Half the Members of Soviet Presidium Have Jewish Wives, Khrushchev Says

Soviet President Klementi Vorshilov and half the members of the Soviet Communist Party Presidium have Jewish wives, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev said last night, according to reports here today from Moscow.Mr.Khrushchev made this known in the course of remarks he was delivering at a Polish Embassy reception.

Noting Israeli Ambassador Joseph Avidar among the guests, the Soviet Premier remarked that Dowager Queen Elizabeth of Belgium, on a recent visit to Moscow, had raised the question of a special Soviet attitude toward Jews.He reported that President Vorshilow had told the Queen that the Russians did have a special attitude toward Jews and that he had a Jewish wife. Relating this exchange, Mr. Khrushchev added:”Half the members of the Presidium have Jewish wives”