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VOL. 51 NO. 40
SEPTEMBER 20, 1973 - TISHRI 1
Devoted to American    _
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Paris (WNS) — A forum at Orleans University on
"The Rights of Man in Danger," sponsored,by left- -
wing Protestant: and catholic groups, excluded
delegations from the French Defense Committee for
Soviet Jews and the Committee for Jews h^Arab
Countries. The Jewish delegations were accused of
being "Zionist propagandists who deny the rights of
man." The Jewish delegates protested the forum's
refusal to denounce anti-Semitism and the "vast
Palestinian propaganda" distributed at the meeting.
NEW YORK  (WNS) — the  American Jewish   .,
Committee has called upon the government of Chile to
, "be alert to any signs or acts of anti-Semitism" in the
waki* of the overthrow of the Allende government. In a
statement  by  AJCommittee  president  Elmer  L.
Winter, the organization pointed to the signs.of
growing anti-Semitism that appeared in the press and
elsewhere prior to the military coup. Meanwhile in
Buenos Aires, Mark Turkow, secretary of the Latin   .
American Jewish Congress reported that in talks with  N
Chile he has been assured that Jewish institutions were ;
not harmed during the coup. However there was no
information about the Jews who held high posts on the
Allende government. In addition, a number of Jewish
youths, less than 100, are among the 13,000 political
refugees from Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay who
sought asylum in Chile but are now considered "ex-
termists" by the Chilean military junta. It was
reported that Volodia Toitelbaum, the Chilean Com¬
munist .Party Senator, was in Rome.
WASHINGTON (WNS) „.- ,The_internatjpjiflU^..
Federation of Airline pilots Association (IFALPA) is
polling its 50,000 members in 65 countries on direct
action against aerial hijacking and aginst other forms
. of terrorism directed against civil aviation. Capt.
James O'Grady, the group's president, charged at a
press conference in.Rome that the General Assembly
of the International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO) has "almost certainly been a'failure" as far as
coming up with effective measures against air piracy.
House Committee Postpones Amendment Vote
For Favored Nation Trade Treatment For USSfl
Washington (WNS) — The
House Ways ahd Means
Committee has postponed its
vote on the Mills-Vanik
Amendment linking most
favored nation trade
treatment for the Soviet
Union with a relaxation in
Soviet emigration policies.
Secretary of State -
designate Dr. Henry A.
Kissinger, who was
scheduled to testify against
the amendment, also can¬
celled his appearance before
the committee. Rep. Al
Ullman, (p. Ore.), the
committee's chairman,,
noted that more time was
needed to cool "the
emotions" in Congress
toward the Soviet Union;
In a later development it
was learned that the com¬
mittee '.'■ may, ^drop- all
references,- to most favored
nation status from the Trade
Refprm  Act which  would
ministration;: would be
unable to grant this status to
the Soviet Union despite the
Soviet-American Agreement,
of last October. The Senate
meanwhile voted to cori-
. demn the Soviet Union for its
harsh treatment pf dissident
intellectuals and demanded
that President Nixon apply
pressure during current
trade and disarmament
talks to end Soviet
repression. The Senate acted
after Sen. Henry M. Jackson.
(D. Wash.) read a letter
from the Soviet physicist
Andrei Sakharov appealing
for passage of the Jackson
Amendment, a companion
measure to the Mills-Vanik
Amendment. Earlier
Jackson accused Stephen
Lazarus, Deputy Assistant
Secretary of Commerce for
East-West Trade, of trying
to coerce Soviet Jews to
oppose his amendment and
to write letters against the
measure. This was denied by
Lazarus' deputy, John
Connor. Meanwhile
spokesmen for such leading
American.. Jewish
organizations as the Union of
American Hebrew
Congregations,, the
American^ Zionist
Federation, Hadassah and
the Greater New York
Conference on Soviet Jewry
urged the House to adopt the
Mills-Vanik Amendment.
In Jerusalem the Knesset
has rejected a motion by the
Likud faction that it is on
record in favor of the
Jackson - Mills-Vanik
amendments, now   being
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considered by the U.S. fii
Congress. A 30-21 vote in a -»
special session upheld the """
government's position on
non-interference in what it
regards as an internal U.S.
matter; Foreign Minister
Abba Eban said the op¬
position parties were not
giving enough credit to the
V.S. for what had been
achieved up to now for Soviet
Jews. Menaohem Beigin,
leader of tht/Gahal wing of
Likud, said no Jewish
parliament or government
could remain neutral on an
issue, such as the Jackson
Amendment, which , con¬
cerns the fate of Jews.
