Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1969-04-24

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Vol. 47, No. 17
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THURSDAY, APRIL 24,1969 - 6 I YAR
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Arab Nations Act Against Terrorists
JERUSALEM (WN$> — Thp growing political influence of die Arab terrorist groups has begun to cause serious pro¬ blems for tiie Arab nations.
While Arab leaders publicly vidcesupportforthesegrotips, reports front^yarlous sources indicate tbat a faumber of counter-meastires are being talcen to control and lessen the political power of El Fatah and tbe other terrorist organiza-, tions.
LEBANON, which has made a deal witii El Fatah sire to regain their influence under which the Arab or- with the Arab masses and to ganizatlon wouldavoldgiving lessen tite threat that El Israel anyreasonforrepris- Fatah and other terrorist al raids, is now usi>« almost groups poise toward any pos- all her armed forces to po- sible peace with Israel, lice her border with Israel It was noted that Russian to prevent terrorist incurs- newspapers had recently at¬ ions against Israeli border tacked,the Palestinian or- settlements. ganlzations for opposing any
Iraq was reported to have Peace arrangement with Is- demanded that ithe terrorist rael and for calling for the groups clear their activities Uq^ildation of the state, a. irtthin Iraa with the military Position > described as "not authorities and have implic- realistic" by tiie Soviet IQr threatened tocutoffflmds press, and. other support for the
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Palestinian groups if they flail to comply. The Irai^ radio liad discontinued its
The terrorist organiza-
tions'have declaredtbeiriv-
posiHon to King Hussein's
jjl^e plan iEuid bave warned
(iV.tiw.'^I^estinian, people
"Arab leaders have indi¬ cated tb^ believe tfaey can control the terroristgroups. One 6tep tiiey are taking to do this is to set up rival groups to put downtiiepower and < prestige lOf the estab¬ lished organizations.
dsraeli observers noted that Ithe Arab'leaders' ploy ma^; work. In any event, the
tion as arlyal-tdthe Pales tinian groups. iThis group, .wUch has carried out some missions against Israeli troops in the <Sinal is befaig cited Iv Cabro as an example d Egypt's growing military endeavors aga}ns^|lprael.
Jordan is reportedly plan¬ ning to set up Up {own com¬ mando organiziition ,tp, <be      ., headed by tbe former Grand multiplicity of oiganizatione
Mufti of Jersualem. It was reported that iSaudij Arabia also plans toprovide'support for this new orgaidzatton. OBSERVERS said the mo¬ tive behbid these actions by the Arab states was a de-
iCould' mean less ftinds and '^Wles for: any one group aitd the intensification ofpo- 'Utical rivalries between ihe Arab states, a-situation viewed with not too much concern by Israeli Readers.
Hussein Portrays Hioiemk Leader
NEW YORK, (JtX) — King'Hussein of Jordan pursued
Hs effort to portr^Qr himself as the Arab,ni(oderate leader
who was ready andlable to make concessionbifor peace with
-Israel, but he conceded that the role d Ax<ab gueniUas in
the Mideast deadlock ,was "explosive."      ,,
Speakli^ at a luncheon of tii^ United Nations Correspond¬ ents AssociaUon, Ithe visiting nVonarch insisted that his re¬ gime — and, by implication^
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SEATTLE, Washington, (JTA) -- Twerty-twoJewish
\ organizations  and  congregations  and the Catholic
Archdiocese of Seattle joined in a community protest
. here against thetreatmentof Jews and other minorities
in the Arab states. A res<>luiion, copies ofwhich were
sent to Fi>esident I^lch^d I^; N^ohaiidUntted Nations
Secretary; General U Thant; called on tiie United
'   State8,andf'allother:.civilizednationsito express in
tiie strratgest possible terms thetr abhorrence of the
praictices ofthe Governments of Iraq, StyriaandttiQ
United Arab Republic insystematicallydeprivingtheir
Jewish citizeiis anil> in some cases, other minorities,
d fkihdamental human rights such as freedom of their
persons and properly."
JERUSALEM (WNS) — Jews tiiroughout tiie world marked Holocaust Day, with solemn ceremonies as tiiey passed to hbiior the memory of the six million murdered iv the Nazis during World War n.
