Jews Suppressed in Russia Editorials printed in The Michigan Daily express the individual opinions of staff writers or the editors. This must be noted in all reprints.- MANY PEOPLE have raised criticisms against Joint Judiciary Council on various grounds, so it apparently could use improve- ments. However, before suggesting specific im- provements, it is necessary to determine just what Joint Judic is. It is certainly quite similar to a court in that it judges whether or not students have broken certain regulations, and if it finds them guilty, it "suggests" a penalty to a faculty committee, which nearly always approves the action. This certainly seems like a court, but there are certain differences in procedure between Joint Judic and courts of law in this country. FIRSTLY, its "trials" are often the second trial a student has undergone for the same action. Specificaly, he is often tried by both the city and by Joint Judic for breaking drink- ing or driving regulations. Secondly, its sessions are closed, and the public never hears any more than the mere fact that a hearing has been held and a certain action was taken against an anonymous per- son. Lastly, the "crimes" for which a student is "tried" are not thoroughly defined. He may be tried on the charge of "conduct unbecoming a student." AT THIS POINT it may be noticed that these differences have the effect of denying what is often considered a basic right of democratic justice: the right to be tried in an open trial on a specified charge. This seenis to be due to the Council's position as a non-governmental body, "trying" non-legal "crimes." However, it would still seem that any changes eliminating this denial of freedoms would be for the better and should be made. As regards "double jeopardy," it was recent- ly justified by a member of Joint Judic by the argument that the student owes responsibility to both the University and the city. j However, when extended, this argument By NORMA SUE WOLFE Daily Staff Writer R ELIGION - the "opiate of the masses" in atheist-oriented So- viet Russia - is being dealt an- other harsh blow. Recently there have been wide- spread reports of suppressing the Jewish faith in the Soviet Union-- synagogues being closed, Jewish cemeteries desecrated and arrests made. One statistic-packed article ap- pearing in a Virginia newspaper listed the following evidence: 1) "It was admitted that, from 1948 to 1953, 1,500 Yiddish schools, 20 Yiddish publications and a doz- en Yiddish theatres were closed; 2) "That more than 500 Jewish intellectuals were exiled or exe- cuted for 'cosmopolitanism'; 3) "Today, there is no Jewish school in Soviet Russia; Hebrew history and culture may not be taught; 4) "Under the present quota system, fewer Jewish students are permitted to enter the universities than during the days of the Tsars; 5) "in all of Russia, there is only a single, 'one-page Yiddish newspaper, published weekly in a remote province, Birobidzhan, and banned in Moscow; 6) "There are some three mil- lion Jews in the Soviet Union, yet only 0.2 per cent of both houses of the Supreme Sovie are Jews; 7) "There is no Chief Rabbi, no central organization, no communi- cation among the dispersed con- gregations. Only one synagogue remains open in Moscow, a city that numbers 500,000 Jews among its population; and 8) "The Hebrew Bible has not been printed since the 1917 revo- lution." THE EDITORIAL ends with an answer to Soviet Deputy Premier Mikoyan's assertion that "there is no Jewish problem in the Soviet Union." "There is 'no Jewish problem,' quite simply, because there are, culturally speaking, noj Jews," the editorial reads. "The 'problem' has been solved, to the Kremlin's satis- faction, by the ruthless use of police state methods" Action from other areas followed soon after similar reports began circulating. A report from the United Nations in June described a variety of discriminatory prac- tices against Jews in the Soviet Union. The report listed the recent closing of two synagogues, desecra- tion of five Jewish cemeteries, and several arrests as evidence. The dismantling of Jewish cemeteries, including the sale of gravestones for non-religious purposes, was reported to be one of the outstand- ing discriminatory practices in the current Anti-Semitic campaign. , . * ONE OLD CEMETERY has been divided and a market-place is be- ing erected on part of it. Refer- ence to the Jews killed during the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union also has been obliterated from sev- eral memorials. Apartments are being erected on the former site of another Jew- ish cemetery, while authorities have announced one in Kiev will be made into a municipal park. A further report was published by the Congress for Cultural Free- dom (August, 1957). This "Soviet Survey" describes economic and diplomatic as well as out-and-out religious discrimination. The Survey quotes Prime Min- DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN The Daily Official Bulletin is an official publication of The Univer- sity of Michigan for which The Michigan Daily assumes no edi- torial responsibility. Notices should be sent in TYPEWRITTEN form to Room 3519 Administration Build- ing, before 2 p.m. the day preceding publication. Notices for Sunday Daily due at 2:00 p.m. Friday. