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NEW YORK (WNS) - Howard Rhine, president of .
the National Jewish Commission on Law and Public
Affairs (CQLPA) hailed Congress for amending the
Civil Rights Act of 1964 to require an employer to show
that it would cause an "unreasonable" hardship on his
business»befpre he could, refuse to hire or retain a
Sabbath Observer. The language of the amendment
was drafted by CQLPA officials.
SAN FRANCISCO (WNS) — The Union of Councils
for Soviet Jews has urged President Nixon to meet with
„four Jewish activists — Roman Rutman, Viktor
Polsky, Vladimir Slepak and Professor Alexsander
iierrier during his trip to Moscow in May because "it is
•- only by talking with Jews who can relate their own
personal experiences" that you can get gje true picture
of Soviet Jewry.  ' . ■     .,
WASHINGTON (WNS) — Secretary of State William
P. Rogers has reaffirmed that the U.S. would continue
to maintain the military balance in the Middle East by
selling U.S. military equipment and supplies in Israel
"in response to the large shipments of arms by the
Soviet Union to Egypt in 1969,and 1970 and to the in¬
creased direct  Soviet  Operational  involvement in
; Egypt's air defense system." Rogers' reaffirmation,
made in a 604-page State Department Report on
foreign policy, also emphasized that the U.S. will
. sustain "efforts tocontinue the cease-fire in the Middle
East and to bring about an mterim,:.Suez..»canaI*-
agreement as an initial step towards peace."
Government Warns Labor,
Management To Hold Prices
ATA President Appalled At Claim
Of Anti-Semitism Made By ADL
NEW YORK (JTA) — The
president of the African-
American Teachers'
Association said this week he
was "appalled" at the action
of the Anti-Defamation
League of B'nai B'rith in
labeling the ATA "anti-
Semitic" just because the
two organizations
"disagree" on the approach
to Black-Jewish problems. If
JERUSALEM (WNS) —".
After an emergency
meeting, the Ministerial
Committee on Economic'
Affairs and representatives
of Histadrut, the employers'
association and the
cooperative movement,
warned "that prices of basic
foodstuffs — bread, frozen
meat, sugar and oil — should
not be allowed to rise and all
other price rises must be
■justified. High price in¬
creases, have placed
Histadrut and employers
under' heavy pressure to
increase wages,-and Finance
Minister . Pinhas Sapir
warned that; Israel was in'
danger of pricing itself out of
world markets. A request by
the      Manufacturers
Association for a free hand to
raise prices by up to five
percent was rejected.
At the same time strikes
and slowdowns plague the
country. New wage demands
by bakers have caused
bakery owners to warn of a
shutdown unless . they are
permitted to raise prices of
bread. Medical personnel at
public hospitals have given
the 15 day notice required by
law'for slowdowns or strikes.
A shutdown of the diamond
polishing shops are
threatened and hew labor
troubles at Ashdod port have
been complicated by
d i s.p u t e s b e.t wee n„.
longshoremen and their
foremen.
0E0 Grants $77,000 For
Survey Of Jewish Poor
. NEW YORK (JTA) - The
Office of Economic Op¬
portunity, the federal agency
based in Washington, has
granted the Hasidic Corp. for
Urban Concerns (HCUC)
here. $77,000 for. a one-year
survey of the needs of New
York's Jewish poor. Rabbi
Sholom-Ber Gorodetsky;
chairman of the. newly
formed HCUC, said .he ex¬
pected the funds to arrive by
March 14. Rabbi Gorodetsky
^s chairman of the Crown
Heights Community Cofp.
and! a representative on the
city's Council Against
Poverty, The rest: of! the
HCUC staff; as of now,
consists of David Farber, a
poverty worker and a special
assistant in the Human
Resources   Administration,
as executive director; a
secretary; a bookkeeper,
and two community aides.
Rabbi Gorodetsky told the
Jewish Telegraphic'Agency
that while the new cor¬
poration was 'originally
designed to emphasize the
plight of hasidic Jews, it will
also deal With the problems
of the non-hasidic elderly.
While such* problems. as
medical care and social
security wiU be dealt with,
. the emphasis will be on
poverty, he said. He noted
that hasidic families, who
earn only around $6-8,000
yearly, have large families
because they reject birth
control, Referring to OEO
regional director Angel. F.
