Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1973-03-29

              UflQr    Serving Columbus, "Central" and Southwestern Ohio \JA\I
VOL. SI NO. 13
MARCH 29. 1973 — ADAR II 25
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Traces of barbiturates and alcohol were found in the
blood of the French pilot of the Libyan airliner shot
down by Israeli fighter planes over Sinai February 21,
according to an unofficial report purported to be a
laboratory analysis of the pilot's blood content. And
Israeli toxicologists are divided over whether these
traces could have influenced his reported erratic
actions during a 15-minute period when, lost in Israeli
airspace, he ignored signals from Israeli fighter pilots
to land. Experts, induding airline medical personnel,
- said we coiisumption of barbiturates and alcohol has a
serious effect on the clarity of thinking and that pilots
are forbidden to consume drugs of any sort within 24
hours of flight time and any alcohol beverage within 12
hours. The report, prepared by the Forensic Medicine
Institute Laboratory, was sent to Franco along with
other information asked by a French Committee that
visited Israel last month to investigate the crash.
WARSAW (WNS)-A group of young American
Jewish leaders, presenting the Young Leadership
Cabinet of the United Jewish Appeal, placed a wreath
on the steps of the Warsaw Ghetto monument and
recalled the heroism and courage of those Jews who
fought me Nazis against impossible odds. The Kaddish
and the Wl Moleh Rachamin, traditional prayers for
the dead, were intoned. The group then locked arms
and chanted "Ani Maamin" and the Hatikvab. The
service was viewed by passing Poles with alternating
amusement and perplexity. The group later visited the
Mila 18 monument.
BOSTON (WNS)-Senator Thomas, F. jEagleton ,(D.
Mo.) said here -^atfeiB^evirtehce* Uuf tieorfe C.
Moore, one of the two American diplomats njurdered
by Black September terrorists in Khartoum March l,
"was actively engaged in efforts to begin a dialogue
between Sudan and Israel through the United States."
A spokesman for Sen. Eagleton's Washington office
said the reference was based on appraisals by political
analysts following the murder of Mr. Moore,' the
Charge d'Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum
for two years before his death. Eagleton said he
believed the attack was well-planned and designed to
interfere with! "a dialogue that might eventually lead
to peace negotiations in the Middle East."
Millard Cummins Named To
UJA Executive Committee
Millard M. Oimmins of
Columbus, Ohio, Advanced
Gifts Chairman of the United
Jewish Fund and Council
IS73 Campaign,' has been
named   to  the' Executive
Committee of the -United
Jewish   Appeal's : Young
Leadership Cabinet for 1973,
; Michael A. Pelavin, Cabinet
Chairman has announced.
i   The Cabinet consists of 200
young men between the ages
of 25-40 who have shown
exceptional leadership skills
; within the American Jewish
community.
•   Millard   M.   Cummins,
Columbus, Ohio, is National
Vice Chairman of Leader¬
ship. Development., He  is
former chairman of the
Membership and Placement
Committee,   the   Special
Projects Committee and Ihe
East-Central Area .of the
Young Leadership Cabinet.
' He .serves on the Board of
Trustees,    the    Finance
Committee, the Executive
Committee,      and      the
Allocations Committeeof the
United Jewish Fund and
| Council in Columbus and on
I the Board of Trustees of the
I Columbus Jewish Welfare
Soviet Journalist Says USSR To Quit Head Tax
TEL AVIV, (JTA)-Victor
Louis, a Soviet journalist
with Kremlin connections
who visited Israel in 1971,
said on March 21 that Soviet
authorities will no longer
implement the law
promulgated last August
which requires holders of
academic degrees to pay a
tax based on their
educational level if they wish
to emigrate^Louis' dispatch
from Moscow was published
in the newspaper Yediot
Achronot. He claimed that
while the tax law will not be
formally abolished, the head
office of the ovir, the Soviet
visas bureau, has confirmed
that tbe tax will no longer be
collected.
According to reports on
March 20 from Moscow and
other sources, 44 Jews with
academic degrees were
informed they could leave
the country without paying
the diploma tax. With one or
two exceptions, none of those
exempted were "hard core"
activists.
Louis'dispatch hinted that
Soviet authorities may
consider refunding the
diploma taxes received from
Jews during the six months
that the law was im¬
plemented. An estimated 300
Jews have paid the tax.
Louis said that if a refund is
authorized, the money
would be turned over to
relatives or friends of the
Jews who paid ihe tax and
have since left the USSR.
The recipients must be living
in Russia, Louis said.
The exemptions reported
on March 20 were seen as a
move by Soviet officials to
mollify a majority of U.S.
Congressmen who support
amendments pending in the
House and Senate that would
deny most favored status
and other trade concessions
to the USSR until it removed
restrictions on emigration.
Some sources here regard
Louis' report as part of a
general Soviet propaganda
offensive designed to in¬
fluence   public   opinion,
particularly in the U.S. Louis
is seen by some as an in¬
strument of me Kremlin
frequently used to carry out
propaganda missions in the
West on behalf of the Soviet
leaders. Louis visited Israel
in the spring of 1971,
ostensibly for medical
treatment. He met at tbe
time with Sunha ..Duiitz,
Golda Meir's political
secretary, who is now
Israel's Ambassador-
designate to the U.S.
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Predict Passage Of Jackson Amendment
WASHINGTON, (JTA)-
Sen. Henry M. Jackson (D.
