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and other members of the De-
troit committee met with sev-
eral refuseniks.
Meanwhile, Rabbi Nelson
was quick to point out that
while he approved of rabbis
taking part in unlawful pro-
tests on behalf of Soviet Jewry,
he didn't think Jewish reli-
gious leaders should be given a
carte blanche for civil dis-
obedience. "It would be wrong
to say rabbis should go out
with the idea of getting ar-
rested for every cause they
choose to champion."
Monday's arrests came on
the eve of the scheduled trial
in District of Columbia
Superior Court of 24 rabbis
and one Lutheran minister ar-
rested at a protest on the same
site May 1. On Tuesday, that
trial was postponed at the re-
quest of the court, which was
slated to hear 29 cases on the
same day. The new trial date is
Sept. 4.
No trial has been scheduled
yet for those arrested during
the demonstration Monday.
To date, 336 persons, includ-
ing 148 rabbis, have been ar-
rested in similar circum-
stances. In all cases, the
charges were dismissed when
brought to court.
A statement released by the
Washington Board of Rabbis
this week said the DC trial
would "serve as an additional
focus for their (the rabbis')
convictions that the issue of
freedom for Soviet Jews and
other dissidents has reached
the critical stage."
But some in the Jewish
community are questioning
the fact that there is going to
be a trial at all, noting that
those jailed in recent months
during protests against the
apartheid policies of the South
African government at that
country's Washington em-
bassy have been released
without being charged.
According to Jesse Jacobs, a
spokesman for the Union of
Councils for Soviet Jews, the
request for such prosecution is
at the discretion of the particu-
lar embassy involved in the al-
tercation.
In a related development, a
U.S. Congressman and 13
elected state and city officials
from New York and New Jer-
sey were arrested outside the
Soviet Mission to the United
Nations during a similar
demonstration in New York
last week.
The protest last Friday was
the ninth in a series of peace-
ful actions known as Opera-
tion Redemption which is or-
ganized and sponsored by the
Student Struggle for Soviet
Jewry (SSSJ). The action coin-
cided with the trial in Khar-
kov of Evgeny Eisenberg, who
is charged with "anti-Soviet
slander," an official descrip-
tion of teaching Hebrew,
which is forbidden in the
USSR.
Among the legislators taken
into custody and released on
their own recognizance for ar-
raignment July 19 were Rep.
Major Owen (D-NY) and Allan
Karcher, speaker of the New
"It would be wrong to
say rabbis should go
out with the idea of
getting arrested for
every cause they
choose to champion."
Jersey State Assembly. The
others included members of
the New York State Senate
and Assembly and four mem-
bers of the New York City
Council.
In addition, seven other per-
sons, including three rabbis,
were arrested. All were taken
to the local precinct station
and charged with disorderly
conduct for sitting in the street
outside the Mission.
Meanwhile, the persecution
of Soviet Jews continues even
after they are arrested, accord-
ing to recent reports from the
National Conference on Soviet
Jewry (NCSJ) and other
watchdog organizations.
Hebrew teacher Yuli
Edelshtein, who is serving a
three-year labor camp term on
charges of "drug possession,"
is in poor condition after being
beaten by unidentified assail-
ants, in the Vydrino labor
camp, the NCSJ said last
week. According to his wife,
Tanya, who recently returned
to Moscow after meeting with
her husband, Yuli is in "des-
perate condition, and very ill."
Mrs. Edelshtein reported that
he has a lung ailment which
makes him especially vulner-
able to tuberculosis.
After finding Edelshtein in
"shocking condition," Tanya
reportedly wrote to the Sup-
reme Soviet regarding the
"cruel treatment" of her hus-
band at the Vydrino camp,
noted for being "especially op-
pressive." In reply to her ap-
peal, an offical told Tanya that
Edelshtein has been prohib-
ited from returning to his
room after work, and is forced
to start his assignment earlier