibi- ference," the report says.
The Soviet Academy of
tion of blatantly anti-
Semitic literature and art Sciences early this year
work. Such actions are to be published 45,000 copies of a
book entitled "The Ideology
strongly condemned."
Noting that some of the and Practice of Interna-
anti-Semitic material cur- tional Zionism." It attacks
rently being circulated in Judaism as a religion and
the Soviet Union contains alleges "Zionist centers"
accusations reminiscent of control Western media.
Another publication, by
the notorious Protocols of
the Elders of Zion, Pell Yevgeny S. Yevseyev,
commented: "If this viru- entitled "Zionism in the
lent campaign is an attempt Chain of Imperialism," calls
to discourage Jews from Zionism "the worst form of
emigrating, Soviet fascism, the most dangerous
authorities may find their of all fascist forms."
For
or many Soviet Jews,
scheme backfiring as the
rising number of those re- the current anti-Semitic
questing invitations from campaign was signalled
their Israeli relatives indi- early this year with publi-
cates more and more Soviet cation by the official
Jews are trying to leave. "Jurists Publishers" of
Surely, many view emigra- 15,000 copies of "The White
tion as the only was to es-
cape this pervasive anti-
Semitism."
The rise in anti-Semitism
comes at a time when the
Soviet government is allow-
NEW YORK (JTA) —
ing a record number of Jews Nathan Permutter, the na-
to emigrate on Israeli visas. tional director of the Anti-
The two developments — a Defamation League of Bnai
rise in anti-Semitism and a Brith, said he believes that
rise in emigration — have the greatest threat to. the
prompted several theories.
Jewish people today is the
The heightened emig- increasing influence of
ration is attributed here Arab petrodollar diplo-
and in Moscow as the macy.
Soviet government's
The "Zionism is racism"
form of "assurances" to resolution adopted by the
the. Carter Administra- BU General Assembly in
tion of compliance with 1975 has made anti-
the Jackson-Vanik Semitism more open in
Amendment, and there- Europe, Perlmutter said.
fore the USSR is entitled But he said he believes that
to U.S. trade benefits.
more important is the grow-
The rise in anti-Semitism ing Arab use of oil diplo-
is also seen as related to the macy which is making the
emigration climb but on the Jewish people "hostage to
ground that elements in the the price of oil."
Soviet government wish to
Perlmutter said it is for
get rid of as many Jews as this reason the ADL is open-
possible because they are ing a European office in
considred a potential "fifth Paris. The office will be in
column" in the event of war the job of "consciousness
with the West.
raising" among European
In this connection, an Jews, alerting them and
outpouring of official helping them to meet this
"anti-Zionist" books and new danger, he said.
unofficial Russophile de-
56-year-old
The
nunciations allege that Perlmutter and - other
harmful Jewish influences ADL officials recently re-
are within the politburo it- turned from Brussels
self although Jews long ago where they held a one-
ceased to have any partici- day meeting on petrodol-
pation there.
lars and other issues, at
"A principal ingredient" which former Israeli
in the anti-Semitism "ap- Premier Yitzhak Rabin
pears to be the careful and Gen. Alexander
balancing act regarding Haig, Supreme Com-
Jewish emigration forced on mander of NATO, par-
the Kremlin," according to a ticipated.
report received here. "While
Perlmutter, a 30-year
seeking to placate the veteran of the human rela-
United States to gain better tions field who was named
trade terms by raising ADL national director last
Jewish emigration, the November, said Jews have
Soviets also must please to become aware of the im-
their Arab allies who pact of petrodiplomacy. He
staunchly oppose the said the situation was
strengthening of Israel analyzed in Brussels but it
which emigration can earn was dramatized to him upon
for the Jewish State."
his return to New York.
When he returned he saw.
anti-Semitic
While
books and other media a newspaper story that 100
has grown continuously members of the Japanese
in Moscow since the Parliament had called for
Six-Day War, it is re- support of the Palestine
ported, new additions Liberation Organization.
have emerged in recent The next day it was reported
months. Officially they that Austrian Chancellor
are labeled •anti-Zionist Bruno Kreisky, "no friend,"
since Soviet officials re- and former West German
ject the view that anti- , Chancellor Willy Brandt,
"and old friend," had met
Zionism means anti-
Semitism. "But to many with PLO leader Yasir
"Jewish parents say this
overt anti-Semitism is bol-
stered by hidden but ever
rising barriers against their
children in universities,"
the report said. "They say
only a handful of young
Jews are now admitted to
science and mathematics
faculties at prestigious
Moscow State University
and institutes of higher
learning where Jews have
traditionally excelled. The
parents say such impedi-
ments are more severe now
than at any time since the
early 1950s." That was the
closing period of the Stalin
government.
ADL Leader Emphasizes
Threat of Petrodiplomacy
.
ALL MAJOR
CREDIT CARDS
HONORED
Book" of "evidence, facts
and documents" that tries to
link "Zionists" in the Soviet
Union to U.S. intelligence
agents. -
Arafat, "the single most
murderous anti-Semite in
the world today."
This was followed by a re-
port that President Carter
had asked West German
Chancellor Helmut
Schmidt to lead European
pressure against Israel.
This was evidence to him of
the power of petrodiplo-
macy.
Perlmutter noted that
Jews are always con-
cerned about the security
of Israel. But now this
concern will come up
against the desire of some
in the West to appease the
Arab oil producers, he
said.
He pointed out that
Americans as a whole have
not blamed Israel of Jews
for the gas lines. They
blamed the oil companies or
the Organization of Petro-
( leoupmECE) x. porting Countries
But Perlmutter said a
situation could arise where,
due to the influence of Arab
propaganda, Americans
could begin calling for a
"PLO state" as a means of
assuring a steady supply of
oil, as some in Europe are
already doing.
This is why, Perlmutter
said, American Jews must
support efforts to conserve
energy, to find additional oil
and to use other sources of
energy, develop synthetic
oil and take other steps so
the West does not become
"hostage to the endles:
greed of the oil sheikhs."
American Jews should be
urging the President, their
senators and their Con-
gressmen to take this ac-
tion, Perlmutter declared.
Dean Is Named
SKOKIE, Ill. — Rabbi
Shabasai Slae has been ap-
pointed associate dean of
the School' of Liberal Arts
and Sciences and director of
the Jewish studies program
at the Hebrew Theological
College of Skokie, Ill.
In the way of righteous-
ness is life, and in the path-
way thereof there is no
death.