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w 15* i 9 '.» • iM ii If''' I 111, i y 1 ■> JWRONICLE lIW// Scrvln9 Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Community far Over 50 Years ^/A\Jl LIBRARY, OHIO HJSTOBICAI, 1982 VEUMa AVE*■ COLS, 0* 43an EXCH VOL.60 .NO.l JANUARY 7,1082-TEVET12 Devoted/to American and JpwlJh ideal* BBSBBB Report Less Jews Allowed To Leave USSR In '81 While Harassment, Persecution Intensifies Linda Fisher, Publicity Chairman for Night For Life, is accepting reservations for the Jan. 10 special evening. Federation Annual Night For Life Finalized For This Sunday, Jan. 10 Gary L. Schottenstein and Ellen Burnett, Co-Chairmen of the Federation's 12th Annual Night For Life scheduled for Jan. 10, remind all young men and women in the community that reservations should be made by Jan. 8. "Night For Life" featuring Professor Allen Pollack, Chairman of the Professors for Peace in the Middle East, will be held at the Hyatt Regency,1 Columbus. Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres will be served at 6 p.m. with din-, ner and program following at 7 p.m. The cost for the evening is $18 per person. Dietary laws will be observed. According to Schottenstein and Burnett, "this year's ' 'Night For Life' should be the best ever. We have attempted this year to focus on increasing the knowledge and education of those who • attend the event and expect that Professor Pollack will be remembered as one of the finest guest speakers at 'Night For Life'," according to Mrs. Burnett. Reservations and further information about "Night For Life" can be secured by calling the Federation office at 237-7686. Hundreds Of Jews In Far East Seek To Join Zionist Movement JERUSALEM (JTA)- Hundreds of Jews in the Far East have expressed their wish to join the Zionist movement and to be represented in the next World .Zionist Congress in 1982, it was reported here by Miriam Meyouhas of the World Zionist Organization department of organization, who returned from a tour of the area. She said that various Zionist groups are signing up members. Reporting on various Jew- . ish communities in the Far East, Meyouhas said the Jewish community in Thailand comprises 80 families, some 300 persons, all residing in Bangkok-. Ten of the families were bprn in the country and hold Thai citizenship. The other families are either aliens who have lived there for many years or temporary residents who reside in the country for brief periods of time. tThe community operates a large communal center in downtown Bangkok. It includes a synagogue, classrooms, a library and an apartment for guests from overseas. Some 300 Jews live in the Philippines, mttSt of them of East European origin, Meyouhas said. The community operates a synagogue and a Sunday school with 30 students. A new synagogue is scheduled to be built soon. There are some 600 Jews in Japan, most of. whom live in Tokyo. The new communal center includes a synagogue, an auditorium, a swimming pool and a kosher restaurant. The community employs a young and active Conservative rabbi. The Jewish community in Hong Kong numbers 1,200 persons of various origins. The community operates a large communal center and publishes a Jewish newspaper. There are some 500 Jews in Singapore, mostly East Europeans. They maintain an active communal center and recently renovated two'svnagogues. There are 6,000 Jews in India, 4,000 of whom live in Bombay. There are some 40 active synagogues, as well as a Jewish club which (CONTINUED ON PAGE 4) NEW YORK (JTA)- While the number of Jews allowed to leave the Soviet Union in 1981 was the lowest in the past 10 years, the harassment and persecution of Russian Jews increased and became more brutal, it was reported here last week at a press conference at the Roosevelt Hotel, sponsored jointly by the Greater New York Conference on Soviet Jewry (GNYCSJ) and the National Conference on Soviet Jewry (NCSJ). According to Dr. Seymour Lachman, chairman of the GNYCSJ, the number of Jews allowed to leave the USSR this year was 9,249 compared to a 10-year high in 1979 when 51,320 Jews left the Soviet Union, and 21,471 in 1980. This year's figures, Lachman noted, do not include numbers for the last 11 days of 1981. However, no more than 175 Jews are expected to receive permission to leave the Soviet Union during this period. To illustrate the staggering decline of the Jewish exodus from Russia, Lachman pointed out that in August 1981 only 430 Jews emigrated—an all-time low for a single month. Each succeeding month of 1981 was lower still, with only 363 Jews leaving the Soviet Union in1 November, a mere 10 percent of the 