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would allow certain govern-
mental agencies and in-
dustries to bar those privy to
state secrets from emigrating
for up to seven years.
Under the new law, those
refused permission to
emigrate would have the
right to appeal to an ad-
ministrative commission of
the Supreme Soviet, the
legislative body that handles
day-to-day policy matters.

Elan Steinberg, executive
director of the World Jewish
Congress, said the proposed
emigration reforms are, in
part, "the result of our
various meetings in the
Soviet Union in the last
several months, ranging from
those involved in drafting the
legislation in the Foreign
Ministry to Politburo
members."

The most recent meeting of
this kind occurred last week,
when WJC President Edgar
Bronfman met with Alex-
ander Yakovlev, a powerful
Politburo member considered
to be a senior ally of Soviet
leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
In addition to the emigra-
tion law, the Soviet Union is
preparing a regulation that
for the first time would
enable those under the age of
18 to study religion, Coun-
cilman Dear reported. The
law would also permit the
teaching of religion by adults.
Steinberg of WJC predicted
Soviet Jewish emigration this
year would hit or possibly ex-
ceed the record 1979 level of
51,320. The 1990 figures
could be at least 70,000, he
said.

Anti-Semitism Costs
Rap Singer His Job

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New York (JTA) — The
Soviet Union is readying a
far-reaching reform of its
emigration laws that would
permit Soviet citizens to
travel and emigrate without
going through the com-
plicated channels currently
necessary, according to a
ranking official of the World
Jewish Congress who recent-
ly saw a draft of the new
legislation.
This information was cor-
roborated by New York City
Councilman Noach Dear, who
recently returned from the
Soviet Union with a transla-
tion of the draft legislation.
Dear has been visiting the
Soviet Union regularly in the
last few months as co-
chairman of the Joint Com-
mittee for the Preservation of
Jewish Heritage.
The new Soviet legislation
is expected to relax existing
restrictions on emigration for
those privy to "state secrets."
It is also expected to
eliminate the requirements
that prospective emigrants
obtain waivers of financial
obligation from their parents
and that they receive invita-
tions from close relatives
abroad.
Short-term visits would no
longer require any invitation
from abroad. And for long-
term visits or emigration, in-
vitations from any person or
institution would be
sufficient.
The secrecy rule would be
modified so that there would
be a five-year limit on the
amount of time a prospective
emigrant could be barred
from leaving. An exception

New York (JTA) — A
member of the popular rap
group Public Enemy has been
fired after making anti-
Semitic remarks in a
newspaper interview.
The member, Professor
Griff, was removed from the
group Sunday "because of his
remarks and beliefs," said
Russell Simmons, president
of Def Jam Records, Public
Enemy's record company.
Griff told the Washington
Times last month that he
believed "the Jews were wick-
ed," and that he could prove
it. He said obtained his
knowledge of Jewish history
from the Nation of Islam's
historical research depart-

ment. Chuck D., the leader of
the rap music group Public
Enemy apologized for anti-
Semitic remarks made by the
former group member, but
defended the source of those
remarks as legitimate.
Chuck D said that Griff had
obtained his books and
magazines from "the Harvard
library and the library up at
Yale."
He said the remaining
group members would con-
tinue to be affiliated with the
controversial Minister Louis
Farrakhan and the Nation of
Islam movement.
"Griffis a stone-cold racist,"
said Leo Cohen, chief
operating officer of Rush, a

