Israeli-Soviet Relations, 1953-1967 by Yosef Govrin

Author:Yosef Govrin [Govrin, Yosef]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: History, Military, General, Political Science
ISBN: 9781135256692
Google: ueWNAQAAQBAJ
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-10-18T15:59:11+00:00

Discrimination in the Domain of Religion

The formal policy

The USSR's constitution assured freedom for religious cults and equal status for all religions.29 The State Order of June 1944 that established the 'Council for Religious Cults' mentions the Jewish religion among a dozen faiths (except the Provoslav) that were granted official status.

Religious communities were given the right to establish religious centers.30

The policy in practice

The Jewish religion had neither a central nor a federative organization which would enable it - like the other religions in the USSR - to call conferences, oversee religious services throughout the country, publish a bulletin or periodical, and maintain contacts and meetings with co-religionists outside the country.

No religious objects were produced. The Bible was not published. The prayer book was printed only once, under pressure of world public opinion, in 3,000 copies. There were no current contacts with Jewish religious institutions abroad. Permission was not given to Jewish pilgrims to leave for the Holy Land - Israel - as was granted to the Provoslav and Muslim religions.

No centers existed for the training of cantors, ritual slaughterers, Jewish judges for rabbinical courts, or rabbis for religious services.

Limitations were introduced on the baking of matzot (unleavened bread for Passover) - in the course of time they were abolished because of outside pressure.

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