4,193 Jews who arrived in Vienna in November 1979, the peak year for Jewish emigration, Lachman noted. .While the emigration movement dwindled to a trickle, the three million Jews living in the USSR are gravely mistreated—their human rights usurped and anti-Semitism encouraged by the authorities, Lachman claimed. . He warned that "The survival of Jewish culture and Jewish identity of some three million Jews is at stake" in the Soviet Union. .He charged that the Soviet Union has become the major source for anti-Semitic literature in recent times. He also disclosed that more Jewish activists were arrested in 1981 than in any single year since 1970. Sen. Alfonse D'Amato (R. NY) said that about a half .million Jews are estimated to have applied for exit visas and they are "interned" in the Soviet Union against their will. He said the sanctions imposed on the USSR by President Reagan because of the situation in Poland should also be applicable to the situation of Soviet JeWry. D'Amato charged that the Soviet Union "virtually halted the emigration of Jews. This is a flagrant violation of the letter and spirit of the Helsinki accords of 1975, which committed the Soviet Union to allowing the free movement of people—including the right to emigrate." D'Amato, who is a member of the Congressional Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe which monitors Soviet compliance with the Helsinki accords, said he is going to increase its efforts in the Senate and among other Senators on behalf of Soviet Jews. Rep. Theodore Weiss. (D. NY) announced that he and 27 other Congressmen from the greater New York area have already signed a petition to Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev calling upon him to permit the emigration of Soviet Jews and to "free all Jewish Prisoners of Conscience." He said he expects every member of the House to sign the petition. The NCSJ and the GNYCSJ expect more than one million people to sign the petition. Lachman said that so far 85,000 persons have signed it. Meanwhile, Theodore Mann, chairman of the NCSJ, said in a statement that "the sharpest decline in. emigration, which occurred in the last six months of this year, suggests that the Jewish minority (in the USSR) may have become hostage to U.S.-Soviet relations. If so, they are unwilling hos tages," He called upon world lead-, ership to awaken to the current critical situation for Soviet Jews and appealed to the U.S. government to "take vital steps to make certain that the tragic plight of more than two million Jews in the Soviet Union receives attention necessary for their security and well being." In urging President Reagan to take action, Mann stated that if is essential that "this issue be placed on the agenda of the forthcoming meeting between Secretary of State Alexander Haig and (Soviet) Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko when they meet at the end of January." Anti-Semitic Acts On Rise In Massachusetts Jewish, Israeli-Linked Institutions On Palestinian Terrorist 'Hit List1 VIENNA (JTA)-Palestinian terrorists compiled a "hit list" of 60 targets in Austria, mostly Jewish or linked to Israel, the daily Kurier reported. According to the newspaper, the list was found by police investigating the,synagogue bombing here last August and the murder last May of city councilman Heinz Nittel, a friend of Israel. On the list for terrorist attack were -the Jewish com-> munity center, the Israel Embassy, the offices of El Al, the Israeli airline, a kosher restaurant, the homes of Israel Embassy staff members, the Israel Tourist Office and the Jew ish Welcome Service and the offices of the Austrian resistance fighters organizations. Kurier said the list had been circulated among various extremist Palestinian groups but gave no source for that information. The paper said that police believe the former Palestine Liberation Organization representative in Vienna, Ghazi Hussein, who was expelled from Austria recently, might have compiled the list with the help of his wife. The list was said to be out of date with lespect to' some of the targets which have moved to different locations. BOSTON (JTA)-An official of the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith has charged that law enforcement agencies are not taking seriously the alarming upsurge of anti-Semitic acts of vandalism and defacement of property reported in Massachusetts during the past year. According to Leonard Zakim, civil rights director of the ADL, the number of such incidents in the state nearly doubled, rising from 34 in 1980 to 64 in 1981. ADL records showed that most of the complaints were received