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VOL. SO NO. 18
MAY 4, 1972- IYAR 20
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Cal! For Nixon To Make Known Intent To
Carry Concern For Soviet Jewry To Moscow
NEW   YORK   (JTA)
Rabbi      Israel      Miller,
president of the American
.ZionisfFederation, issued a
call to President Nixon this
'week "to make known to the
American people that he will
personally carry our
message of concern for
Russian Jewry to the leaders
of the Soviet Union." It is
"inconceivable to us," he
A scene tp be repeated over and over this coming
.    Wednesday, May 10 at the Jewish Center when the JCC
Blood Donor Council will hold it's Spring Blood Donor
Day from 12 noon to 6 p.m.
Spring Blood Drive Wednesday
Extends Free Blood Coverage
Premier Meir Says Threats
Bar To Peace Negotiations
The Jewish Community of
Columbus will extend the
line of coverage of free blood
when it donates blood this
Wednesday, May 10 at the
Spring Blood Drive.. The
Drive will be held at the
: Jewish Center from 12 noon
to 6 p.m. Free-baby-sitting
service is provided for
parents. Spring B-Day
Chairman Mrs. A. B. Thall"
said She anticipated- an
excellent turn out because of
the educational campaign
aimed at informing the
Jewish Community of the
need and advantages of
donating a pint of blood.
There are many reasons
individuals'donate blood. A
random; sampling of donors
from past drives have been
overheard and recorded for
this article. It is the com-
•mittee's desire and wish that
these statements will be
repeated by other, new
donors. "I have bought
bonds and given my money
to UJA but this is really
giving a,part of me, I feel
great!", "I do it because it is
needed, it's no big deal,
besides the sandwiches I get
after are great."; "I gave
my first pint when I was a
freshman  in. > college   and
. continued with it when I was
in the Army. I knew it
doesn't work that way but I
feel like I am putting
something aside in case I
ever need it." "I do it
because I get a feeling of
closeness with my friends
and neighbors I see at the
Center when I give Wood."
"It is probably the cheapest
donation lean make; I get
the liquid part of the blood
"back within hours and the
entire thing back within
days." "I do it because . . .
just because. My friend
; asked me and I said O.K. and
I came down and did it and it
. didn't hurt and someone is
helped and I feel good and
my friend feels good, and
next year I think I will bring
my husband and brother-iri-
. law down — then we. will all
,Jfeel good."
Whatever your'reason for
giving blood it is a good one.
The Jewish Community
Council Blood Donor Council
urges you to donate a pint of
blood on B-Day at the Jewish
Center from 12 noon to'6 p.m.
Find your own reason — The
Jewish Community and you
will benefit.
TEL AVIV (JTA)
Premier Golda Meir said
April 26 that there could not
be any peace negotiations if
the other side refused to
negotiate. She referred to the
latest speech by President
Anwar Sadat of Egypt, who
vowed to "liberate" all of the
occupied territories this year
and reduce Israel and the
Jews to a "humiliated;
hunted people." No nation
can bring; about;' peace
negotiations if Sadat is not
prepared to sit at the table
and   discuss    proposals,
For Soviet Military Duty
NEW YORK (JTA) -r-
Soviet authorities, "running
scared," are trying'to get
Jewish -activists out of
Moscow 'Before President
Nixon: arrives there for
summit talks, according to
Richard Maass, chairman of
the National Conference on
Soviet Jews. Maass said that
was the reason why 10 young
Soviet Jews, "who represent
the core of the most vocal
young activists desiring to
emigrate from the Soviet
Union, have been called for
active military service in the
Soviet armed forces." Maass
said it was "dear that the
Soviet officials are using a
device of military service to
make sure that these men,
who are. among the 36 in¬
dividuals who have
requested a meeting with
Nixon when he visits Moscow
in May; will be unavailable."
Maass added that "This
action of the Soviet'officials
focuses.greater attention on
the importance of President
Nixon's visit" because
"Soviet officials clearly
demonstrate that they are
sensitive to both internal and
external pressures on behalf
of Soviet Jewry." Jerry
Goodman, ... executive
director of the NCSJ, ex¬
pressed fear that "this new
punitive tactic by the Soviet
Union may extend to other
Jews in other cities who dare
to demand their legal
rights." He saidbehas asked
mayors of several major
American citiplf to. per¬
sonally intervene with
, Moscow > civil authorities on
behalf of these men and also
asked that th? Jewish War
Veterans and other veterans
groups take some action.
Hillel General
Membership Meet
The B'nai B'rith Hillel
Foundation will hold its
annual General Membership
meeting on Sunday, May 21,
at 8 p.m. Election of all of¬
ficers and members to the
Board of Trustees will take
place as well as recognition
of all persons who have
made major contributions to
Hillel this past year. A
program of music and song, -
and refreshments will follow
the business meeting.
: Everyone is encouraged to ,
attend.
.Premier Meir told high
school students of the.
Hashomer Hatzair
movement'at Givai Haviva
settlement. Replying to
questions, she insisted that
Israel has ho map of its
future boundaries and will
not have one until an Arab
leader appears as a serious
iiegotiating partner. But she .
defended Israeli activities in
the occupied territories.
