ARTICLES BY PAUL NOVIK IN 'MORNING FREIHEIT' AND ANNOUCEMENTS RE HIS TRIP THROUGH BLOCK COUNTRIES

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Articles by Paul NOVIK in "Morning Friths t's end
snnouncemenh r411 hie trip through floc Countries
am Warsaw dated 23 December 1952.
eat concerning subject's trip abroad
"Read P. NOVIK's letters from
es4 P. NOVWs letters from abroad,
11 January--'The Jewish C
Importance". ba this article wr
(a. Communist Yiddish language nwipaper publhhedWarsaw
the "rich Jewish cultural life" in Palen& the 'se=
theater", etc.
Jei.
ZO January--A lettir from Wsrs*w by & KVOTLRXA 4escrtbing
the enthusiastic reception P. NOVIK received in Waraavr. At
a public meeting. in his honor he was greeted by Hirsh
StiOLIAR. chief administrator of THE CULTURAL UNION
OF JEWS IN POLAND. According to KVOTERKA. P. Novnc
discussed the recession in the United States, the four million
tmemployed, McCarthyism and anti-Semitic outbursts, defacing
synagogues and temples, etc.
25 Santeary--"Eirst Days in Moscow'
manta on the "miracle of reconstructi
which he tloticed in Moscow.
which writer corn-
y:id "push forward's
4 February- .An erticle by it PERTSOVSKI entitled "P. NO is
Visit in Leningrad". The writer describes subject's ni.ietirtg.
with Jewish writers and artists in Leningrad. He singles out
Tankhum KAPLAN, a Soviet-Jewish pabater. (It is interesting
to mate that 'Op= his rettun home, P. NOVUt arranged an ex-
hibition of raidthUM, KAPLAN** paintings in Now "fork. )
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Are Aeldzsg, Are Thiry Crasy?".
Leningrad, 14 January, the writer
indignation of Soviet Jews in connection
rts in the Western press about persecution
in the Soviet Union.
11 Frightful Soviet Book About ler
this article subject denounces as it.. allegations
York Jewish press that the Communist newspaper
published i anti-Anserican and anii-Israal article.
13 Tebruery- -"A Volume of Moto= ALEICHEM's Works to
Appear $6032 in Moscow". (NOT): Shalom ALEICHIM is a
famous! Jewish writer whose 100th birthday anniversary has
bean recently celebreted throughout the world.) Subject wishes
to impress the readers that Shalom ALEICHEM is highly re
garded in tbor USSR and that a volume of his works in Yiddish
is soon to be published. In a second article in the same issue
entitledl Peace on Higher Level" writer discusses Soviet
peace airns. He also quotes reviews in the Soviet press of
a book by Collis& LAMONT densouncing US rearmament.
10) 16 February? Special Shalom ALEICHEM Stamp Appeared
in the USSR"
) n February--
subject reports on the 21st
.In
23 February?In an article dat.4 15 Febrta.ryct dent*
allegations by "Forward (anti-Communist YIddtak daily pub-
lished in New York) that the Soviet press attack. Israel and
America. Subject flatly states that he has not seen such
articles.
VI February-
subject denies statements
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OYAN during the lattees visit in the United States.
These statements dealt with anti-Jewish outbursts in the USSR.
14) Z March--A cabled article describing the celebration of the
Sholom ALEICHEM birthday annivereary in Moscow.
13) 15 March-- The Soviet Land Expends Beyond Its Historic
Boarders". In this article writer extols the achievements of
Soviet economy.
17 March--This issue contains an azmouncexnent on a new
Soviet Union.
series of articles by NOVIIC about
19 March--A cable from Romania dtacuasthg 3*t.b cultural
achievements.
March- Jews in the Sovitt Union". In this le oubject
point* out the large suunber of Jews residing in Minik
Leningrad and Moscow. He further mentions a number of
books by Jewish writers which were recently published. He
indicates that the Jews he talked to had told him that their
survival from the Hitler massacre was only due to the active
assistance rendered by the Soviet government.
19) 23 March --"J
20) 24 March
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Light of T
allegntions of Soviet anti-Semitism.
21) 29 March?Two articles in the English supplement. Hoax of
Soviet Anti-Semitism Exposed" and "jaw* IA Romania
30 March--"How Does the Stpviet Man Live?" . In this
miracle writer mentions that he met in Mrpectrar J. PORTNOY
a former New York resident.
Soviet Industry
Called Tact, of Anti-Semitism in the
tbis article subject once more denies
31 March- Now Are Old People
Subject praises the social security and pension ?
USSR.
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24) 1 April 'W Happens When a Person Gets Sick?". Subject
praises Soviet socialized medicine.
S April Yiddish Concerts". Subject relates about the con-
certs in the Yiddish language which he attended inido ow.
He mentions several actors and eingers,
26) 6 April- 'With Soviet-Yiddish Writer this article sub-
ject mentions meeting SH. liALKIN, Z. VENDROW ? A. VER GE
S. RABINOVICH and others. Even though writer does not say
so, it follows, however, from the article that the above-indicated
individuals are writing mostly in the 111.111fiat language.
