The fact is that prosecution of Jewish religious leaders has occurred and that discrimination does exist as an element in what is in effect the Kremlins antiJewish course. All signs indicate a steadily deteriorating situation that was signaled by the prosecution of Jewish community and religious leaders in Leningrad and Moscow last October. and unless the free world makes known its strong disapproval of these Soviet measures. the continued existence of Jews in the U.S.S.R. may be in grave danger. The immediate intent of Soviet authorities in taking these measures is apparently to warn Jews that it will not tolerate any emigration of Jews to Israel or any proIsrael agitation toward that endthe longrange purpose. I am convinced. is quite clearly the liquidation of Judaism and Jewish consciousness in the U.S.S.R. Protests on this basis. therefore. must be frequent and strong enough to break through the Iron Curtain barrier and reach the Communist rulers in the Kremlin.
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