Russia May Open Gates To Jewish Emigration By Boris Smoiar
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I. Dlmont. noted hiato lian and tccturcr. will ^wak at the Jewlah CommunHr Ceti trr on Dcr 10 •( • p m to rli max UM Sixth AnnuaJ Jewtah QiHMMMwMy Boali Fair The topic wta be "Tbc IndMtnictI MaJew>" Mr ntmont. on* o( a small aambrr of KtimMt Jews mid lag In Uie Unilad SUIca. came (a this CMinlry la 19W and «neas with (he durlnc World Warn HI* first book. -'J«ws. God and Hlstor>'." has become a rbaat-aeitar tranalatad Into arvHIa aacond. "Tlw IntfaatructMa J«ws" lar alinllar "The J«ws In AmartIhla yaar. ex-
Rim, Brunch 'Cancelled The -Sunday film and brundt srbeduled for the afater adidta haa been can celled The YIddlah tXIm will be sitown Monday foi attheJCC
lure the opening of the Harry (ireen Sculptural Relief F.x hibll and the Jewish Book Sal*- l>oth events heglmiiin at 7 Wt p m sponsonfl jointly by the .Ifwish ( oiiirnunlty Tenter and the Federation Library, the tMok fair is held annually during Jewish B^nk Month Staff c-o-<>rdlnatam for the nKNithlong even are Marlen Fro»t Herman Kubin and tUiylhe Wolf
Center For Aged Dlmoot amines the roots. Matory and tiestiny of American Jews Mr Oimont Is currt^tly prepartfiK a History ol Ifraal as well as a Jewish htston lor Mr Otnoot. now «a. eifhi langiiaasi and haa had a varied career ranglnc from shoe lalaaman and pul>llc re^ lattana director lor an apparel conCtomerate to critic and author The evening will also fea
Ida Nuclei's Sister Writes to Zorinsky Rdilor'sNote Senator Edward Zorinsky has received a letter (mm Elena Fiidman in Israel regarding her sister. Ida Niidel With his permission, we are reprinting the letter The Jerusalem Post reprint she refers la describe* Ida Nu dH's failinK health and may t>e read In entirety In the Jewish Federation llt>rary at the JCC Tite letter to Senator Zorinsky Is as fallows: Dear Senator Zorinsky, Please convey to your wile my moat sincere thanks for having attended the meeting at Ambasaador Evron's home during my recent visit to Washington I gain strength of spirit from the knowledge that vou and ihe, along with aa many other people In UMtales, share my concern for the welfare of my sixi>del t am extremely concerned lest she not make it through this coming Siberian winter, let akme the foUowing two which she will h.< thrautfl before her unjust and InlHaman senterx • .dlexUeeadi Her physical stale u> of increaaing cor>cem I rrKlose a reprint from The Jerusalem Post which will serve to update your information on her deteriorating physical condi tion My latest information is that Ida has applies] for. artd has been denied, medical treatment avallahle only In Moscow I am anxious to hear from you In the hope that you will contirHie t« help me and all of thoaa good Americans who have rxpraaaed cotiram for Ida
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ThcPkase II i Manning Com mittee for the ('enter For The Aged will present Its final recomnteodallona to the Board of Directors nl the Jewish Federation of Omaha on Tuaaday. t>ec lAal? Wp m According to Jane Brooks snd Mimi Waldbaum. corhalrmen and Is Trctlak. honorary chairman, of the Planning Cotnmlttee. " Intercated members of the community are invited to attend this meeting" The report will encompass the types of facilities to be built and the site selection for the complex Details will be released following the Board meeting
In the friendly "tug-of war" now being conducted between ihe Jewish Agency and the American Jewish communities over the aid given by American Jewry to "dropnut*. " a very Important possi hillty Is being overlooked l^ie possibility is that the Kremlin may lor reasons beneficial to Soviet interests - emtMifk on a policy of opening the gates of ttie CSSK wider lor Jewish en even wider than < Jews anticipated tu IVHW <iiir
ing I Mil .Such a possibility, fantastic as this may sound now. is by far not excluded In fact, var louB developments point to it Of CO.