Z7) 7 April--A second article on subject's zn.eting5 with Jew
writers.
8) 8 AprU--'Trari1sttons of Works by Jewish Writers'
29) 9 AprU "The Cultur Revolution in the USSR". In this article
subject indicates that during his visit to factories, he was
amazed to notice the high cultural interest among the workers.
30) 12 April -"What Happened in R ia?" . Writer discusses
the plight of Romanian Jews during the Hitler regime. He
states that the Red Army saved the remaining four hundred
thousand Jews from being annihilated by the Nazis. In the
ame issue there is an article in the English supplement en-
tied '"W titers tn the Soviet Union".
3 April- 'What Are the Real Re behind the Attacks on
Romania?
Romania.
32) 14 April-
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Subject refutes allegatto
of anti-Semitism in
cle describing a visit with Jewish actors in
the ctty of Saul, Romania.
I,5 p Jews in Jesuit'. Subject states that most of the
18 thousand Jews living in Jassi are speaking Yiddish; they
have a Jewieh state theater and Yiddish schools.
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34) 17 AprU--ttYiddtah Theater i Acttve in Ro
hati? Jewish cultural activitiet in Romania.
Subject
il--"The Ghetto Days in Wariawt a. 1anted article
g that the leaders of the Warsaw ghetto uprising were
Communist sympathisers. In the same issue there is an
English article entitled "The Jews in Romania, Their Past
and Present".
20 April- On the Streets of a Be&utlful City". Writer des-
cribes life in Bucharest, Romania.
37) 21 April.-'A Open Letter to United Press international".
In this article dated Warsaw, 6 April, subject assert* that
a news item of UPI concerning attacks by the newspaper
"Pravda" on Israel and Zionism is false. He stresses that
the probleun cit Israel and anti-Semitism is being used by
those who wish to pzoioug the cold war.
8) 26 April "The Guardians of Polish-Jewish Life
39) 27 April--In
rticle from Wsisaw1 subject discusses a
book dealing with the Warsaw ghetto.
40) 29 April- 'A
to Remember". 5ubj.ct di3cu.meI cele
bration of the anniversary of the Warsaw ghetto uprising.
41) I May--9n the City of Warsaw". In this article dated
15 April, subject ernphasiees the upsurge a the Yiddish Ian
gnaws and the existence of Yiddish schools in Poland.
4 June People anc Streets in Tel-Aviv". In this article,
apparently the first in a series from Israel subject criti-
cises the present Israeli Government,
43) 9 June--"OD the Roads of Israel". Impressions
visit o various localities in Israel.
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44) 10 June
tuna se
governs:mutt.
m in Lsxa.1t. Subject
in I.raei. Mghly critic
the agricul-
Ben-Gurion
45) 11 June -Conte an anammcement that P.
on his trip to the USSR and other countries at a meeting to be
Ii*id on the same date at the McAlptn Hotel in New York.
46) r evening by Plsne Over the Negev to /Math"-
Israel.
4?) 28 June -Article in English, " and Labor in Israel".
48) 29 ilaae--An article by a Profess* EIZENSHATADT who
describes NOV/It's visit in Israel.
) 30 eWrjjr describes hi visits to the northern part of
Israel.
1 July "Th* People Did Not 1org.t r". Subject criti-
cise* the Ben-Ourion government for agreeing to sell arms
to Western Germany.
July--An article denouncing le
Western Germany on the paymen
IT jidy--Discusses the Arab ques
a r *meat with
tions.
19 July?nibs Exist. . of Israel De de
the Arab Ouestion"
54) 19 July--Article in Enilisk, "Raper yments to Israel
Undermine Its Morale and Economy". Subject refers to the
Israeli agreement with West Germany on reparations.
55) 3 August--"Religion in Israel". Subject deplores the paw
er
sof clericalism In Israel.
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57) 9 August C paign
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16, August- Last article fr
marines his impressions.
Eutlisk, "Eutigrants in tar
fors
ship of
"Oriental Jews in 11rs.1t.
Israel in which subject *UM-
the same issue an article in
SO August --A new series of srticlu en the USSR is announced.
In the first article entitled t'Wk*t is th. Prp?a. of a Trip to
the USSR'?" writer, on the basis of Ms ' wiper ence of a 10-
w ask visit", discusses what $. tourist should see in the USSR.
60) 9 September-- The Kingdom of Books In Moscow". Subject
relates Ms impressions of a visit to the Lenin Library in
Moscow. Mentions thet he promised the administrator of
the library to send Jewish books from New York.
ZO September?Contains an announcement that subject 11
report on hi* trip at a public gathering to be held on Z4 Septem
in Philadelphia.
1 October?Announce= lecture by NO BC about kis
trip *broad to be held la CMcago on 111 October.
6 0 October--Annowtcement of a lecture by NOVIX *rang
trip abroad to be held on 13 November in Lakewood.
New York.
Z November- -"With th. ATtit T
Writer describe* hi* =eating with a
It should be noted that upon suktect's
arranged for an *inhibition of KAPLA s,.
grad".
New York, he
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