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The proof to the contrary will be found among the refuseniks, and also in the ranks of incoming immigrants from Russia to this country who do not claim a knowledge of the language. If the claim of Yiddish sur- vival in Russia is fulfilling, more power to those in the USSR who make it possible. The facts, however, spell out exaggeration without limit to the bigotries which reveal a continuity of Soviet anti-Jewishness. One Foot In Each Camp Jerusalem — Menahem Hacohen, 53, is an orthodox rabbi, the scion of seven gen- erations of rabbis and Torah scholars. He was born in Jerusalem's ultra-orthodox Mea Shearim neighborhood, educated in some of the city's most highly respected yeshivot, and for years has served as the rabbi of Israel's moshav movement. Yet, since 1974, Hacohen has repre- sented the distinctly non- religious Labor Party in Is- rael's Knesset. He sees no contradiction. "First of all," Hacohen says, "when looking for a political party I sought one most closely aligned with my political — not religious — convictions. True, if this party was anti-religious I could not have joined it. But Labor is not anti-religious. It is a Jewish party with a very positive attitude toward Jewish heritage. "Secondly," he continues you can't influence anybody by closing yourself in your own little ghetto. I remember as a child going to synagogue and hearing the rabbi talk of the beauty and importance of keeping the mitzvot. So what did he accomplish? If you want to influence, if you want to change things then you have to talk with people who don't necessarily think like you." As a religious Labor Party Knesset Member, Hacohen is uniquely positioned to be able to talk with both the reli- gious and secular com- munities. "Although the reli- gious establishment might disagree with me, they can't just ignore me, because I, too, am an observant Jew," he claims. And the secular community, which often pays no attention to what a reli- gious party says, is more likely to listen to me because they think that if I'm in Labor I must be all right, not a religious or political ex- tremist." Hacohen offers no easy solutions for Israels religious-secular schism. He sees the problem as a battle between two different cul- tures, with no simple cure- all. But Hacohen feels that more dialogue and less legis- lation of religious law would bring Israelis closer to Judaism. And although he is against changing the status quo on religious issues (which among other things, prohibits public transportation in most cities on Shabbat), Hacohen is opposed to any further religious legislation. "In fact," he comments "when Is- rael was founded, they should have made a stronger separa- tion between religion and the state. No one wants anything shoved down their throats." HIAS Honors Moynihan And Kunin New York (JTA) — A Jewish refugee from Switzer- land during World War II and a New York politician born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, were honored here last week night by the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) for their contributions to American society and their symbols of hope as immigrant or des- cendant of immigrants who succeeded in America. Also honored was the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago for its efforts on behalf of refugees and immigrants. The Irish New Yorker who received to 1986 Liberty Award for his "lifelong com- mitment to the cause of human rights and the conti- nuance of America as a haven to the oppressed and perse- cuted" was Sen. Daniel Moynihan (D., N.Y.). The 6 1/2 year-old girl who came to Forest Hills, Queens, from Zurich in 1940 to escape probable persecution grew up to be the Governor of Ver- mont. Madelein Kunin deliv- ered the guest speech at the dinner whose theme was "A Salute to Immigrants," a capping-off ceremony for the year that celebrated the centennial of the Statue of Liberty and generations of immigrants who have made America what it is. A month ago, Kunin was reelected as only the third Democratic Governor of Vermont.