<<No 22 : 10 November 1971>> [1] On 16 September a group of 36 Moscow Jews went to the premises of the CPSU Central Committee and handed in a letter demanding to be received by a member of the Politburo, in order to discuss the question of emigration to Israel. The letter quoted instances of … Continue reading Movement to Leave for Israel, November 1971 (22.6)
<<No 21 : 11 September 1971>> Lithuania [1] PRIENAI. On 26 August Juozas Zdebskis, vicar of the Roman-Catholic church in Prienai, was arrested by officers of the Lithuanian Procuracy. Zdebskis is a popular figure among believers, and is well-known and respected by the Lithuanian intelligentsia (CCE 18.10 [18]). He had been teaching the catechism to … Continue reading Religious Persecution, September 1971 (21.9)
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