from persons in 32 towns in Massachusetts. An ADL audit ranked this state third in the nation with respect to anti-Semitic manifestations, Susan Feinberg of The Jewish Advocate reported. More frequent were the ' scrawlings of swastikas and graffiti such as "Hitler should have burned all Jews," "Jews should be buried," "kike" and "Kill Jews" found on homes, synagogues, businesses, schools and public transportation facilities. Ms. Feinberg reported that Zakim said one of the factors responsible was "the, economic tension in the country which contributes to the desensitization of many people to these acts." But he added, "the faijure of the. law enforcement'community to take these problems to the attention of the authorities, encourages the perpetrators to think that they can get away with it," Zakim said the police often dismiss anti-Jewish acts committed by juveniles as malicious mischief rather than serious crimes. He also accused the police.of hiding behind the funding problems induced by Proposition 2 1/2, a state law reducing property taxes similar to California's Proposition 13. "I don't think 21/2 should stand in the way of police protecting the rights of Jewish citizens," he said according to The Jewish Advocate. Martin Walsh, regional director of the U.S. Justice' Department's Community Relations Service, attributed the increase of anti-Semitic graffiti to "a developing climate in the country today, a growing intolerance for people who are different." But Walsh also indicated that many people are not aware of the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act, passed in February, 1980, which allows persons who were previously restricted to suing under federal civil rights law for redress for acts of vandalism, to bring criminal or civil action in state court. The law provides for fines up to $1,000 and prison terms up to one year for such violations where no bodily injury results. According to the ADL, there has been only one successful prosecution under the new law. Sol Kolack. the ADL's East Coast director, cautioned Jews to, keep the increased anti-Semitic vandalism in perspective, the Advocate reported. Nevertheless, the ADL is urging the Jewish community to report promptly any and all anti-Semitic incidents. "The (CONTINUED ON PAGE 4)
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Full Text | w 15* i 9 '.» • iM ii If''' I 111, i y 1 ■> JWRONICLE lIW// Scrvln9 Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Community far Over 50 Years ^/A\Jl LIBRARY, OHIO HJSTOBICAI, 1982 VEUMa AVE*■ COLS, 0* 43an EXCH VOL.60 .NO.l JANUARY 7,1082-TEVET12 Devoted/to American and JpwlJh ideal* BBSBBB Report Less Jews Allowed To Leave USSR In '81 While Harassment, Persecution Intensifies Linda Fisher, Publicity Chairman for Night For Life, is accepting reservations for the Jan. 10 special evening. Federation Annual Night For Life Finalized For This Sunday, Jan. 10 Gary L. Schottenstein and Ellen Burnett, Co-Chairmen of the Federation's 12th Annual Night For Life scheduled for Jan. 10, remind all young men and women in the community that reservations should be made by Jan. 8. "Night For Life" featuring Professor Allen Pollack, Chairman of the Professors for Peace in the Middle East, will be held at the Hyatt Regency,1 Columbus. Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres will be served at 6 p.m. with din-, ner and program following at 7 p.m. The cost for the evening is $18 per person. Dietary laws will be observed. According to Schottenstein and Burnett, "this year's ' 'Night For Life' should be the best ever. We have attempted this year to focus on increasing the knowledge and education of those who • attend the event and expect that Professor Pollack will be remembered as one of the finest guest speakers at 'Night For Life'," according to Mrs. Burnett. Reservations and further information about "Night For Life" can be secured by calling the Federation office at 237-7686. Hundreds Of Jews In Far East Seek To Join Zionist Movement JERUSALEM (JTA)- Hundreds of Jews in the Far East have expressed their wish to join the Zionist movement and to be represented in the next World .Zionist Congress in 1982, it was reported here by Miriam Meyouhas of the World Zionist Organization department of organization, who returned from a tour of the area. She said that various Zionist groups are signing up members. Reporting on various Jew- . ish communities in the Far East, Meyouhas said the Jewish community in Thailand comprises 80 families, some 300 persons, all residing in Bangkok-. Ten of the families were bprn in the country and hold Thai citizenship. The other