In Israel places of publid: entmainment were closed and speciid prayers were said.
At a memorial in Tel Aviv, Deputy Prime Minister Ylgal Alien said the Holocaust taught J^ws t6.<'trust no one but ourselves. We learned that we havei'to, be strong so that others- should not idty us. We are no longer jiassive objects,; of thO; wMms or iner cy of those who oidy 25 years ago stood by in silence as Jews were slauglitered in Europe."   v
NEW YORK (WNS) -- Sammy Davis Jr., the Negro entertainer who converted to Judaism, wiU visit Israel in July to perform for wounded Israeli soldiers and for troops in milttai? camps. His attorney said ,Mr, D^via |;efkised.>^caasIderany]^ayfn9ntftep6rfori.
want to make money tiiere." His entourage will include 14 otiier celebrltiei^. .,
J^RUSALEK' (JI^A) — An-Amerlc&n Negfo civil rights leqiler told an Israeli au^nce this week that influential American Negroes have spoken out vigor¬ ously against black anti-Semitism "and will continue to fight it." Bayard Bustio, executive director ofthe A. Philip Randolph Institute, spoke at the International Ccmference on Technological; iCfhSnge aifd ; Human Development at Hebrew; VnivOMity. He;siid that; "^ome anti-Semitism has cropped ' UP hi'thje Uack communi^ in New Yorltl but^ it; i? jpractic^ by an exceiedingly small groiip 'o)f frus^^t^ and conftised peo^e."  ¦ ." \^ ',!;¦; i' "    '
JERUSALEM, (JTA) ~;The;Je;Wlsh National Fiind, misrldng tie SOUi annlversa|ry ot^its yXorestation pro¬ gram, cHscIosed this week that tt will seen be planting Its one hundred millionth tree In IsraeL YaacovTsur,JNFchairman,saidatapres80onference that 90 million trees have been planted on some . 100,000 acres of laid si^ce Israel was established in 19484 Only 5,000 acres were planjted during the period of the Brttish Mandate hi Palestine firom 1921 to 1948;  ¦'-   ^	
Israel Bonds V-P, Mrs. Meir Confer
The creation of wider opportuidti^d for economic develop¬ ment, especially in the area of inci'easing Israel's export trade, wfll be Ugh on the agenda of the discussions which Dr. Joseph J. Schwartz, vice president of the Israel Bond Organization, is scheduled to have next week in Israel with Prime Mhilster Ctolda Melr, Ffaiance Mfaiister Ze'ev Sharef and other leaders.
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. Edward Ginsberg, General Chairman of the United Jewish Appeal rbcently discussed the present Israeli crisis with Prime Minister Golda Meii'. Shown left to right are: Mrs. Mehr; Aharon Kidan, S^ci^al As¬ sistant to the Prime Minister; Mrs. Edward Gbis- berg; and Mr. Ginsberg. -^.
I|pael Suffers Financial Crisis
"Israel's flnancial predicament Is becoming bicreasingly perUqus as her foreign currency reserves, already very low, continue to dwindle ieit an iilarming rate."
This was disclosed by Norman Meizlish, chairman'of the 1969 United Jewish Fund and CouiicU, who made public a report to him by Edward Gtaisberg, General Chairman d the United Jewish APPeaL
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Mr. Ginsberg has just re¬ turned from ten days of high level briefings bt Israel, ifbere he met witt) Prime ^^'Mlnl8ter,>GoIda>Metr,.>FInr ance Minister, Ze'ev auuref, Je^sh Agency tiead Louis Ptaicus and other Offlcials. MR. MEIZLISH noted that defense is ^still the crucial dement bi Israel's economic Idcture.! "Already the most
heavi]y*^taxed people fai the worjtd,»^he said, "Israfeiis now airi "befaig iusked to sub- scribe to vin%i1 miUlpn'de.' fens0^i!liind.^<]|r'-tAe-pur{ell88e - d the Phanim jets so vital'*" to tbb'natt(^'s security.
"The government teiand pay for this because it sim¬ ply does not have the money.
