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VOL. 51 NO. 28
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Allon Murder Motive Still Unknown
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WNS) - Jewish community
leaders here have dismissed as exaggerated a
newspaper report that Buffalo faces "a serious Nazi
problem" They said there were only two or three cases
of recent Nazi activity and they involved a tiny
number of people. The Buffalo Jewish Press, an
English-Weekly published here, said a reliable federal
source stated that Nazi activity in the area was more
serious man the Jewish community had been led to
believe.
' JERUSALEM (WNS)-The fact that the film "Jesus
Christ Superstar" was made in Israel does not absolve
it of charges that its contents are anti-Semitic, ac¬
cording to Arnold Foster, general counsel to the B'nai
B'rith Anti-Defamation League. Foster said he has
been told by Israeli government authorities that they
gave neither explicit nor implicit approval but did not
bar the film because there is no censorship of movie
production in Israel. The AOL and other American
Jewish groups have charged that the film is anti-
Semitic and will have adverse effect on Christian-
Jewish relations.
TEL AVIV (WNS) - The World Jewish Congress at
its world executive meeting here expressed deep
concern about the conditions of Jews in Iraq and Syria.
The WJC called on the Iraqi government to "cease its
barbaric policies and permit those'Jews who wish to
leave to do so without hindrance." It also expressed
concern over the "barbaric treatment" of Syrian Jews
which it said was "reminiscent of the worst excesses of
medieval anti-Semitism." Meanwhile in Jerusalem,
1500 high school students signed a petition denouncing
the "alow extermination'' of Syrian and Iraqi Jewry.
AJC Takes Issue With Charge
That Jews Are Swinging "Right"
WASHINGTON, (JTA) -
The American Jewish
Committee has taken strong
issue with a recent charge by
Joseph Rauh Jr., a
prominent civU libertarian,
that American Jews, are
swinging to the right and
that Jews and Jewish
organizations "are largely
on the wrong side of the
great civil rights issues of
ihe day." That contention
and others by Rauh that
. Jews are retreating from
their traditional liberal
stance, were challenged by
Human Bookbinder, the
AJCommittee's Washington
representative who is
himself a long-time civil
rights advocate. "Even the
most cursory review of the
civil rights scene would
reassure any objective
observer that the Jewish
community is, propor¬
tionately, significantly
better represented than
others in legislative,
financial, personal, legal
and political support of civil
rights struggles," Book¬
binder said in a "Dear Joe"
letter to Rauh, a copy of
which was made available to
the Jewish Telegraphic
Agency. The letter was in
response to a speech Rauh
made to the Jewish Com¬
munity Council of
Milwaukee, Wise. June 26.
Rauh, who is Jewish and is
general counsel ofi.;the'
Leadership touncUvOijiGiyli^
Rights with v: whichfC^many
Jewish organizations are
affiliated, was the recipient
of the AJCommittee's Isaiah
Award last year "for a
lifetime of service to civil
righte."
Bookbinder described as
"particularly intemperate
language" Rauh's charge
That a "brigade of wealthy
Jews"- foresook "their long
allegiance to the Democratic
Party last fall" and gave
"vast sums''* to defeat a
candidate "whose crime was
to propose some modium of
redistribution of wealth."
Bookbinder claimed that
"for every ."wealthy Jew'
who made a substantial
contribution to the Nixon
campaign there must have
been three or four who gave
perhaps even larger sums to
the McGovern campaign."
Discussing "your general
indictment of Jewish with-
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WASHINGTON, (JTA)-
Both the Federal Bureau of
Investigation and the State
Department continue to
consider as unkown the
motive for the slaying by '
five revolver bullets on July
1 of Israeli diplomat Yosef
Alon. Special agent Thomas
Farrow of the FBI office in
Baltimore who is leading the
investigation told tbe Jewish
Telegraphic Agency on July
3 that "we are not ruling out
any potential motive" and
added that "we are pursuing
every idea on this." In this
connection he mentioned the
"political aspect'' and also
the possibility of vendetta
involving a personal grudge
or ordinary street crime. At
the State Department,
spokesman John Hare when
asked about motive said, "I
prefer to leave the in¬
vestigation to the FBI and
local police." However,
Hare confirmed mat the
Department has received
"messages of concern"
regarding security
measures from diplomatic
missions in Wastogton,.but
he would not identify them.