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in irx-Kremlin are usual -••cretive and nppor1unl^ lie they are changed whenever it is advantageous to Soviet Interests But there are factors today that IrMlicate that the Soviet [jolny with regard to Jewish emigration will pr<K-eed m the direction of "getting rid" of ai. many Jews as possii ' this may bring benef Soviet government witnm irncountry aa w«U as abraad Anothar iact to consider is that by Increasing Jewish emi gratlon the Soviet government stands to get from the US huge credits and special trade privileges under the Most Fa nation treatment ling which Is of tremen> importance to the Soviet economy and the Kremlin aim will profit greatly by the fact thai widening Its gates for Jewish exit could be exploited In Soviet propaganda for improving the Jtovlet Image
abroad on the Issue of human nghU. at least In the field of emigration Interrully, a larger Jewish emigration from the country would create tens of thousands of vacant apartments — s fac tor considered Important by the government and wel corned by the Kuastan population In view of the severe hous uig shortage Added to the other gains are also millions of rubles in cash which the Soviet treasury will save by no long er paying penalons lo Jewish war veterans and to Jewish aged who left the country TUerr are also other area.s in which the larger emigration of Jews would tie advanla geous lo the .Soviets in helpinK Uiem at th»' !<• lo reduce the Jv.ilMin It Ihe Ills ;ir<' not lU'U IIIKIU.U I<I Kiis^via in the lands where they resettle, that most of them do nol engage in anii .Stiviet pro^ paganda and ar«' i in leresl«Kl in their .i l.-i life in tfie countiicv 'Ahcre they l>egln their lives anew This. I«x). IS a factor for con sidering increased emigra lion The American Jewish com munity and Israel, even more must bear in mind the poasiblily ol a Soviet polxy of increaaed emigration A move on the part of the Kremlui to open the gates wider would naturally be welcomed but the Jewish world must be prepared for the possibility of such a move, otherwise II would suddenly find Itself caught In heavy financial diffi cutties In absort>mg tite new comers According to the t'nited Is rael Appeal-Jewish Agency, the cost of res-•tiling orte Russian Jew in Israel Is 115.0(10 In lite United States. NYA.NA re
ports ll IS IHIVl -.pefKllllg dlHMjl HOUti in makiiiK a Soviet immi grant family of lour sell-supporting within an average o( thrvementha The drain on the Jewish philanthropic 6ol\ar is <-on8iderably less in the United States than in Israel Ix^ause In Israel the immigrants are provided with houses on a permanent basis instead of apartments rented for a ^' as IS the case in th> ii Jewish c<Mnmunilics l< must be noted that only one half of the resettlement costn in I.s rael is covered by fund& <'om ing from the United Jewish Appeal and from other Jev^ish communities outside of I The other hail is covci • the Israel government Kven if 15.MX) of the SU.OOO Soviet Jews expected In come out of Russia wilhin I WO would proceed tii Israel the cosi of their resettlement Wftuld reach $.'>2.'> million, while the res«'ltlement ol the other l&itOt) the i in the United Si. irij other countries •-< st{ many millions ol M considering Ihe N^A.N.X fii ures It is thus easy lo real Ihe heavy phllanlhrnpic burden an emigration larger than iiii.nOd a year would be on t American Jewish communityj which IS interested not only in taking out as many Jews from KiiBsia as possible, but also In fighting for the CIVIC, religious and cultural rights of Jews malning In the Soviet l^nion Things were different in ins. when a high .Soviet off I clal revealed lo me in confl-. dence. during my visit m Mi cow that 'we will start] permitting Jewish emigratii sooner than yiMJ think " I was the only foreigner ever entrusted with this information II was given on condition thai I would rH>l make it puhlit I Continued next week i
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In photo at left. Marshall Lewis shows hla children Brian. sU, and Jay. one, how to light Hanukkah candles His father, Harry, Is seated In right photo, taken almoat 35 years ago, Harry Lewla j talks about the holiday to his children, from left. ManhaD, Gary] and Danny.
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