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1959 VOL. LXX, NO. 64 General Notices Ushering: People wishing to usher for "Epitaph for George Dillon, to be presented Wed. through Sat. at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre, are asked to sign up on the Bulletin board out- side Rm. 1502 Frieze Bldg. Ushers are requiredtoarrive at 7:15 for the 8:00 o'clock performance. New University of Michigan Graduate Screening Examinations in French and German. All graduate students desir- ing to fulfill their foreign language re- quirement by passing the written exam- ination given by Prof. Lewis (formerly given by Prof. Hootkins) must first pass an objective screening examination. The objective examinations will be giv- en four times each semester (i.e., Sept., Oct., Nov., December, Feb., March, Ap- ril, and May) and once during the Summer Session, in July. Students who fail the objective examination may re- peat it but not at consecutive admin- istrations of the test (e.g., Sept. and Oct.) except when the two adminis9- trations are separated by more than 35 days (e.g., Dec. and Feb.) The next administration of the ob- jective examinations in French and German will be on Thurs., Dec. 17 in Aud. C, Angell Hall at 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Within 24 hours after the examinations the names of students who have passed will be posted on the Bulletin Board outside the office of Prof. Lewis, the Examiner in Foreign Languages. Rnm. ister Nikita Khrushchev in his meeting with French Socialist delegates on May 12, 1956: "Should the Jews want to occupy the fore- most positions in our republic now, it would -- naturally - be taken amiss by the indigenous jinhabit- ants." * * * IT CONTINUES with claims that the Jews are the only group in the USSR not permitted to have a central religious body. It is prob- ably the only group whose writers are not permitted to publish their works in the original languages- Yiddish and Hebrew. The American Jewish Congress went further than listing facts. It displayed a series of pictures to show the desecration of Jewish cemeteries and synagogues in the Soviet Union within the past year, saying "pictorial evidence is an- other indication that the. Soviet Government has now apparently undertaken to fragmentize those meager remains of organized Jew- ish religious life which have still been permitted." . ANOTHER REPORT says there are currently only some 60 rabbis (most of them old) in the Soviet Union - "one rabbi for every 50,- 000 Jews -- most of them officiat- ing in rented rooms which substi- tute for synagogues." In August the World Jewish Congress appealed for "full oppor- tunity for collective religious and cultural self-expression" after a 10-day assembly held in Stock- holm. It further appealed for "the opportunity for those who desire it to join their families and fellow Jews in Israel." It's time for an end to fact- compilation and the beginning of some action.... RARE BOOKS-In one of the few remaining synagogues in Soviet Russia, a Jewish citizen reads from a rare Hebrew prayer book. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: -a A writer Calls Messiah Review 'Appalling9' displayed by only the very finest musicians. * . * . -THE "CHACONNE" by Vitali which opened the pr'ogram was a spirited work and immediately gave the performer a chance to demonstrate his forcefulness. The Franck Sonata in A major which followed was one of the high points of the concert. Oistrakh gave a very sensitive, understanding interpretation to the work and brought out its dra- matic qualities in the large ex- pansive passages as well as in the quiet beautifully moving melodic lines. Vladimir Yampolsky, the pianist, always seemed to be right there to give support when needed, and carry his solo passages with strength. The two performers were very sensitive to one another and achieved a good musical balance. This was especially apparent in the fourth movement where the melodic line was treated in an imitative manner, first by the violin, then, the piano. *. * * "THE FIVE Melodies, Op. 35," by Prokofieff were, to this review- er, perhaps the most beautiful part of the concert. They are not flashy, technically impressive works, but are pure, intense mel- odies, beautifully conceived. The piano and violin work very closely together for a clear excit- ing sound. Yampolsky was very sensitive to the violin part and produced beautiful sounds which intensified the performance of the work. Alfred Mendelsohn's "Prelude and Fugue for Solo Violin on a Theme by Bach" was programa- tically a good contrast to the quieter Prokofieff pieces. It is a vigorous angular work which rarely seemed to go below a forte dynamic level. Oistrakh handled the difficult passage work with much facility and strength. * * * . "THE