Corporate officers of the Emporium, a leading department store here, have agreed to boycott Soviet-made goods in response to a request made by Soviet Jewry Action Group, which is based in this city. This makes the Emporium the second major San Francisco store to honor the boycott in protest over the denial of freedom to Soviet Jews: City of Paris made a similar agreement several weeks ago. Jerry Westin, president of SJAG noted that these appear to be the first major stores anywhere in the world to remove Soviet-made goods from their shelves because of the Soviet Jewry problem. Goods involved at the Emporium are reported to include vodka, caviar and furs. Linda Pupos, SJAG board member, who was instrumental in negotiations with the officers of both stores, declared that, “These two are only the beginning. Our goal locally is to clear San Francisco of Soviet products until they let my people go!”
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