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…I PURELY COMMENTARY 'Al Tifrosh' PHILIP SLOMOVITZ Editor Emeritus A lways the most urgent need in Jewish ex- istence, unity in our ranks, is the most compelling duty. It is not uniformity, and differing in views is not objec- tionable. In matters involving the security of Israel and its protection against threatened annihilation, disputing is treated with great caution. When, therefore, appeals for peace are linked with menac- ing aspersi...…
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…EDITORIAL Trapped In Moscow M oscow's rejection of the Bush administration's appeal to allow direct flights for Soviet Jews from Moscow to Israel is disturbing on a number of levels. The most worrisome aspect is that thousands of Soviet Jews seeking to emigrate now may be trapped at a time when anti-Semitism within the Soviet Union is increasing. There are simply not enough flights from Moscow to Budapest — the most common route — for all w...…
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…Lansing resident Kurt Gorwitz, a Holocaust survivor from Austria, protests Farrakhan. student organization; repre- sentatives of Hispanic groups; and As One mem- bers. The latter left when speakers made anti- Farrakhan comments. Finkelstein regretted in- clusion of the comments, stating they happened despite the fact the rally was to focus on broader issues. A candlelight rally outside the MSU Auditorium was specifically aimed at Far- rakhan....…
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…SPECIAL REPORT ❑ THE NEW EXODUS The Zionist Dream Is About To Be Tested With the need to absorb up to a million Soviet Jews in the next deca4 Israel is willing but is she able? A first-hand report. GARY ROSENBLATT Editor erusalem — In an im- passioned speech to an international gather- ing of Jewish journalists, Jewish Agency Chairman Simcha Dinitz said he is not worried about the "historic challenge" of absorbing huge numbers of Soviet...…
…SPECIAL REPORT ❑ THE NEW EXODUS Soviet Jews are pouring into Israel at a rate of more than 1,000 a week, the largest influx in the history of the state. housing, education and oth- er needs. Jewish federations around the United States are watch- ing the Ra'anana experi- ment and discussing wheth- er, like Project Renewal of a decade ago, this will be the next major cooperative ef- fort between American Jew- ish and Israeli communities. Biels...…
…SPECIAL REPORT ❑ THE NEW EXODUS have started organizing on their own to help determine their future. In December, the Va'ad, the federation of Soviet Jewish communities, was created during the historic Zionist Congress in Moscow which brought to- gether virtually all of the 200 Jewish organizations in the USSR. "Everyone felt the need to be together," explained Mikhail Chlenov of Moscow, co-president of the Va'ad and one of 12 Soviet Jews at ...…
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…SPECIAL REPORT THE NEW EXODUS Will Israel Be Ready For Glasnost's Gifts? The effect on Israel of the revolution in the Soviet empire is pro found and dramatiq including the economy, politics, aliyah and prospects for Mideast peace J erusalem — Haor Street has seen better days. But it is a long time since the gracious old stone building at No. 2, tucked in behind Jerusa- lem's Central Bus Station, has bustled with so much raw, urgent energ...…
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