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Candlelighting ceremony
supports Jews in Russia
by Lauren Shuster
On Thursday evening, Dec. 8,
approximately 200 members of the
Atlanta community, bearing
candles, flags, and even Torahs,
made the one-mile trek from the
AJCC to The Temple to protest
the oppression of Soviet Jewry.
They walked somberly down
Peachtree, softly talking among
themselves, and occasionally
breaking into strains of “Shalom
Aleichem” or “Hineh Ma Tov.”
Upon reaching The Temple, the
marchers deposited their candles
onto a table sheathed in foil,
creating a small ocean of light, and
filed quietly into the sanctuary.
Last week’s march represented
the 12th annual Women’s Plea for
Soviet Jewry. This year it was
sponsored by Pioneer Women,
American Mizrachi (AM1T)
Women, and the ladies Auxiliary
of the Jewish War Veterans.
Rose Mitchell, a member of
Pioneer Women, was chairwoman
of the event. The featured speaker
was Alex Gonorovsky, a former
Soviet citizen now living in
Rehovot, Israel. Gonorovsky was
brought to the United States by the
National Jewish Community
Relations Advisory Council.
Rose Mitchell began the evening
by lighting the giant menorah on
the bima of the synagogue.
Participants in the candlelighting
ceremony included members of the
threc.sponsoring organizations, as
well as Issachar Katzir, consul
general of Israel; Dr. Marvin
Goldstein, president of the Atlanta
Jewish Welfare Federation; and
Dr. Jack Boozer, Emory professor
and co-chairman of the National
Conference of Christians and
Jews. Each participant spoke
briefly about a particular Soviet
refusnik as they lit the candles. One
candle was dedicated to Soviet
children, and another to the
Hebrew teachers of the Soviet
Union
Consul General Katzir was the
first participant to speak. As he lit
the shamos candle, he icminded
the audience that "Israel and the
Jewish people the world over
remain dedicated to supporting
Soviet Jewry’s freedom struggle—
the struggle against tyranny and
oppression.”
Katzir was succeeded by
Goldstein, who stated, “We must
reaffirm our faith and our unity
with them (Soviet Jews), and let
them know that they are not for
gotten.” He noted that “although
stifled and oppressed, our Soviet
brothers and sisters are not crushed.
Their heroic voices and courageous
deeds inspire all of us.... Ours is a
constant faith that soon they will
be permitted to have their life’s
dream of going to Eretz Yisrael
and joining their loved ones in a life
of freedom.”
Following the addresses, there
was a presentation by Boozer,
honoring the members of the three
sponsoring organizations on
behalf of the National Conference
of Christians and Jews. NCCJ also
presented plaques to two students,
one from the Hebrew Academy,
and the other from the Epstein
School, for designing the two
posters most sensitively depicting
the struggle of Soviet Jewry. The
posters were exhibited at the
ceremony and will later be
displayed at the AJCC.
Boozer spoke of the government
abuses faced by Jews in the Soviet
Union, and told the group, “We of
the National Conference of
Christians and Jews support you,
and are proud to stand with you ”
The last speaker was Alex
Gonorovsky, He spoke briefly of
his family's situation and made a
strong plea for their release. In
explaining the problems they
confront, Gonorovsky said, “!
believe that my father’s desperate
appeal deserves special action,
even though hundreds of other
refusniks are waiting for their turn.
The suffering he shares with all
those people is drastically
aggravated by chronic physical
pain. My father has been suffering
since 1966 with multiple sclerosis,
and at this stage he is nearly deaf,
half blind and confined to his bed
with his limbs paralyzed. The
Soviet authorities are well aware of
his grave condition, as they
pronounced him 100 percent
disabled in 1974.” Gonorovsky
ended his speech by thanking the
audience for “all efforts on behalf
of my family, and for your kind
concern and compassion.” His
remarks were met with thunderous
applause.
The ceremony concluded with
Cantor Isaac Goodfriend of
Ahavath Achim Synagogue
performing a moving rendition of
“Masada Shall Never Fall Again.”
The audience joined him in the
singing of “Hatikvah.”
In a private interview,
Gonorovsky spoke further about
hts family. A polite, congenial man
with a ready smile, his concern for
them is strongly .reflected in his
features. When he speaks of them,
particularly his father, there is a
deep sense of urgency in his voice.
Alex Gonorovsky’s father, Ilya
Vaisblit, first applied for
emigration in 1973, when he was
forced to stop working because of
multiple sclerosis. Five years later,
Alex, his mother and younger
brother also applied to emigrate
from the Soviet Union.
Alex was fortunate in that 10
months after applying for a visa, he
was allowed to leave for Israel with
his wife and their 2-year-old son.
The other half of his family
remains in the Soviet Union, living
on his father’s retirement pension
and trying to save enough money
for three exit visas. (The cost of a
visa equals approximately one
year’s salary.) Alex helps to
supplement his family’s income by
sending parcels of Hebrew books
from Israel, which the family can
sell. He says that between 40 and
60 percent of what he sends
reaches his family, and he
considers this to be a very good
rate
Unlike other emigration
applicants, Alex did not lose his
job He attributes this to the very
good relations he had with his
Russian co-workers. “They were
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