Doing nothing will not bring
peace, nearer, she said. She
rejected- the idea of a
separate Arab state qn the
West Bank. Such a state
couldnot exist independently
but only as a spearhead
against Israel, Mrs. Meir
said. Referring to her visit to
Rumania 7next month, she
said, she expected President-
Nicolae Ceausescu to relate
to her what he was told by
Sadat on his recent visit to
Cairo. "We have to listen and
present our attitude,'* she
said, observing that while
Rumania was a Communist
Moc state that had friendly
ties with the Arab states, it
was the only one that
maintained formal
diplomatic relations with
Israel, and also friendly
relations.
Sadat also said this week
that the Soviet Union had
refused to provide Egypt
with the supersonic Tupolev-
22 bombers, air-to-ground
missiles and other weapons
it had requested. He also
disclosed that in addition to
arms from the Soviet Union.
(continued on/Pace k)
Capitol Post Nol 122 Hosts
JWV Regional Conference
Capitol Post No. 122 of tbe
Jewish War Veteraiis of the
United States will host the
5th Region Conference this
week-end, May 5,6,7, at the
Ramada Inn' East —-
Livingston Ave.-and Brice
Rd.
J.W.V.'s National Com-
. mander Jerome D. Cohen
will be the honored guest
speaker at the Commanders
Banquet Saturday evening,
May 6.
National Commander
Cohen, an attorney in New-
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 5)
went on, "that our President
would remain silent when
other leaders of the free
world raised the issue of.
Soviet Jewry during their
visits to the Kremlin." Nixon
goes to Moscow. May. 22.
Rabbi Miller recalled that on
Sept. 29,1968, Nixon advised
him: "I am deeply ,c6n-
cerned by the resurgence, of
the Soviet anti-Jewish
propaganda campaign,
thinly disguised as anti-
Zionism .7 . I deplore the
discriminatory
 ,-,_.—.   measures_^   ..
imposed upon me Jews in thtTSoViet.. Jews
Soviet Union, and I tope, and   messenger of
continue vigorously..- to
protest these restrictions
and deprivations of human
rights." At the time7of\this
letter,.Nixon held no public
office and was - the
Republican nominee, for
President. ."President
Nixon," . . Rabbi. :. Miller
declared,"you^re now. the:
humanitarian, who .must
protest, Wejisk youitd letus
Know that. you_*iU {protest^
strongly^ and „ forthrightly,:
that you Will be the advocate
of. three, million oppressed
*"  " and... the.
millions  of
trust that humanitarians
throughout the world will
Americans who. join in their
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To Blacks Rustin Believes
• JEROME D.COHEN
NEW ypRK (JTA) e A
major Black civil rights
leader believes that Israel's
survival is important to
Blacks because Israel is; a,
democracy and - "all;
minorities, including our
own, need democracy in
order to attain Economic,
political and social justice."
. Those sentiments were
expressed by Bayard Rustin,
executive director of the A.
Philip Randolph Institute, in
an article in the New" York
Amsterdam News, an in¬
fluential Black newspaper.
Rustin scored a resolution
calling for the dismantling of
Israel, passed by voice vote
in the closing minutes of the
■ National Black Political
Convention in Gary, hid.,
March 12. "It should be
emphasized that its contents
' did not reflect the thinking of
the majority of delegates, to
say nothing of the majority
of Black people in this
country," he wrote. "It was
passed because of the con¬
certed efforts of a small
group of nationalists who
took advantage of a confused
and disorganized convention
floor to muffle the voice of
saner minds."
Rustin devoted his article
to clearing up "mis¬
representations and
distortions-' about Israel_
i-"which enabled the con¬
ference of Black people to
even consider" a proposal to
dismantle Israel. "The oft-
repeated myth is that Israel
is the enemy of . Black '
Africa," Rustin wrote.
"Historically, Black' nations
were exploited hot by"
Hebraic peoples but by the
Moslem kingdoms that,
plundered the continent's
wealth and enslaved and
murdered its inhabitants
well in advance "of 'the
European-   colonial   ■' ex- ■
petitions.:- Nor have racial
and religious hostilities
between Moslems and Black
Afnca disappeared with the
passing years '. JY: -JY:. 7
Rustin referred to7the
recent civil strife. j,in the
Sudan, where ''hundreds of
thousands of Black Sudanese-
were slain* and; several
hundred thousand "ofhefs
displaced or forced-'' into
exile" by the Moslem
majority. "Israel,7iri con¬
trast has established am¬
bitious programs • 7 of
cooperation with ahd.
assistance to Asian "and
African nations,"-Rustin
wrote.  .
He also attacked the
''widespread miscon¬
ception" that racial and
religious minorities - enjoy
equal status in Arab nations
while an Arab minority is
persecuted in Israeli'
Noting the persecution of
Cdpte in Egypt, otfKurds in
Syria and Iraq7ahd"6f
Palestinians iff--'Jordan,
Rustin observed:"WBiIethe
conditions 7of - the7'7Arab
minority ih Israeli are not
ideal, they in fact enjoy ;av
measurably higher standard
of living than the people of
Arab nations. They are
permitted to vote,-".par--'
ticipate equally -in--'a "free
labor movement and in fact
enjoy more freedom than do
ArabsinTATab' lands!" ' T7^
FinallyvV Rustin : stated,
.'' We>'.: must -consider^ vine"
fundamental '"..'issiie'7,of
deihocracjr. • In " the ■vMiddte
East, Israel is a democratic
society in a sea'' of .^feudal'
sheikdoms and -military:
dictatorships::: ;. :r;Rather
than::.. calling " for r the
dismantling of Israel, Black
:" people:all over the" ."world
"should*: take' an ."active; "in-"'
terest ih Israel's' survival;'*
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