president stated that reports indicate large numbers of Soviet Jewish intellectuals are anxious to leave the Soviet Union to go to Israel and other countries. "they are being held there as hostages and denied the right to seek emigration." Dr. Gottschalk said that many are "intimidated and suppressed in typical USSR fashion under KGB auspices." He hoped that other institutions of higher learning. like his school. would "Join in the outcry. along with the voice of leaders from the international intellectual community." As an example. Rabbi Gottschalk cited the rescue of Dr. Michael Zand. noted professor of Oriental languages. who was permitted to emigrate to Israel after the HUCJIR and other institutions of higher learning mounted a vehement protest effort on his behalf. Today he is teaching at the Hebrew University in Israel. He said that in the late thirties and forties the CollegeInstitute became "the haven for dozens of Jewish scholars who were brought out from Germany." He added. "while Russian Jews dont face physical genocide they certainly face cultural and religious genocide."
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