SONATA in E-fiat'major, Op. 11, No. 1" by Hindemith is a work which combines many mu- sical ideas and gave the perform- ers a chance to display a wide range of musical sounds. Again, the two artists worked together to demonstrate an understanding of the music and give a sensitive per-. formance. The closing works, "Four Hun- garian Dances" by Brahms, was a lively close to the program. The enthusiastic audience brought the performers back for three encores and gave them a standing ovation mixed with cheers of bravo. -Charlotte Davis New Bdoks at Library Conant, James Bryant - The Child, the Parent and the State; Cambridge, Harvard Univ. Press, 1959. Enright, Elizabeth-The Riddle . of the Fly and Other Stories; N.Y., Harvourt, Brace & Co., 1959. Faulkner, William - The Man- sion; N.Y., Random House, 1959. Gard, Wayne-The Great Buf- falo Hunt; N.Y., Alfred A. Knopf, 1959. AT THE STATE: 'Country' Barren IN ITS OWN, groping way, "The Wonderful Country" does aspire to be something more than just another "B" film, and to this extent it deserves at least an "A" for effort. Unfortunately, the road to hell is paved with good inten- tions, and what begins as an hon- est effort bogs down in Hollywood cliches. To say that the action is dis- jointed requires an explanation. For a long time, there is no ac- tion. Then, suddenly, and for little reason, there is too much. Because of this, the plot is rath- er confusing, but if I have my facts straight, "Country" is main- ly concerned with Robert Mitch- um's search for a home. "HOLLOW CHEEKS" loosely portrays a man without a coun- try, or, to be more accurate, a man with two countries. Born in Mis- souri, a land he left at an early age (and you can't really blame him for that) he emmigrates to Mexico, which is quite a switch. He has been there so long, in fact, that he speaks English with a lazy, Mexican accent. To the Americans he is thus known as a dangerous pistolero not without reason, for he has been quite a drag on/their popu- lation growth. In Mexico he is welcomed with open, and loaded, arms, and is content with this professional-assassin status until he bungles a gun-running' mission and is laid , up in an American town with a broken leg. In more respects than one, therefore, his leg is cast in a supporting role, for his Mexican employers suspect that he has taken advantage of this accident to betray them. Mitchum thus discovers that, cer- tain of his old amigos have ac- tually always regarded him as be- ing nothing more than a feelthy gringo. m * ARMED WITH this bit of knowledge of human behavior, is it little wonder that he felt so un- comfortable in Ireland? Is it little wonder that, iny:this picture, he doesn't allow anyone to autograph' his cast? At any rate, after some soul- searching he decides to lay down his smokirig pistol, go back to America, face the various trials- it was, of course, all in self-de- fense - and marry Miss Julie London, whose husband (Gary Merrill) was bumped off by Apaches. The happy ending is forcefully implied,, if not actually shown, and the termination of the film itself is not exactly a sad oc- casion. -J.L. FORSHT & t WITH RESPECT to the argument that jus- tice is denied by having all sessions closed, and cases reported anonymously and without any facts save the judgment itself, there is a very good reason for it in most cases. The Uni- versity apparently does not wish to hurt a stu- dent's )'reputation more than is necessary or to have Joint Judic hearings become public spectacles of ignominy. This is valid in the cases when the student is willing to waive his right to have the public watch his judges to see that they keep within the bounds of propriety. But it is still a denial of rights,' whatever, the reasons behind it. PERHAPS the Council could hold open hear- ings if the acused requests-it, so that some- one will be "watching the watchers." Maybe no one would request this, but what harm could it do to allow for open sessions. In regard to defining "conduct unbecoming a student," it is admittedly not easy to define this term, but it would seem only proper that a reason for punishing a person should be made explicit. Perhaps Joint Judic could de- clare certain areas such as breaking state law, to always fall under this category of offenses, leaving room for the interpretation of other actions as unbecoming conduct, but at least further delineating the concept. However exemplary Joint Judic is as a stu- dent judicial organization, there is no reason that these contradictions with America's free and democratic traditions should not be elim- inated. --ROBERT FARRELL l To the Editor: THIS LETT'ER is in answer to Robert Jobe's review of Han- del's "Messiah," which appeared in the December sixth issue of The Daily. Mr. Jobe not only wrote a journalistically incompetent re- view, but also showed an apalling lack of knowledge of the score and technique of "Messiah." Let me begin by asking Mr. Jobe exactly what "interesting innova- tions" he would suggest for next year's performance? Perhaps the use of sixty boy