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Jewish Groups Hail
Independent Ukraine
New York (JTA) — Ad-
vocacy groups for Soviet
Jewry have generally
welcomed the Ukrainian re-
public's overwhelming vote
for independence from the
Soviet Union.
But many of the con-
gratulatory statements
issued this week indicated
that Jews remain wary over
the long history of anti-
Semitism in the huge re-
public and are seriously
disturbed by its most recent
manifestations.
Shoshana Cardin, chair-
man of the National Con-
ference on Soviet Jewry,
urged the newly indepen-
dent Ukraine, which has
been part of the Russian em-
pire for more than 300 years,
to continue to allow Jews to
emigrate freely and to guar-
antee that those who stay
will be permitted to pursue
their "religious and cultural
identity."
"We trust that the pop-
ularly elected new govern-
ment will bear in mind the
basic human rights of all of
its citizens, including its
sizable Jewish community,"
Ms. Cardin said in a state-
ment.
Like several other Jewish
leaders, Ms. Cardin praised
the Ukrainian government's
commemoration of the 50th
anniversary of the Nazi
massacre of Jews at Babi
Yar, near Kiev, in
September and October. She
saw the event as an effort to
educate its citizens about the
evils of anti-Semitism.
Pamela Cohen, president
of the Washington-based
Union of Council for Soviet
Jews, sent the group's
"profound best wishes" to
the newly elected Ukrainian
president, Leonid Kravchuk.
Ms. Cohen's message
pointed out that her group's
advocacy for Soviet Jews and
human rights "has always
encompassed the plight of all
peoples and has compelled
our understanding of your
struggle."
In Ottawa, the leaders of
B'nai B'rith Canada made
public a letter of congratula-
tions to Mr. Kravchuk.
Signed by President-elect
Gabe Nachman and Frank
Dimant, its executive direc-
tor, the letter acknowledged
that "relations between the
Ukrainian and Jewish
peoples have often been
characterized by mistrust
and pain over the cen-
turies."
But it "welcomed the new
openness which has been
demonstrated in coming to
terms with the good and the
bad in our past," specifically
the Babi Yar commemora-
tion.
The letter expressed hope
that from now on relations
between Ukrainians and
Jews in the Ukrainian re-
public and throughout the
world will be "based on a
common commitment to
justice and democracy."
The New York-based Stu-
dent Struggle for Soviet
Jewry said Ukrainian in-
dependence "brought a mix-
ture of hope and fear to that
new nation's Jews."
"The leadership of Rukh,
the Ukrainian nationalist
movement, has repeatedly
expressed its friendship with
Jews," the Student Struggle
noted. It maintained that Mr.
Kravchuk "understands
that his manipulation of
traditional grassroots anti-
Semitism would greatly
harm the chances for Ukrai-
nian acceptance in the com-
munity of democratic
nations."
The Student Struggle add-
ed, nevertheless, that "too
many Ukrainian Jews re-
member the long centuries
of bloody anti-Jewish
pogroms, collaboration with
the Nazis, virulent official
anti- Semitism under the
Soviet regime and anti-
Jewish acts today," in-
cluding graffiti at Jewish
cemeteries.
It recalled that only this
past August, a monument
was erected to officers and
soldiers of the Waffen SS in
the Ukrainian town of
Yaseniv.
The dedication ceremonies
were unabashedly anti-
Semitic, the Student
Struggle said.
Living Costs
Up Slightly
Tel Aviv (JTA) — The cost-
of-living index rose by a
barely perceptible 0.1 per-
cent in November, an en-
couraging sign of lower in-
flation.
It was said to be one of the
lowest monthly rises ever
recorded. It was attributed
mainly to a seasonal drop in
the price of fruits and
vegetables and a small
decline in housing costs.
Spokesmen for both
Histadrut, Israel's labor fed-
eration, as well as the
Manufacturers Association
expressed cautious hope that
the price index would re-
main low.