THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, May 28, 1982 21 Soviet Jewish Refusniks Initiate Lawsuit Over Job Dismissal NEW YORK — Tibilisi activists Drs. Isai and Grig- ory Goldstein have enlisted the aid of the local deputy minister of interior in a legal case they hope will thwart a move to brand theni as "parasites," the Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry reported. On April 23, the Golds- teins, physicists forced to work as TV repairmen, were fired from their jobs as retaliation for staging a demonstration inside secret police headquarters to pro- 'Lest a KGB assault on Isai's wife Elizabeta the day be- fore. The brothers now have brought a lawsuit about their dismissal in the regional people's court against their former boss, who is also a KGB agent. Isai told the SSSJ that ac- cording to official regula- tions, the local trade union board may not approve the dismissal of an employee without a meeting with the employee present. The board had composed a false letter asserting the Golds- teins did attend the meet- ing. To bolster their case, Isai said, he had asked Deputy Interior Minister Syrotkin to verify that they had been at KGB headquarters at the time the trade union meeting allegedly took place. "Amazingly, Syrotkin agreed, if he would re- ceive a formal request filom the judge. Im- mediately, I went to the judge. Quite illegally, he refused to request the general to be a witness in our case." On May 17, Isai contin- ued, he - and Grigory re- ceived a subpoena to report to the KGB. No reason was given. They refused on the grounds they were busy preparing their lawsuit. Two weeks ago the KGB had left -Grigory a death threat, "We Will Kill You." Legislators have sent let- ters of protest to Soviet authorities. Isai also said that recently-released prisoner of conscience Ida Nudel of Moscow was refused per- mission to live in the capi- tal, even though she owns a cooperative apartment there. 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Smith, minutes of his arrival in the president of the Southern USSR last month: He was Baptist Convention, said part of a 34-member delega- the Soviet Union "is with- tion on a 15-day tour under * * Detroit Efforts for Soviet Jewry Are Consolidated - The new Detroit Soviet Jewry Committee of the Jewish Community Council was organized in 1981 with,' a grant from the United Jewish Charities for the purpose of increasing public awareness and interest in assisting the Jews of the Soviet Union through promoting increased immi- gration for those who want to leave and the freedom of expression for those who choose to stay. DSJC chairmen Ron Karp, Joel D. Gershenson and Lawrence" S. Jackier note that the situation for Soviet Jews has drastically deteriorated in recent years, including sharp cur- tailment of the numbers permitted to emigrate. In addition, Gershenson said that there have been numerous reports that Jewish refuseniks — those denied permission to emi- grate — and other Jews are receiving worse treatment than ever by the Soviet gov- ernment. Their concern for the continuing plight of Soviet Jews led to Jac- kier and Gershenson's role in establishing the DSJC as part of the Jewish Community Council structure. The DSJC unites all previous community efforts to as- sist the Jewish re- fuseniks and prisoners of conscience in the Soviet Union. Both the Jackier and Ger- shenson families corre spOnd regularly with a number of refuseniks, and through the Detroit Soviet Jewry -Committee's Adopt-A-Family program urge individuals and organ- Frankfurt Plans Jewish Museum . BONN (JTA) — The Frankfurt municipality has approved plans to build a Jewish museum which will contain documents on the history of Jews in Germany and other German- speaking countries. It is ex- pected to be completed within three years.' The museum will docu- ment in particular the role played by Jews in the social, economic and cultural life of Frankfurt and the fate of Frankfurt Jews after Hitler took power in 1933. There will also be a permanent display of Jewish periodi- cals. izations to do the same. Other activities spon- sored by the committee in- clude Bar and Bat Mitzva twinning with refuseniks youngsters, missions to the -Soviet Union, a speakers bureau, a Soviet Jewry newsletter, Soviet Jewry action alerts, and various community-wide programs designed to focus attention on the Soviet Jewry issue and to educate the commu- nity. For example, the DSJC will sponsor a musical trib- ute to the Jewish refuseniks and prisoners of conscience in the Soviet Union. It is also planning an educa- tional forum where interna- tional authorities on Soviet Jewry will examine the issue in depth and offer an assessment of the current situation. The DSJC has formed subcommittees to de- velop ongoing programs and activities. They are outreach, chaired by Jerry- Rogers; public re lations, headed by Jean- nie Weiner; and special events, ,led by Brenda -and Robert Pangborn. The committee also car- ries on' an educational program. For information on the committee and its activi- ties, contact Beverly Yost at the Jewish Community Council, 962-1880. . the auspices of the Baptist World Alliance. In an article prepared for the June issue of the ADL Bulletin, monthly publica- tion of the Anti-Defamation League of Bnai Brith, Rev. Smith wrote about the con- fiscation at the airport in Moscow of religious articles he and the others had brought along. Many in Rev. Smith's party of clergy and laymen were carrying Bibles to take as gifts to various pastor's, but all the materials were con- fiscated. Rev. 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However, a Russian language book on Jewish religious history and four tape cassettes of Hebrew songs escaped con- fiscation because he was carrying them in his camera .case.