Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 23, 1993 Page: 11 of 24
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IN OUR 47TH YEARI-DALLAS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1993, TEXAS JEWISH POST
Analysis;
Russian Election Poses New Dilemma for Jewish Groups
By James D. Besser
Last week ’ s parliamentary
elections in Russia, which
saw the ultra-nationalist
leader Vladimir V.
Zhirinovsky vault into the
ranks of the nations top lead-
Ml
ise to their predic
Vladimir Zhirinovsky
ership, should be a wake-up
call to a Jewish population
that may have already hit the
“snooze” button too many
times.
There were immediate pre-
dictions that the apparent
anti-democratic surge could
trigger a renewed Jewish
mass exodus. But those pre-
dictions have a hollow sound
to them; too many times in
the past, events that revealed
the intolerant soul of the
former Soviet Union has not
dislodged a Jewish popula-
tion that seems to survive on
wishful thinking.
And that poses some tricky
choices for Jewish activists
here, many of whom accu-
rately predicted the rise of a
deadly new strain of Russian
nationalism while the rest of
the world was rejoicing over
the downfall of the Evil Em-
pire - but who have not been
able to formulate an effec-
tive res
tions.
It's hard to criticize that
failure, because it is almost
impossible to envision real-
istic alternatives.
At the same time,
recognizing the in-
adequacy of the
American Jewish
response to the one-
million plus Jews
living in the former
Soviet Union may be
the only way to avert
amuch bigger disas-
ter, if this latest bi-
zarre turn in the So-
viet Saga begins to
fulfill the dire pre-
dictions now swirl-
ing around Wash-
ington.
nt.i
siding over the death throes
of the former Soviet Ui
Jewish leaders were provid-
ing a sobering counterpoint
to the general glee over the
V
Mikhail Gorbachev
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West’s triumph in the Cold
War.
Three years ago, when Jewish leaders were
Mikhail Gorbachev was p»re- among the first to express
the concern that the collapse '
of communism could unleash
pent-up ethnic and national
passions long kept in check
by the iron hand of Moscow.
The barriers that had held
Soviet Jews as virtual cap-
tives might be lifting, but
there were new dangers loose
in the land.
At first, significant num-
bers of Jews took advantage
of the newly opened doors,
igniting in a remarkable mass
aliy ah that helped change the
political and social complex-
ion of Israel.
But that initial surge
quickly fizzled.
Many Soviet Jews were
reluctant to move to Israel,
where the intifadah was
reaching a violent peak; strict
quotas kept most from un-
migrating to the United
States.
There were old people re-
luctant to start new lives in
an alien culture, young pro-
fessionals who were mindful
of the barriers to practicing
their professions in Israel or
the United Stales. Many were
simply ambivalent, lacking
a strong Jewish identity or a
connection to Zionism.
And there were many Jews
who wanted to stay to par-
ticipate in the political and
economic revolutions taking
place in their homeland.
At fust, American Jewish
groups emphasized the idea
of getting out while the get-
ting was good.
But as it became clearer
that many Jews would re-
main, there was a gradual
expansion in the efforts of
Jewish groups to encompass
what was turning into a strik-
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