Ohio) said on March 21 that
legislation designed to free
Soviet emigration will be
enacted by Congress despite
the hints of relaxation on
restrictions coming from
Soviet sources. In separate
telephone comments to the
Jewish Telegraphic Agency,
the two .leaders of the
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legislation bearing their
names said that no threat is
posed against the Soviet
Union but they seek firm
assurances that the Soviet
government will live up to
the Declaration of Human
Rights.
"We intend to pass the
amendment;" Jackson said.
"There.is no compromise
with principle. We want to
eliminate the issue as a
"problem.". Vanik declared
"The language must go in"
meaning that the legislation
is to be enacted into law.
"There is no threat in our
legislation," Vanik noted.
"There is fear that the
Soviets may be seeking to
appease the Congress by
changing its emigration
policy now and then
changing back again when
the most favored nation
treatment is given to it."
Mrs. Gary Franklin (left) ticket chairman and Mrs.
Julian Schneider (right) invitation chairman, review
ticket sales for the Art for O.R.T. auction to be held on
March 31 at the Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts.
Art For O.R.T. Auction At
Fine Arts Gallery Saturday
MILLARD M. CUMMINS
Foundation. He was 1967,
Chairman of the Young
Mens' Division and is
presently Big Gifts Chair¬
man. He is a Board Member
of the Jewish Center and of
Temple Israel, and received
the Theresa Stern Kahn
Leadership Award for 1967.
Nationally, he is a member''
of the Executive Committee
of the American Israel
Public Affairs Committee. A
graduate of Ohio State
University, he is President
of the Tnurman Manufac-
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The Third Annual Art for
O.R.T. Auction will be held
at the Columbus Gallery of
Fine Arts the evening of
March 31, 1973. The coor¬
dinated efforts of all
Columbus Chapters of,
Womens' American O.R.T.
(Organization for
Rehabilitation through
Training) will present ART
for ORT and feature 55
prominent local and area
artists. The evening will
begin with a cocktail hour at
7:30 pjn. and auction to
follow at 8:30 p.m. Tickets
may be purchased for $2.50
per person.
Featured artists include
Darrel Bellis, Edna Jacobs,
Gregg Parris, Norma .Pajuie,
Paula Weiner, • Norbert
Weihrich, Caroline
Freeman, Irving Gold, Betty
Laschinger, Marion Levin,
Drew Martinson, Marty
Steffy, Ruth Abrams,
William Agnew, Dorothy
Alpers,   Marge   Bender,
The Congressional leaders
were asked for their views
after news reports said that
the Soviet government has
allowed 44 Moscow Jews
with academic standing to
leave for Israel without
paying the education taxes.
The waivers were seen "as
an apparent effort to placate
Congressional critics,"
according to one Washington
observer- with close con¬
nections with Soviet Em¬
bassy officials.   .
Unprecedented publicity
in Moscow accompanied tbe
waiver of the taxes. Western
newsmen were invited to
witness.interviews between
prospective emigrants and
the director of the Soviet
visa office, Lt. Col. Sergie
Fedayev, in Moscow. A
Soviet television crew filmed
the interviews.
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Author Here To Celebrate
Israel's 25th Anniversary
Richard Berry, Bobbie
Bishop, Donna Boorstein,
Joseph Borenstein, Merlon
Boyd, Mrs. J.V. Canzani,
Sidney Chafetz, Donald
Co^trell, Laura Cowman,
;,,Donald ^bdrill, Cornelia
tpj%:£&ttiur Efland,
-^aififc■maa;l Jenny Floch.
Rohert^Gatrell, Marion
Gatrell, Harold Goldberg,
Juline Hughes, Mary Lou
Jackson, Patty Krumm,
'-Lynn Martinson, Nancy
Meyer, Bill Needles, Donald
Peake, Jenny Reynolds,
Linda Ringer, Fay Ruben,
Dainne Rundell, Fred
Rundell, Marion Ryan,
Frank Santoro, Harry Sch¬
wartz,,. Michael Sennett,
Bevlyn , Simpson, Edith
Smilack, Gail Sutton, Doug
Thornton, George Utz, and
Veda Walsh! All art objects
will be auctioned off by
SUakin.
The proceeds from the Art
Auction  help support  the
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Yehuda Ha'ezrachi, a.
well-known Israeli author, is
currently "Scholar-in-
Residence in Columbus for a
two week period, under the
sponsorship of the Columbus
Committee for the Ob¬
servance of Israel's 25th
Anniversary, it was an¬
nounced today by David
Derrow, Committee
chairman. "Columbus is
indeed fortunate" said Mr.
Derrow "in being chosen as
one of only twenty-six
American cities to par¬
ticipate in the Scholar-in-
Residence program. The
opportunity to utilize the
services of a man of his
caliber for such a long period
is an unusual one, and we are
hopeful that the entire
community will participate
in one or more of the many
scheduled programs
featuring-Mr. Ha'ezrachi."
Yehuda Ha 'ezrachi, a
native of Jerusalem, is the
author of over a dozen books,
including novels, short
stories, plays, travel books,
essays and art criticism. A
newspaper man as well as
Yehuda Ha'ezrachi
author, he is currently ac¬
tively involved in the
preservation of the unique
character of Jerusalem.
Visitors to Israel in recent
years will recall the ex¬
cellent Sound and Light'
presentation "A' Stone in'
David's Tower", written by
Mr. Ha'ezrachi, which has
been running nightly in
English, French, and
Hebrew for the past few
years.
On Mon. evening Apr. 2 at
8 p.m. he wul be speaking at
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