sopranos from St. Th7omas' might prove "interest- ing?" Robert Jobe's lack of familiarity with "Messiah" becomes evident when he makes the statement that Mr. McCoy does not use different portions of the work in succeeding years. This, as the review said "is not the case in any degree." I hope that Mr. Jobe attended the last four performances of the "Messiah" before making this statement; if he did I can only point out that different sections of the work were used and all one had to do was listen to percieve this. LET US NOW evaluate the "mu- sicology" employed by Jobe in his review. He says the massive chorus should not "recourse to the use of aspirate H's' in florid lines,"~ and if they must they"shouldn't sing florid lines." Well! It might be said that obviously Mr. Jobe has never sung in a large chorus or he would know that aspirate "H's" are the only way to produce clear articulation and phrasing in rapid eigth and sixteenth note passages. Without the use of this choral technique the result is an intermittently interrupted glissan- do. "The huge chorus so often em- ployed in this work is a mistake from the beginning." Mr. Jobe's sentence was "a mistake from the very beginning." May Mr. Jobe be reminded of the fact that he is two hundred years behind the times? The "Huddersfield Society" of England, the "New York Ora- torio Society" and the "Handel- Haydn Society" of Boston, which are probably the finest in their fields, have used the same comple- ment as does the Choral Union for as far back as one can re- member. May I also say that as Handel originally wrote for a' smaller chorus so did he score for a small- er orchestra. In modern perform- ances the chorus and the orches- tra are kept proportionate, keep- ing Handel's wishes in mind. The use of larger orchestras and choruses has become accepted in the performances of Baroque compositions in modern times. THE REASON that the audience was used in the "Hallelujah Cho- rus" was not to disguise "shouts" AT HILL AUDITORIUM: David Oistrakh Violin Magical Performance DAVID OISTRAKH'S concert last night in Hill Auditorium was one that will probably be remembered by Ann Arbor concert-goers for a long time to come. It was a wonderful, exciting, musical experience, Oistrakh is the first Russian artist to appear in Ann Arbor for many years. His playing shows magnificent control, strength and sensi- tivity. The melodic lines were clear and beautifully phrased and he displayed unusual intensity of tone in all dynamic levels. Probably the most remarkable aspects of his playing were power and phrasing. The musical lines had a sweep and intensity which is buy a score of "Messiah," study it fully, learn something about Eng- lish composition and henceforth be sent to review silent movies. Felix A. Pappalardi, Jr., SM Joint Judie .. To the Editor: AF'ER HAVING recent contact with the Joint Judiciary Coun- cil myself, The Daily coverage of the student affairs conference was particularly interesting to me. Mr. Lewis' words of praise for the Judic sounded lofty, but on what grounds are they based? It appears that the terms "fin- est" and "most responsible" are applicable becausethis organiza- tion, with unfailing regularity, and inflexible decisions, manages to drain an attractive sum of excess cash from students' pockets. * * * - IN ANSWER to Steve Marcus' comment that because we are re- sponsible to both the University and the city, we should be judged twice, I ask this question. Since I am responsible to the University, the city, the state, the nation, the world, and God, should I be judged six times for the same violation? -William Heuser, Grad. I. Al. New Fangalist Salute i INTERPRETING THE NEWS: Ike's Health Important By J. M. ROBERTS Associated Press News Analyst PRESIDENT EISENHOWER is confident that his health is adequate to meet the rigors of his good will trip, but no matter how you slice it he is taking a grave personal risk in order to promote greater unity in the non- Communist world. Just the thought of making 30 speeches and attending a diplomatic conference all in 19 days is exhausting. The President will do it while traveling 23,000 miles. MOST OF THE MEN to whom he will talk know something of the strain of such an undertaking. This knowledge itself will do much to convince them of his. earnestness when the President tells them of America's search for him, and the provision of every possible com- fort, the mere feeling of a rat race which ac- companies such a schedule has a terrific impact on a man, and especially a 'man of the Presi- dent's age, and with his background of illnesses. His entire future depends upon how well he stands the pace. Against this background, the magnitude of American world leadership in his mind becomes plain. SOME PEOPLE still question American sin- cerity, he said. "I want to prove that we are not aggressive; that we seek nobody else's territories or posses- sions; we do not seek to violate anybody else's rights. We are simply trying to be a good part- ner in this business of searching out for _ ._ - ., :. .