ANTI-SEMITISM IN RUSSIA
Sir,-In Lookout (February 28) Mr. D: G. Edwards said that what many regard as anti-semitism in the Com-munist-dominated ‘countries is really anti-Zionism, whereas semitism and Zionism are the same thing. Zionism-a contraction of the Hebrew term "Lovers of Zion"-is a movement established in Russia following the barbarous massacre of Jews in that country about 45 years ago. The movement was to hasten the creation of Herzl’s "Judenstaat." To the Jewish people Zionism symbolised their hopes for nationhood. Therefore a Zionist is a person who is active in helping the Jews return to their re-estab-lished -homeland-Israel-or a person = who contributes to the viability of Israel. Consequently, actio’ against Zionism or Zionists -is. -aimed at prevent>
ing Jews returning to their homeland by destroying the organisation set up for the sole purpose of transferring whole Jewish minorities to Israel. This constitutes discrimination, and since it is aimed at the Jews, it is anti-semitism. Mr. Edwards also failed to mention that at the "trial" in Pyague the prosecution stressed, wherever possible, the Jewish priging,of the accused, and where Jews "ampli inathe "plot" had changed their names,the fact was emphasised. Mr. Edwatds, said, in the course of his talk, that not! all Jews are Zionists, implying ‘that’ they are anti-Zionists. Very subtley However, ‘the. attitude of those Jews was that, Zionism’ being the ‘expression of their Jewishness and desire for nationhood, it would inevitably lead to more anti-semitism’ in which the many Jews who would not be able to return to their homeland immediately . would suffer. Mr. Edwards asserted that antisemitism is illegal in Russia, but it does not follow that there is no anti-semitism.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 28, Issue 714, 20 March 1953, Page 5
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