Zonshtein expresses his discomfort with BR's appeal to Khrushchev. He says that Soviet Jews like himself have had no problem taking advantage of the many opportunities afforded to them. He says also that the fact of many Jews being Lenin Prize winners should not go unnoticed. He says that Soviet law is blind to nationality and should not be called anti-Semitic.

Also in file: the original Russian letter, document .183474.