Digest, June-July 1983

Contents: War and Catastrophe. John Paul II visits the ghetto heroes monument in Warsaw -- Us and the outside world. Antisemitic incidents in the USA -- Nazi Frank Spisek -- Historical details. Relations between the RSDLP and the Bund in Siberia (1907–1914) -- Precursors to "The Merchant of Venice" - statistics and facts. The share of Soviet Jews in intellectual professions -- Ethnic composition of the Social Democratic movement in Russia -- Extradition of criminal denied -- Not subject to the statute of limitations... -- Libya: the "Three Nos" doctrine -- National culture. Bruno Schulz -- "Saved Culture" -- Contact. Belmondo in the Führer's lair -- "...Damned Jew, honorable Solomon" -- From the Archives. The situation and sentiments of Russian Jewry (late 19th – early 20th centuries) -- Distinctive features. On the use of the term "Hebrew" in scholarly literature