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MUMUNICS DRIVE414 CELLULAR Madison Heights Farmington Hills Birmingham 589-2222 *Customer is required to pay for lodging through VVI and any additional expenses incurred on trip. 7 or 10 nights accommodations required depending on destination. Other restrictions may apply, see in store for details. 52 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1991 441111ERITECH ® MOBILE commuawcAnolvs ALT4OOKZED MISELLIN We Feature Ameritech Mobile Communications. 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.