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Durdynets, and many others. We do not want to return to former times, and yet that

is the direction in which your broadcast is pushing us. You have done as the

Bolsheviks used to do - you presented information that is one-sided, suppressed

information that does not fit your stereotype, biased the selection of materials,

strengthened and reinforced negativism. It would be as if the Los Angeles riots

were shown to us here as representative American events.

If you want to convince yourselves that everything I have been saying is true,

please come to us and film anything you want. Please regard this as an official

invitation of our Jewish Council.

Certainly there exist many disappointments in our work. A lot remains to be done in

revitalizing Jewish culture. We cannot immediately realize all our goals. But this

is never merely because we are Jews; it is never attributable to either

state-sponsored or spontaneous anti-Semitism. You must be aware in what a difficult

economic situation Ukraine finds itself - and yet despite this, the government gives

high priority to the support of cultural diversity, included in which is the support

of Jewish culture. For example, the observance of the Days of Jewish Culture in

Ukraine was funded entirely by the Ukrainian government - close to two billion

karbovantsi, and this in our difficult economic times!

It is these many things, then, that are of importance to us, and not the activities

of individual ultra-nationalists who don't receive support from most Ukrainians;

where in fact most Ukrainians condemn their activities.

Oh, democracy! Is there any country, even the United States, which has succeeded in

ridding itself of anti-Semitism? And are the American anti-Semites representative

of official government attitudes toward Jews? Or are isolated events in Los Angeles

reflective of United States government attitudes toward Blacks?

Esteemed gentlemen! You didn't do a good thing insulting the Ukrainian people.

Imagine if someone collected similarly true but unrepresentative facts to paint a

negative picture of the Jewish people. Remember the Biblical injunction: Don't do

anything to another that you would not want done to yourself.

Please revisit us with an open mind, and not with any fixed bias. The United States

is presently awaiting the visit of our President, and we don't want his visit to be

marred by any anti-Ukrainian actions from anybody, especially not from Jews; nor

would we want American assistance to our country to depend on isolated individuals

who are opposed to granting such assistance.

We await you in Ukraine.

Respectfully,

I.M. Levitas

Head of the Jewish Council of Ukraine

Head of the Nationalities Associations of Ukraine

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Jordan Letter 5 Jul 18/96 Genetic anti-Semitism

July 18, 1996

Michael H. Jordan

Chairman, Westinghouse Electric Corporation

11 Stanwix Street

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

USA 15222

Dear Mr. Jordan:

I have some questions for Morley Safer, and I route them to him through you, as I have discovered over the years

that he is not very communicative when addressed directly - perhaps if the request to respond to these questions came

from you, he might be more forthcoming. Specifically, I wonder if you would be so good as to ask Mr. Safer the

questions organized under the following eight points, all of them in connection with his October 23, 1994 statement

that "The Church and Government of Ukraine have tried to ease people's fears, suggesting that ... Ukrainians, despite

the allegations, are not genetically anti-Semitic.":

(1) Through what source did Mr. Safer become aware of the allegation that Ukrainians were genetically

anti-Semitic? And what were the qualifications of this source in the field of human genetics, particularly in the

field of the genetic inheritance of cognitive predispositions?

(2) Before broadcasting this allegation, did Mr. Safer verify its plausibility with any responsible geneticist?

(3) What does Mr. Safer mean by "the church of Ukraine"? This reference is as puzzling as would be a reference

to "the church of the United States."

(4) Could Mr. Safer divulge the name of the church representative who issued this denial of a genetic

predisposition to anti-Semitism on the part of Ukrainians, and indicate as well the time and the place of the denial?

(5) Could Mr. Safer similarly identify the Government of Ukraine representative who issued this same denial of a

genetic predisposition to anti-Semitism on the part of Ukrainians - who was it, when, where?

(6) Is Mr. Safer aware of a genetic predisposition to anti-Semitism on the part of any other group - or is this

in his estimation a uniquely Ukrainian phenomenon?

(7) Has Mr. Safer considered the possibility that his own antipathy toward Ukrainians is genetically based? If

not, then how would he account for it? And if not, would Mr. Safer be willing to issue a public statement to the

effect that his anti-Ukrainianism is not genetic in origin?

(8) Could Mr. Safer comment on the possibility that the refusal of CBS personnel to discuss "The Ugly Face of

Freedom" might similarly be genetically-based? If CBS personnel reject the notion that their corporate decisions are

genetically influenced, then could Mr. Safer persuade them to issue a joint statement to this effect, and in

particular denying that they are genetically anti-Ukrainian?