Begun Case: Judaism on Trial By LISA GANN Of the 119 recognized nationalities in the USSR, 118 have their own schools, in which instruction is con- ducted in their national language. Only the Jewish sector, in size of population the 12th of the Soviet nationalities, is excluded. In Russia proper, ac- cording to official esti- mates, there are well over one million Jews. There are only three synagogues and one aged rabbi to serve this com- munity, and the last daily prayer book was printed 20 years agp. A Soviet Jewish child may not re- ceive religious instruc- tion unless he is among the 10 students chosen by the authorities to study in the one official yeshiva in Moscow. There are in the Soviet Union today two Yiddish newspapers. Until 1977, there was also one Jewish theater company, but it was never permitted to play be- fore an audience in any major city; neither was the only Jewish orchestra. JERUSALEM (JNI) — The re-arrest and forthcom- ing third trial of prisoner of Zion Dr. Yosef Begun sig- nifies much more than just the intensification of the internal Soviet campaign of anti-Israel. It symbolizes the trial of the Hebrew lan- guage and official efforts to suppress all Jewish cultural rights in the Soviet Union. The 50-year-old Jewish mathematician and radio engineer, a refusnik for 12 years, is an activist for aliya and for the free study of Jewish culture in the Soviet Union. Right In Your Own Driveway! THE TUNE -UP i MAN Certified by the National Automotive Institute of Excellence Comes to your home or office with the garage-on-wh,ePls Valet service that doesn't cost one penny extra ■ Expert diagnostic tune-up ■ Electronic analyzer - all engine systems ■ Professionally trained mechanics • Perfect results assured Expanded Services Call Sanford Rosenberg for your car problems 398-3605 VISA' master charge ..... And the situation is far worse with regard to the study of Hebrew. Formally, Hebrew can be learned within the framework of Oriental studies at several universities, but Jews are categorically refused ad- mission to these institu- tions. All applications by Jews to open _Hebrew courses have been rejected, and private Hebrew teachers, like Begun, are Balloon Bouquets by CAROLE WALKER eSddzaii, Balloon and personalized gift service. •Centerpieces •Executive Gifts •Promotional advertising •Party favors WE will plan your next customized party. 491-1255 or 661-1282 punished for parasitism. What more does it take to shock the Israeli public?" Knesset Speaker Menahem Savidor asked a special ses- sion of aliya and absorption committee May 2. Savidor joined World Zionist Execu- tive Chairman Arye Dul- zin's decrying of Israeli Apathy" and urging of demonstrations demanding Begun's release. Education and Culture Minister Zevulun Ham- mer said that an hour- long lesson in every Is- raeli school will be dedi- cated soon to Begun and that youngsters will compose telegrams about Begun's plight to be sent to children in Russia and elsewhere. With intensified Soviet suppression of Jewish cul- ture, Jewish emigration statistics reached the lowest point since the late 1960s. Only 11 immigrants reached Israel from the Soviet Union last month, from the 114 who arrived in Vienna, WZO aliya and ab- sorption department head Raphael Kotlowitz an- nounced May 2. Israeli experts have iden- tified a positive relationship between the two trends. They further theorized about the purpose behind the-May 13 arrival of an of- ficial Soviet delegation, on the heels of recent delega- tions from Cuba, Hungary and Czechoslovakia, and the potential for Soviet- Israel detente. " . Canada Deports War Criminal TORONTO (JTA) — Helmut Rauca, the 74- year-old former gestapo officer, who two weeks ago gave up his legal battle to prevent deportation to West Germany to face war crimes charges, arrived in Frankfurt Saturday under extradition orders, .Cana- dian federal officials re- ported. Accompanied by two West German officials and a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer, Rauca traveled on a scheduled Lufthansa plane. He is expected to be tried on charges of killing more than 11,000 Jews in Nazi- occupied Lithuania in 1941. He is the first war criminal to be deported from Canada. Rauca, who became a Canadian citizen in 1956, was arrested here June 17, 1982, at the request of the West German government. He was in jail in Toronto the date of his arrest until he was placed aboard the plane Saturday, refusing bail. Ambush Kills Israeli Soldier • 1110 0 8 Inc. • Jewelry Designers & ManUfacturers of Original & Unusual Creations • Authorized Appraisers • Estate Liquidators 31313 Northwestern Farmington Hills , 9 .12,-tc75% 851-7333 TEL AVIV (JTA) — An Israeli soldier was killed and another wounded Tues- day evening near the Ansar prisoner of war camp in south Lebanon. Their ve- hicle came under bazooka fire from a roadside am- bush, an army spokesman said. THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Jewish Care Line MILWAUKEE (JTA) — A Jewish Community Care Line, set up by the Mil- waukee Jewish Federation out of concern over the im- pact of the recession on Milwaukee Jews, has pro- vided direct help, referrals and out-reach to Jews of all ages, from young adults to the elderly, the federation has reported. Friday, May 21, 1983 23 RON BLOCK Northland LAWN SPRINKLING We Make House Calls Install & Repair Residential & Commercial 559-5980 off. 355-3391 res. • ;• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • :AN, • Al CUSTOM DRAPERY CLEANERS • • • Draperies Are Better Cleaned, They Receive The Most • • Professional Care Obtainable And Will Prolong Their • • Life And Look Nicer And Longer. • DRAPERIES • BEDSPREADS • BLANKETS • • (Cleaned or Laundered) • • WINDOW SHADES • LAMPSHADES • PILLOWS • VENETIAN BLINDS (Cleaned, retaped & re-corded) • • ANY OTHER ITEMS YOU MAY HAVE — IF IT CAN BE • • - CLEANED, WE'LL CLEAN IT AND CLEAN IT PROPERLY • • AO. ylfoyuorue'xreistminogvdinrgapweeriecsantorfeitmaankoethaenrciwirned-ionw staolrl • room. • • • awl ■ We Remove & Install I VISA* NI • •, • • • DRAPERY CLEANERS • Suburban Call Collect • I 891-1818 • • • • • • • • • • • • 41)-- • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • - All that the name implies." VISA & MASTERCHARGE • •••••••• ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • AMERICANS FOR PROGRESSIVE ISRAEL invite the community to a celebration - of the existence of HASHOMER HATZAIR of 60 years in America and 70 years world wide DATE: SUNDAY, June 12, 1983 TIME: 1:30 p.m. PLACE: CRANBROOK CENTER APTS. 18333 South Dr. Southfield - bet. 12-13 Mile PARTICIPANTS: Avri Fischer Inge Lederer and others Refreshments No Charge