The Hebrew Writers Union concluded its convention here with an appeal to the Soviet Government to restore Russian Jewry the national and cultural rights granted to all other national minorities in the Soviet Union.
While noting with “gratification” a trend toward greater freedom in the Soviet Union, the Hebrew writers nevertheless expressed regret over the recent imprisonment of Andrei Sinyavsity and Uli Daniel “for writing as they saw fit.” The resolution declared that “only where the spirit is free is progress possible.”
The writers also expressed regret over a trend toward “materialism” in many facets of Israeli life. They also expressed objection to the widespread use of foreign languages in Israel which, they asserted, impeded the absorption of new immigrants.
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