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notthe ArabguerriUamove- ments —was the government of Jordan. He asserted that ibe Palestinians andthe Jor¬ danians would be "one peo¬ ple" untU there was a"re- soIutionT,' ofthe Mideast con¬ flict He> added that whatever differences arise af^ihftard would betreatedadaVfamily prcblcini?' and settied I in a "satisfiictoiy way.'^ Hd s^ld he beUevedthe"overwhelin- ing >mA]oriiy" of Jordanians would accept a i^ettlement based on Ilie sfac-pobjti^ace plan he offered the week ibe- fore in a speech to tbe Na¬ tional j Press Club ip Wash¬ ington. He -was asked about the r^ection tids week d
that plan by the five main Arab cammando groups. He Implied that! brael had re¬ jected the Security CouncU's Nov. 22, 1967 resolution ~ an assertion Israel has re¬ jected as false — and that "others" app^entlyfeltthat Israel sbould not be alone in makihg rejections.
HE! WAS lasked about tie rejection by the Calronews- paper yu Ahram ~ which usually reflects ,the views d E^c^ptlan President Nas¬ ser -- of the pcdnt in the Hussein plan calling for fireedom of navigation for Israel in the Suez Canal — the first time any Arab lead¬ er bad made tfaat offer.
Dr. Schwartz left New York l^t Thursday to meet with leaders of the Israel Bond campaign in Western Etirope pxA trom there, he wiU go to'Israel for aseries d conferences onthe coun¬ try's financial position and economic needs^ He wlU also - ^ be a special guest of the gov>- \ ernment at ihe official cele¬ bration of Israel's twenty- first anniversary of Inde¬ pendence. ; v
THE TOPIC (tf major con¬ cern in his meetings in is-' raisi will be thp extent to which the current crisis and the need to expand employ¬ ment ojwortunities for an increasing number cmT im¬
migrants has strained, the Develbpment Bii^^t, which now stands at $333 miUlon. The 1969l8rael Bond cam¬ paign is seeldiig to raise $200 mUlion to jM^bvide the bulk of die taeii TegtUred to malnjt^in Uraje^'s pro¬ gress ia ^icul^e, indus¬ try and, the exidpltation of natural rd
In additioii io irleportfaig oii the results of wot-ldwide Is¬ rael Bond s^es 'in the first three months of tiip current year, Dri iScbwajrtz .'wlU also deal withthe prospects for tiie balance of 1969 and the degree to whldi Inrael Bond proceeds will he neieded.
BETH JACOB SYNAGOGUE raittCATIQ^
]}r. Chwles Young, president of the Befli Jacob Congregation, announced that the dedication of the. new synagogue wUl take place on, J«ne jisj ^ 2 p.ni, FoUowing a one hour program, jthe, <»imntmny vnU be invited to an open house fai visiting the n^w faciUt¬ ies oftiie synagogue. i     >
A Testiimmlal Dinner fai hmor o^ Rabbi;Stavsky, spiritual leader of the congregation, fw ifae past twelve years will be at 6 p.m.
The' entire community wiU be invited, to aU <^ ^ events. ,'       ^i, |,   ^
Julius Cohen, chafarman of the BfiUoing Conimim^, said, "weatBethJacobhaveembarkeiaciniiri Aidvemure cf Faltb. We have witnessed a dream come true. The new Beth Jacob Congregation wiU ^erve the religious needs .of aU who enter its portals, and we are tteuiMUl to have reached Uiis day."      ' :'. ¦   i,, 1 :    , I, m", i
The new Beth Jacob i^ynagpgu^ {.^^liJilsW^ ;of{four major qreas: 1. A sanctuary for thei salJiatbuiqlKwUiy^ services. 2. A Beth Medrasb, whiiii, is ;dMlfia^jfo| the memory of the six mUUoiiJe^^;vylra perish^;lii, the Nazi holocaust. 3. A Religious 'Sdibol If Activities Area. 4. A socialhaUfor social and'i activities. •¦ • . ¦   .. ^-jjliv    I-
The officers of the synagogue wei^ere<:en wiai-ah aidiievement award at the iwUclnal'ii of tbe Union d Orthodox Jewish Congre WasUngton, D.C. From the lett;iitio)ve ie Taslit. Babbi David Stavsky, Dr. Ghkl-IeisY()m«^Ju|ljiib Cbhen and lUdM Joseph Karasldc, natioud laresldent oftiieUOJC.
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