Other sources here em¬
phasized that FBI in¬
vestigators are stressing
that the slaying might nave
been an ordinary street
crime because Alon's wife
was not shot although she
was only a few feet away
from the scene of the killing
at the Alon home in nearby
Bethesda, Md. Another
aspect of the lolling sup¬
porting the street crime
motive and also attributed to
unidentified FBI sources
held mat terrorists normally
enter a borne and attack a
whole family. However,
these reports did not square
with agent Farrow's report
to the JTA in which he
contended that "all ideas"
were being run down. The
steadfast position at the
State Department and the
FBI to avoid emphasis on a
political aspect contrasted
Issue Critique Of Nixon's
Social, Economic Policies
new york; anvu-The
Jewish Labor Committee
has issued a far-reaching
critique of the Nixon. Ad¬
ministration's social and
economic policies which it
charged, "threaten to bring
to a sudden halt the slow but
steady progress that (ens of
millions of Americans made
in recent years toward full
participation in American
life." A statement released
here on July 3 by Judge
Jacob T. Zuckerman,
president of the JLC, decried
the recent cutbacks in social
spending, particularly the
moratorium on housing
construction,, the cuts in
Medlcaid-Medicare and
education and the
dismantling of anti-poverty
programs. Tbe statement
expressed strong opposition
to "any economic strategy of
'same plan' which puts the
burden of the fight against
inflation on the shoulders of
the poor and working
people." Judge Zuckerman
stressed that the JLC, long
active in the field of human
rights, has "always been
non-political and ... will
remain nonpolitical."
However, he said, his
organization felt "compelled
to speak out now because
these issues define the fight
for human rights today no
less than the fight was
defined a few years ago by
the struggle against
discrimination and
segregation."
sharply with Israeli official
and press views which in¬
dicated certainty that the
killing, was political.
Meanwhile, a military
funeral was held on July 3
for Col. Alon. Six Army
colonels  served  as  pall
bearers in the funeral
procession which began at
Tel Hashomer Hospital, and
ended'.,. a.t,. theM■; Tel Aviv
inflitery cemetery. 'Defense
Minister Moshe Dayan
eulogized the slain diplomat
and Air  Force pilot  and,,
are.
"Israel" '.is/.
country   to'
jwarning that
to strike back
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"Gallery Capers" To Highlight
Jewish Center Annual Meeting
"Gallery Capers" a
musical salute to the 25th
Anniversary season of
Gallery Players will be
presented at the annual
meeting of The Jewish
Center, Sunday evening,
July 15 in the Center
auditorium.
In announcing the
program, David Derrow,
Center president noted the
remarkable achievements of
Gallery Players in con¬
tributing to the cultural
advancement of the com¬
munity and in enhancing the
quality of Jewish life.
The meeting is scheduled
to begin at 7:00 pjn. with a
short business session which
wfll include the president's
report, election of board
members and officers for the
coming year, and service
citations to the outgoing
officers. David Roth is
chairman of the nominating
committee and Leon
Friedman will serve as
installing officer.
"Gallery. Capers" will
feature memorable scenes
from musical productions
that have highlighted
Gallery's 25 years of out¬
standing community theatre
work. The event will bring
David Derrow
together Gallery performers
of recent years and some1 old
friends Who are returning to
take part in the festivities.
Included will be scenes from
such favorites as "Milk and
Honey," "Pajama Game,"
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too small a
assume upon
itself the task which the
world at large, should do in
combatting terrorism.
. Nevertheless, we do not
; claim we are unable to act.
Action should be taken
against the terrorists and
against those countries that
are but schools for the
terrorists or which finance
the murders," Gen. Dayan
said. Col. Alon's funeral was
attended by Chief of Staff1
Gen:' David EJazar and Air
Force Commander Gen.
Benjamin Peled. The Chief
Army Chaplain officiated.
Premier Golda Meir
praised President Nixon's
"firm stand" against
terrorism in a cable she sent
him on July 3 expressing
thanks for his message of
condolence for the murder of
Col. Alon. "My government
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Criticizes Idea That Israel Is
Center Of Diaspora Existence
TEL AVIV (WNS)-Dr.
Joachim Prinz, of Newark,
N.J., told the World Jewish
Congress' world executive
meeting here that "to
continue to speak of Israel as
the very center of Jewish
existence in the diaspora is
sheer nonsense." Dr. Prinz,
who is chairman of the WJC
governing council, criticized
Israelis who regard Jews in
other countries as "trem¬
bling in the face of certain
extinction .through anti-
Semitism" and who for that
reason consider the diaspora
as "a waiting hall for Aliya."
He also denounced the
Israeli leadership for
maintaining contact mainly
with organized pro-Israel
groups ahd ignoring the
majority of Jews who are not
members of Jewish
organizations.
Architects view of new Columbus Torah Academy
Construction To Begin On Torah Academy
Construction of the new Columbus Torah Academy facility will begin soon by building
contracter Don Hussey, announced Frank Nutis, Chairman of the Board of Torah Academy.
The new building will incorporate a host of innovative features — aselfcontained primary
school wing, a Beth Hanffdfosh for advanced Torah study, a fully equipped language
laboratory center, a completely furnished science laboratory, music and art centers, a
regulation sized gymnasuim and locker room, facilities for closed circuit TV, and a center
for computer instruction.
Melvin Schottenstein, chairman of the building fund drive, stated "This endeavor will
mark the coming of age of Jewish education in Columbus."