ing intolerance in these
countries — problems that
are coming to the surface as
the power of totalitarian
regimes recedes. "As a Jew-
ish person, I'm particularly
concerned about anti-
Semitism, and how to avoid
having anti-Semitism

becoming part of any party
seeking power in these coun-
tries."
Kessler's group includes
Andrew Frank, a former ad-
vance man in the Michael
Dukakis presidential cam-
paign, and Mark Melman, a
prominent Jewish pollster.

`Dear Colleague' Letters
Abound In Congress

"Dear colleague" letters,
always a popular way for
legislators to express their
feelings on issues, seem to

Carl Levin:
Better luck.

get more plentiful in election
years.
Currently, there are more
than a half-dozen letters in
circulation that have at-
tracted the interest of Jew-
ish activists here.
Rep. Ed Feighan (D-Ohio)
and Sen. Arlen Specter
(R-Pa.) have floated a letter
calling on Soviet president
Mikhail Gorbachev to expe-
dite direct flights from
Moscow to Israel.
Sen. Paul Simon (D-I11.) is
passing around a missive
urging the Soviet leader to
take a firm stand against the
rise of anti-Semitism in his

country, also the subject of a
resolution by Rep. Tom Lan-
tos (D-Calif.) and Rep. Hank
Brown (R-Colo.). and another
letter by Rep. Barney Frank
(D- Mass.).
Several letters focus on the
controversial call by Sen.
Bob Dole (R-Kans.) for cuts
in foreign aid to top reci-
pients — including Israel.
A congressional Black
Caucus letter, authored by
Rep. Mervyn Dymally (D-
Calif.) and signed by Rep.
George Crockett (D-Mich.),
among others, supports the
Dole proposal, arguing that
the problem with aid is not
the overall amount, but the
way it is being spent. So far,
only 10 of the caucus' 24
members have signed on.
Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.)
has had more luck with a
letter opposing aid cuts for
Israel; currently, more than
70 senators have signed.
And Sen. Rudy Boschwitz
(R-Minn.) has teamed up
with Rep. Bill Green
(R-N.Y.) to produce a letter
urging new action to repeal
the United Nations
"Zionism as racism" resolu-
tion of 1975. As of last week,
the Senate version of the
letter had gathered more
than 40 co-sponsors; the
House version bore the
signatures of more than 15
members, with more ex-
pected.

Drive Builds For Flights
From USSR To Israel

As reports of growing anti-
Semitism in the Soviet
Union continue to pour in —
including rumors of pogroms
allegedly scheduled for early
May — a group of top Jewish
activists met with Rep.
Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.)
and Rep. Barney Frank
Mass.) last week to
brainstorm about solutions
to the growing crisis.
"We've been monitoring
this situation for several

()-

months," Schumer said. "In
the last month, we've had
reports of increased anti-
Semitism, and we decided it
was time to get our heads
together and decide what to
do."
"I, for one, would be much
less favorably disposed
towards a waiver of Jackson-
Vanik if direct flights are
not instituted," Schumer
said. "There is a great deal
of consternation."

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