'^riday, June 6, 1969
JEWISH  WESTERN BULLETIN
Page Three
UNDAY, JUNE 8th, 2 P.M. AT IX.C
TEST AGAINST
1969: THE CURRENT SITUATION
Except for the publication of a limited number of Jewish prayer bojDks, Jewish deprivations iii Soviet Russia continue. During 1965-1966, Soviet press was relatively free of extreme forms of anti-Jewish propaganda. But early in 1967, articles attacking Israel and "the Zionist conspiracy" reappeared.
Following the Six-Day War of June, 1967, this stream of articles became a flood and now included vicious cartoons clearly directed to arouse traditional hatred against Jews. S>tories in leading newspapers told of "Zionist conspiracy to rule the world.^'-Israel: was'pictured as only one arnx of this Zionist hydra.
As described in the Soviet press, the nimiber of American Zionists working toward world domination was as large or larger than the total Jewish population! The Soviet public learned the new language easily: Zionist stands for "Jew", just as in earlier years, the comparative words were "parasite" and "rootless cosmopolitan."
Most frightening development of 1968 was that anti-Semitism spread from the U.S.S.R. to other Red-bloc nations. Recent crises in Poland and Czechoslovakia were met with official explanations which placed blame on a handful of Jews, many of whom were publicly and conspicuously ousted from their jobs.
CREDITS FOR THE SOVIET JEWRY RALLY
The Rally, under the watchful eye of BBYO city supervisor Al Parker, was headed by co-chairmen Linda Shine and Richard H. Bass. Credit goes also to Peggy Goodson who was in charge of the program, June 8; to Marilyn Berkson who was in charge of the pre-orientation on May 25; to Anna Braunstein for invitations; to Aviva Fishman and Marty Braverman for correspondence; to Michele Margolis for Badges; to Rhoda Lank for flyers.
Linda and Richard also would like to thank the BBYO Adult iCouncil and Samuel Kaplan, Publisher and Editor of The Bulletin.
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OPPRESSIOIM OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY IN THE SOVIET UNIaiM
Writers giVen awards for anti-Semitic literature
Among the latest "anti-Zionist," anti-Jewish diatribes published in the Soviet Union is yet another, "Judaism and Zionism" by the notorious Trofim Kichko, author of the infamous "Judaism Without Embellishment". The new book alleges that "the ideologists of Judaism" teach Jews to "hate people of other faiths and even exterminate them." Kichko was rewarded officially for his "atheistic" work.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER TO ADDRESS RALLY
Robert Jackson Block of Seattle will be keynote speaker at the Soviet Jewry Rally June 8. A prominent businessman in Seattle who visited Russia some six years ago, Mr. Block is.well informed and will tell the community the situation as it is.
Chairman of the board of Columbia-Cascade Securities Corp., and West Coast Machinery Co., Mr. Block is also president of Columbia - Cascade Securities, president of Century Savings and Loan Ass'n., and a director of North West Bank.
Among his many civic associations and duties, the guest speaker is presently: Washington state chairman of USO; Washington state chairman of "Business executives Move for Peace in Vietnam"; treasurer and director of Washington state chapter, Arthritis Foundation; national member of "National Budget and Consultation Committee" (national budget review of voluntary agencies).
Mr. Block has been an elected Democratic precinct committeeman almost cdntinuously since 1948; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention, 1956; King Coxmty co-chairman, Vol-imteers for Stevenson, 1956; and was elected King Coimty Freeholder, November 1967.
PRE-ORIENTATION
On May 25 an orientation was held at the J.C.C. Regular BBYO meetings were abruptly preempted and youth were taken through a very moving program consisting of displays, a movie, and music.
Comments from all who at-ended were very favorable. All 50 attending signed petitions and many purchased badges. Organizers said, "Now if only the rally comes off as well and with as much effectiveness then it will be an overwhelming success.
Russia has the second largest Jewish Community in the World ... We have lost Six Million Already — Can we afford to lose Three Million more? Don't leave the June 8th Rally to the next person — Be there — 2 p.m. at the Centre Auditorium.