American Jewish writers who condemned the attitude of the Jewish Communists and their New York Yiddish daily, the “Freiheit.” in regard to the events in Palestine, were denounced at a meeting of Yiddish writers held in Moscow yesterday. The meeting was called to consider in particular the action of Abraham Reisin, Yiddish novelist, and three others who were members of the editorial staff of the “Freiheit” but resigned when the paper took a pro-Arab stand.
Addressing the meeting, M. Litvakov, editor of the Moscow “Emes” sharply attacked Mr. Reisin, calling him “the greatest traitor.” A resolution adopted at the meeting drew attention “of the working masses to the shameful behavior of Abraham Reisin, who, because of his old revolutionary traditions, was given a great welcome in Russia, which he is now betraying.”
In regard to the Palestine events, the meeting declared that “the entire responsibility falls upon the Zionists.” The J. L. Peretz Writers’ Club of New York was denounced for its resolution to exclude those members of the staff of the “Freiheit” who remained with the paper. It was stated that meetings to protest against Mr. Reisin will now be held in every Jewish Communist club in Russia.
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