families are either aliens who have lived there for many years or temporary residents who reside in the country for brief periods of time. tThe community operates a large communal center in downtown Bangkok. It includes a synagogue, classrooms, a library and an apartment for guests from overseas. Some 300 Jews live in the Philippines, mttSt of them of East European origin, Meyouhas said. The community operates a synagogue and a Sunday school with 30 students. A new synagogue is scheduled to be built soon. There are some 600 Jews in Japan, most of. whom live in Tokyo. The new communal center includes a synagogue, an auditorium, a swimming pool and a kosher restaurant. The community employs a young and active Conservative rabbi. The Jewish community in Hong Kong numbers 1,200 persons of various origins. The community operates a large communal center and publishes a Jewish newspaper. There are some 500 Jews in Singapore, mostly East Europeans. They maintain an active communal center and recently renovated two'svnagogues. There are 6,000 Jews in India, 4,000 of whom live in Bombay. There are some 40 active synagogues, as well as a Jewish club which (CONTINUED ON PAGE 4) NEW YORK (JTA)- While the number of Jews allowed to leave the Soviet Union in 1981 was the lowest in the past 10 years, the harassment and persecution of Russian Jews increased and became more brutal, it was reported here last week at a press conference at the Roosevelt Hotel, sponsored jointly by the Greater New York Conference on Soviet Jewry (GNYCSJ) and the National Conference on Soviet Jewry (NCSJ). According to Dr. Seymour Lachman, chairman of the GNYCSJ, the number of Jews allowed to leave the USSR this year was 9,249 compared to a 10-year high in 1979 when 51,320 Jews left the Soviet Union, and 21,471 in 1980. This year's figures, Lachman noted, do not include numbers for the last 11 days of 1981. However, no more than 175 Jews are expected to receive permission to leave the Soviet Union during this period. To illustrate the staggering decline of the Jewish exodus from Russia, Lachman pointed out that in August 1981 only 430 Jews emigrated—an all-time low for a single month. Each succeeding month of 1981 was lower still, with only 363 Jews leaving the Soviet Union in1 November, a mere 10 percent of the 4,193 Jews who arrived in Vienna in November 1979, the peak year for Jewish emigration, Lachman noted. .While the emigration movement dwindled to a trickle, the three million Jews living in the USSR are gravely mistreated—their human rights usurped and anti-Semitism encouraged by the authorities, Lachman claimed. . He warned that "The survival of Jewish culture and Jewish identity of some three million Jews is at stake" in the Soviet Union. .He charged that the Soviet Union has become the major source for anti-Semitic literature in recent times. He also disclosed that more Jewish activists were arrested in 1981 than in any single year since 1970. Sen. Alfonse D'Amato (R. NY) said that about a half .million Jews are estimated to have applied for exit visas and they are "interned" in the Soviet Union against their will. He said the sanctions imposed on the USSR by President Reagan because of the situation in Poland should also be applicable to the situation of Soviet JeWry. D'Amato charged that the Soviet Union "virtually halted the emigration of Jews. This is a flagrant violation of the letter and spirit of the Helsinki accords of 1975, which committed the Soviet Union to allowing the free movement of people—including the right to emigrate." D'Amato, who is a member of the Congressional Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe which monitors Soviet compliance with the Helsinki accords, said he is going to increase its efforts in the Senate and among other Senators on behalf of Soviet Jews. Rep. Theodore Weiss. (D. NY) announced that he and 27 other Congressmen from the greater New York area have already signed a petition to Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev calling upon him to permit the emigration of Soviet Jews and to "free all Jewish Prisoners of Conscience." He said he expects every member of the House to sign the petition. The NCSJ and the GNYCSJ expect more than one million people to sign the petition. Lachman said that so far 85,000 persons have signed it. Meanwhile, Theodore Mann, chairman of the NCSJ, said in a statement that "the sharpest decline in. emigration, which occurred in the last six months of this year, suggests that the Jewish minority (in the USSR) may have become hostage to U.S.