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Secret Hebrew Schools Lead Russian Aliya
By MOSHE RON
The Jewish News Special
Israel Correspondent
TEL AVIV — In the small
apartment of Hebrew
teacher Liova Gorodecki in
Moscow a group of pupils
assembled two months ago.
Now we shall have a talk
about how some of us are
KGB agents who have infil-
trated the apartment, and
about the pupils who are
taking part in lessons,
which are forbidden accord-
ing to the law," the teacher
said.
"We are policemen," one
of the pupils said in Hebrew.
"Your documents, please,"
another one of the pupils
cried. "What do you want
from us? We are only study-
ing."
"I have left my documents
at home," a girl said.
"Please, come with us to the
police station," the first
pupil orders.
Suddenly the doorbell
rings. Who is there?" the
teacher asks. "Police"
answers a harsh voice.
Policemen and KGB ag-
ents enter the apartment.
This is quite an ordinary
event in Russia. But this
time, in this case, the reac-
tion is different. Laughter
greets the officials. "Why do
you laugh?" the_ police offi-
cer asks.
The answer of:the pupils
does not satisfy the police
commander. The Hebrew
talk about the possibility of
KGB agents infiltrating in
to the lessons was inter-
rupted by the sad reality
and all participants were
arrested.
Among those arrested
was Masha Azark. Her hus-
band Shmuel was at that
time occupied with prepara-
tions for a secret perform-
ance of a Yiddish play. He
arrived later in the apart-
ment of Gorodecki and
found a note in the door:
"Shmuel, your tea is ready
on the table. Enter and
drink it. Your wife is in the
police station — Masha."
Shmuel Azark, who is
now living in Jerusalem,
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The
in this identiy card the word
Jew. When you have seen authorities are adopting
yourself all the time as a oppressive measures.
Soviet citizen like all For one year, family invi-
others, you see suddenly tations for Israel have not
this card and learn the been accepted, which are
the basis for an exit per-
truth."
Another member of the mit.
The new immigrants
group, Victor Dubin, says
the problem starts when from the Soviet Union are
you learn that you are a wondering why Israel does
Jew, but you do not know not protest officially these
the meaning of it. Victor steps against Jewish im-
talks about the • emigrants migrants, hindering then-
from Russia who are stay- from joining their familieL
ing in Vienna. These are in Israel. They see in the
Jews without a Jewish con- present situation the
science. For them, leaving greatest danger for the con-
Russia is the main thing tinuation of the aliya from
and they wish to go to Russia to Israel.
America. If Jewish con-
sciousness would grow
among the emigrants of the
Soviet Union, they would go
to Israel.
Those who seek Jewish
consciousness search for the
"Son of C. Trojan"
secret Hebrew schools. It is
the first contact with aliya
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fidence is established, the
hearts are opened. They
start to learn Hebrew and
wish to go to Israel.
Not less than 300,000
Jews in the Soviet Union
are waiting for an exit per-
mit to go to Israel.
The secret school-groups
are getting larger. Accord-
ing to an estimate there are
90 Hebrew teachers in Mos-
cow and 20 for Bible study
and Jewish customs. The
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TEL AVIV — The re- published. The Gorki group
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hibition of some 240 photo-
graphs, on display this
month at Beth Hatefutsot,
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Museum of the Jewish
Diaspora.
Jewish life in the Carib-
Portrait of the Jews in
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the 20th Century
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In the 17th Century, de-
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scendants of the Marranos
from Spain and Portugal ar-
rived in the region and es-
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tablished a chain of
flourishing settlements.
They achieved high social
standing and participated
in the political and military
struggles of the countries in
which they lived.
These Jews saw them-
selves as part of what they
called "The Portuguese He-
brew. Nation" or the "Na-
tion."
Today, only remnants of
this Jewish community still
survive in a few centers.
of Harvard Row
Elsewhere only ruins,
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tablets remain; and even
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remembers how he ran
immediately to the police
station. After several
hours, his wife had been.
released, after she was
warned that she would be
arrested and sent to
prison for years if she
were caught again at
secret meetings.
Shmuel, 32 years old, tall
and with features of an in-
tellectual, was born in Mos-
cow. He was an art critic
and was dismissed from his
job after applying for immi-
gration documents to
Isarel. He decided to set up a
secret Yiddish theater
which performed "My
Famous Hero Brothers" and
the "Purim Shpiel" for chil-
dren.
Shmuel is one of a group
of six who have arrived in
Israel. They are the Gorki
group, named after the
school in Moscow where
they rehearsed. All of them
speak Hebrew and have
been in charge of secret He-
brew and Jewish schools in
Moscow.
Lev Ibasov is the
youngest of the group. He is
21 years old, a tall young
man in a bright suit. He was
remote from Jewishness,
learned Hebrew and was a
teacher for 15 groups of
pupils. They were active in
inducing Jews to emigrate
to Israel. They mobilized
new Hebrew pupils and
teachers to replace those
who went to Israel.
They are asked how
children of assimilated
families become Zionists
and learn Hebrew in
secret, in spite of the
danger of spending years
in prison?
Shmuel answers, "The
Jewish identity is born at
the moment when you write
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