Anti-Semitism in Serbia

Date: Wed, 07 May 97 00:41:23 -0500
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Subject: Anti-Semitism in Serbia

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(Was cross-posted to several newsgroups)    

From: "Barry S. Marjanovich" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups: soc.culture.croatia,soc.culture.israel,soc.culture.usa,
	soc.culture.jewish,alt.current-events.bosnia,soc.culture.bosna-herzgvna,
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Re: 'Jewish cemetery desecrated in Croatia,' AP, 5/1/97

On Thu, 1 May 1997, dd chukurov wrote:
               
                       Anti-Semitism In Servia 

Translated from an article published in "Nasa Borba" (Belgrade, Servia),
March, 16-17, 1996:

The president of Jewish community in Yugoslavia, Mr. Aca Singer complains in
"The Servian Word" that in Servia "lately, unfortunately there are a lot of
cases of anti-Semitism," and that there is a danger that this anti-Semitism
will spread widely among the people.

"This danger is noticable especially after the publication of some books and
articles, such as a book by Dr. Ratibor Durdevic. These books have no basis
in truth or reality. Nevertheless, following the publication of such books
more anti-Semitic incidents seem to appear. On the walls of the  Jewish
Cemetery in Belgrade, the following graffiti appeared: " Get out, all of you
, Judeo-Masonic haters of Servs", "We don't want the Jewish Dayton Accords",
"Jews, remember, you're only a minority in Servia..."  

"The book that I refer to, 'Dirty-work of American Democracy'", says Singer,
"was published by Zarko Gavrilovic (Saint-Sava's Party). But, everything
will be clear to you, when you consider the author's biography - during the
occupation in WW II, he was a member of the Ljotic's party (Servian Nazis),
that means his ideas are not from yesterday."

Mr. Singer also points out that another book was published in Montenegro,
titled "The Jewish Dance Of Vampires" and he says that the text "is even
worse  than 'The Protocols of the Wisemen of Zion'", which was also
published here. "I can also tell you about the public appearances of that
Servian Duke, supposedly Duke, Vucinic, who stated that all Jews should have
their  property confiscated, or about Dragos Kalajic who cannot write one
article without denigrating Jews, and there are other things..."

About the Jewish community in Servia, Mr. Aca Singer says: " We are a small
community, about 3000 registered members. In the Holocaust, 85 % of Jews
from Servia died. But, it's not just a question of our small number. We do
not hold any significant positions in the politics or the economy of the
country. There are a few of us in the Arts, writers (Albahari, Filip David,
the late Kis, or actors (Seka Sabljic, Predrag Ejdus). It's obvious- We do
not present any danger...

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