-Soviet relations. If so, they are unwilling hos tages," He called upon world lead-, ership to awaken to the current critical situation for Soviet Jews and appealed to the U.S. government to "take vital steps to make certain that the tragic plight of more than two million Jews in the Soviet Union receives attention necessary for their security and well being." In urging President Reagan to take action, Mann stated that if is essential that "this issue be placed on the agenda of the forthcoming meeting between Secretary of State Alexander Haig and (Soviet) Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko when they meet at the end of January." Anti-Semitic Acts On Rise In Massachusetts Jewish, Israeli-Linked Institutions On Palestinian Terrorist 'Hit List1 VIENNA (JTA)-Palestinian terrorists compiled a "hit list" of 60 targets in Austria, mostly Jewish or linked to Israel, the daily Kurier reported. According to the newspaper, the list was found by police investigating the,synagogue bombing here last August and the murder last May of city councilman Heinz Nittel, a friend of Israel. On the list for terrorist attack were -the Jewish com-> munity center, the Israel Embassy, the offices of El Al, the Israeli airline, a kosher restaurant, the homes of Israel Embassy staff members, the Israel Tourist Office and the Jew ish Welcome Service and the offices of the Austrian resistance fighters organizations. Kurier said the list had been circulated among various extremist Palestinian groups but gave no source for that information. The paper said that police believe the former Palestine Liberation Organization representative in Vienna, Ghazi Hussein, who was expelled from Austria recently, might have compiled the list with the help of his wife. The list was said to be out of date with lespect to' some of the targets which have moved to different locations. BOSTON (JTA)-An official of the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith has charged that law enforcement agencies are not taking seriously the alarming upsurge of anti-Semitic acts of vandalism and defacement of property reported in Massachusetts during the past year. According to Leonard Zakim, civil rights director of the ADL, the number of such incidents in the state nearly doubled, rising from 34 in 1980 to 64 in 1981. ADL records showed that most of the complaints were received from persons in 32 towns in Massachusetts. An ADL audit ranked this state third in the nation with respect to anti-Semitic manifestations, Susan Feinberg of The Jewish Advocate reported. More frequent were the ' scrawlings of swastikas and graffiti such as "Hitler should have burned all Jews," "Jews should be buried," "kike" and "Kill Jews" found on homes, synagogues, businesses, schools and public transportation facilities. Ms. Feinberg reported that Zakim said one of the factors responsible was "the, economic tension in the country which contributes to the desensitization of many people to these acts." But he added, "the faijure of the. law enforcement'community to take these problems to the attention of the authorities, encourages the perpetrators to think that they can get away with it," Zakim said the police often dismiss anti-Jewish acts committed by juveniles as malicious mischief rather than serious crimes. He also accused the police.of hiding behind the funding problems induced by Proposition 2 1/2, a state law reducing property taxes similar to California's Proposition 13. "I don't think 21/2 should stand in the way of police protecting the rights of Jewish citizens," he said according to The Jewish Advocate. Martin Walsh, regional director of the U.S. Justice' Department's Community Relations Service, attributed the increase of anti-Semitic graffiti to "a developing climate in the country today, a growing intolerance for people who are different." But Walsh also indicated that many people are not aware of the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act, passed in February, 1980, which allows persons who were previously restricted to suing under federal civil rights law for redress for acts of vandalism, to bring criminal or civil action in state court. The law provides for fines up to $1,000 and prison terms up to one year for such violations where no bodily injury results. According to the ADL, there has been only one successful prosecution under the new law. Sol Kolack. the ADL's East Coast director, cautioned Jews to, keep the increased anti-Semitic vandalism in perspective, the Advocate reported. Nevertheless, the ADL is urging the Jewish community to report promptly any and all anti-Semitic incidents. "The (CONTINUED ON PAGE 4) |
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