B"H
The Council of Orthodox Rabbis calls on all
Synagogues and individuals to say special psalms
on the holiday of Pesach on behalf of the
Lubavitcher Rebbe
The Rebbe, Rav Menachem Mendel ben
Chana, one of the leaders of world Jewry in
our times, has recently suffered a severe stroke,
and his condition is very serious.
Let us join together in prayer for his immediate
and complete recovery, and may G-d bless us
all with a happy and kosher Pesach.
MR. AND MRS. MERTZ
and
MR. AND MRS. WEISS
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Friends & Customers
Sincere Best Wishes
for a Happy,
Healthy and
Peaceful
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WERE FIGHTING FOR
YOUR LIFE
American Heart
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Judge Called Biased
In Czech Case
Prague (JTA) — Formal
sentencing of the editor of
the Czech anti-Semitic
weekly Politika has been
postponed after the defen-
dant's attorney alleged that
the judge was biased against
his client.
Josef Tomas began
publishing the anti-Semitic
Politika in 1991. That same
year, several people, in-
cluding members of Parlia-
ment, began lodging com-
plaints against Mr. Tomas.
The police investigation of
the case lasted nearly two
years.
On Jan. 14, District Court
Judge Helena Kralova,
taking advantage of a newly
introduced section of the
Czech penal code, issued a
written condemnation of Mr.
Tomas without hearing the
case in open court.
Judge Kralova sentenced
him to five years' probation
after suspending a one-year
prison sentence. The judge
also imposed a three-year
ban on the publication of
Politika.
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Last week, Mr. Tomas ap-
pealed the sentence, and
when Judge Kralova re-
jected the objection that she
was biased, Mr. Tomas' at-
torney filed a complaint that
will have to be ruled upon by
the Superior Court of the
city of Prague.
In December 1992, Mr.
Tomas was obliged to inter-
rupt publication of Politika
after he was criticized for
publishing a "partial list of
Jews and Jewish half-breeds
in contemporary Czech cul-
ture."
The list was accompanied
by an article written by Mr.
Tomas railing against
"Slays from around the Jor-
dan River" who live in what
was then Czechoslovakia
spreading the "smell of
garlic" and "plundering the
country."
The list included the
names of 160 leading Czech
writers, musicians, actors
and filmmakers of Jewish as
well as non-Jewish origin.
Among those on Mr.
Tomas' list were writer
Vaclav Havel, now president
of the Czech Republic, who is
not Jewish; Czech- American
film director Milos Forman;
and the deputy minister of
culture, Michal Prokop.
After two years of in-
vestigations, the public
prosecutor charged Mr.
Tomas in February 1993
Vaclav Havel:
On the list.
with inciting ethnic and
racial hatred, abusing
citizens because of their na-
tionality, race or convictions
and for propagating ideas
aimed at the suppression of
civil rights and liberties.
Although Politika has
been forced to suspend
publication, another paper,
the Czech monthly Dnesek
(Today), has appeared to fill
the vacuum.
Dnesek, which is edited in
the Czech city of Brno by
Frantisek Kasparek, carries
articles by former con-
tributors to Politika and by
others on the right wing.
In a letter written in
December to government,
parliamentary and judicial
officials, the Federation of
Jewish Communities of the
Czech Republic called for the
speedy introduction of
legislation that would im-
pose stiff legal penalties on
those inciting racial and re-
ligious hatred. ❑
Committee Set
For Celebrations
New York (JTA) — To mark the
3,000 years that have elapsed
since King David established the
capital of his kingdom in
Jerusalem, there will be a year-
long international celebration.
The Conference of Presi-
dents of Major American
Jewish Organizations —
which has been designated
the overall U.S. coordinator
for programs and events
related to Jerusalem 3000 —
has established the National
Committee for Jerusalem
3000 to provide direction
and resources to strengthen
individual and collective
efforts.