Rivera and public affairs
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 111      "'
a Jew "disagreed" with a
Black program, Albert Vann
told the Jewish Telegraphic
Agency, it would be unfair to
label him automatically
"anti-Black." Vann, who had
not returned earlier JTA
telephone calls, was
responding to charges by the
ADL last week that public
funds to the ATA from the
Department   of   Health,
Education and Welfare were
beingfc"used, to subsidize
racial or religious hatred,",
epitomized by what the ADL
said were anti-Semitic
quotations in Forum, the
ATA's journal, in 1967 and
1968; by former ATA official
Leslie Campbell in-Black
News, and by ATA official
Tyrone Woods in a .WBAI
radio broadcast on Jan. 24,
1969. The quotations
^variously referred to Jewish
"domination" of the city's
public schools, ,Jewish'
"exploiters" of Blacks,
"despicable Jew boys,"
Israeli "Imperialism" ' and"
Hitler's virtues.
Vann said he did not recall
the quotations and wanted to
know if they had been taken
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ColuRbus Sfets $1.5 Million
Israel Bond Goal for 1972
The Columbus State of Israel Bond Committee at its
recent Report and Presentation meeting set a cash
goal of $1.5 mfllkm dollars in 1972. This figure was
reached after a telephone conference call from Prime
Minister Golda Meir outlining needs for the coming
year, and .reports by the committees in charge of
various band functions in 1971. The $1.5 million figure
was the total of the projections of the committees for
their 1972 activities. In reporting its activities each
conmittee took part of the responsibility to secure the
additional dollars needed to provide jobs and housing
for the Uiousandsafnew immigrants arriving in Israel.
The Columbus Bond committee, .paid special
recognition to five Columbus congregations for their
part in making the 1971 Israel Bond campaign suc¬
cessful by holding either Yam Kippur Drives or special
Bond diaiers to promote the sale of bonds and stocks.
Accepting the awards for their congregations were:
immediate past President of Agudas Achim Morris
Mendel; President of Ahavas Sholom Melvin Freed-
berg; Vice President of Tifereth Israel Alvin Solove;
President of Beth Jacob Leonard Qirinn and Beth Tik¬
vah Board Member Gerald Conn.
ConpTrjgation Beth Tikvah
MATZAH  OF   HOPE
That the Jews of the Soviet Union may know that
they have not been forgotten and that we are. one in .
brotherhood, we urge that the following Statement be.
read at the Seder of every American Jewish household.
The leader of the service takes up the matzah, sets it
aside, and says:
THIS IS THE "MATZAH OFHOPE"
This Matzah, which we set aside as a symbol of hope
for the Jews of the Soviet Union, reminds us of the
mdestructiblejinks that^exist between us. As -we ob¬
serve this festival of freedom, we know that Soviet
Jews are not free to leave without harassment; to learn
of their past; to pass on their religious traditions; to
learn the languages of their fathers; to. train the
teachers and the rabbis of future generations.
We remember with bitterness the scores of Jewish
prisoners of conscience who sought to live as Jews and
struggled to leave for Israel — the land of our fathers
— but now languish in bondage in Soviet labor camps.
Their struggle against their.oppressors is part of an
ongoing.effo'rt, and they shall know that they have not
been forgotten. .   '
•As Soviet Jews assert themselves, they are joinedby
all who are. aroused by their affliction.
WE WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THEY EMERGE
INTO THE LIGHT OF FREEDOM.
Celebrates lOtfi Anniversary
This      w e e k e ta"d
ee^Stfih^>V^
jrpjfpitoalptt*ed,'in the
rorto;en4of Columbus. Now
in1 its tiwri bundling at 3199
Indianola .' Avenue, ,|wo
blocks from the 1-71 free*ay,
Beth Tikvah draws its 94
families from all areas of
Columbus, not just the north
end-Owing to its size, Beth
Tikvah tends to be a friendly
congregation, and one in
which congregants are:
called upon to contribute
their talents to help maintain
and improve . the
congregation.; , Members
' have built the' ark. the Ten
DR. CHARLES D. MINTZ
Commandment .plaques
above the ark, made cur¬
tains for the sanctuary and
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REMEMBER:  NATIONAL DAY OF SOLIDARITY
WITH SOVIET JEWRY, SUNDAY, APR. 30... 8 p.m.,
COMMUNITY-WIDE DEMONSTRATION . . ." BETH
JACOB SYNAGOGUE. EVERYBODY WELCOME ...
NO CHARGE.
B'nai B'rith Women's Week
B'nai B'rith Women's
Week is being observed
March 13-20 by Columbus
B'nai B'rith Women chap¬
ters.
Mayor Tom Moody signed
a proclamation emphasizing
the' local aspects of the
women's work. It read in
part: "Whereas many of the
B'nai B'rith Women's
programs benefit all citizens
in     Columbus     directly
through such'activities as
the Anti-Defamation League
and the. related Dolls for
Democracy program, B'nai
B'rith Youth Organization,
Hillel Foundation,- a
volunteer program at Black¬
burn Day Care Center, the
Bellefaire Handcraft
Project, Jewish Community
Service Volunteer Program,
Amblyopia   screening
(CONTINUED ON PAGE II)