Annual Meeting To Be Town Hall Forum
Conservative Judaism's Acceptance 01
Women In Minvan Evokes Much Criticism
by Ben Gallob,
JTA Staff Writer
NEWYORK, (JTA) -The
latest move by American
Conservative Judaism to
implement its stated
religious philosphy of
reinterpreting halacha to
relate it to changing societal
and personal  needs has
evoked an outpouring of
criticism from rabbinical
and lay spokesmen for
Orthodox organizations. By
a majority vote the Con¬
servative movement's
rabbinical Committee on
Jewish Law and Standards
voted to include women as
equals with men in the
minyan.  Under  the  com-
American-Israel Youth Dialogue
Probes Questions Of Judaism
"Can you be a good Jew
' without believing in the
religion?"
"Can you believe without
observing?"
. "Would my Jewishness be
the same if I were on the
other side?"
These were some of the
questions probed by 38 young
people at the first America-
Israel Youth Dialogue held
in Israel this summer under
the sponsorship of the
Commission on youth of the
American Jewish Congress
andthe Youth andHechalut,z
Department of tiie World
Zionist Organization.
Rapping   on   the   thenie:
"Growing up Jewish" were
22 Americans 14 Israelis,
one Canadian and one New
Zealander, all between the
ages of 18 and 25.
The Dialogue took place at
the Panorama Hotel, a
former Jordanian resort in.
Beit Jallah near Bethlehem,
now operated by the Israel
Nature Preserve Society as
its field school.
Encounter groups/-under
the guidance of four
psychologists and social
workers - were used ai the
format for the Youth
Dialogue, with participants
splitting   up   into   three
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mittee's procedures, it was
left to the individual Con¬
servative rabbi to apply it in
his congregation. Rabbi
Wolfe Kelman, executive
vice president of the Rab¬
binical > Assembly, the
association of Conservative
congregations within the
next two decades. The basic
point of the Orthodox
criticism was that the
change was a violation of
halacha, Among the critics
were Rabbi Louis Bernstein,
president of the Rabbinical:
Council of America, Rabbi
David Hollander, president
of the Rabbinical Alliance,
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The United Jewish Fund
and Council is the in¬
strument for central fund
raising and social planning
for -the-Columbus.. Jewish -,
Community. It is the um¬
brella organization
responsible for conducting
annual campaigns to secure
contributions which are
allocated to its beneficiary
agencies. It is a teamwork
effort by which a dedicated
group of men and; women
, work together to consider
the needs of World Jewry,
and raise the monies to meet
those needs. It mobilizes /
maximum support for local
and national agencies and
institutions concerned with
the health, welfare, cultural,
educational and community
relations conerns of the
American Jewish . Com¬
munity;
Fulfilling the Biblical
injunction "we are oiif
brothers' keepers,!' the
UJFC does i the social
planning for the community
and through the allocation of
funds raised, discharges this
. responsibility- to ourselves
and our fellow Jews in this
city, this nation; and
.throughout the world.
iliis concept, with the
methods and procedures for
implementation, will be
discussed at the Annual
Mrs. Raymond Kahn
Meeting/ this year. The
program will be in the forum
of a ''Town Hall Forum" so
that the ■ community will
have an opportunity, to
review the activities of .the:
UJFC, react to their
achievements and . ac¬
complishments, and help
determine future direction..
In an innovative and ex¬
citing atmoshpere, people
will have an opportunity to
ask questions, seek in¬
formation, and make con¬
structive criticisms and
suggestions. The 47th Annual
Meeting of the UJFC will be
held on Sunday Evening,
October 2lst at 7;30 PM at
the Beth Jacob Synagogue.
Mrs. Gerald Swedlow,
Annual Meeting Chairman,
stated, "This unique format
promises to be an unusual
and provocative experience.
The entire Jewish Com¬
munity is invited to attend
and .to participate."
Moderators for the Town
Hall Meeting program will
be Mr. Marvin Glassman,
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5 Soviet Jewish Activists
Get Visas For Emigration
Jews Ponder World Situation
As New Year 5734 Approaches
NEWYORK, (JTA) -The
approach of the New Year
5734 has moved American
Jews, as members of the
worldwide Jewish com¬
munity, to begin to im¬
plement their Rosh Hashana
obligation to ponder the
meaning of their com¬
mitment  to   their   ancient
tradition. Concern for the
welfare of Israel and reaf¬
firmation of support for its,
struggle for peace and
security was one of the
principal elements of the
New Year mood. Pledges of
continued aid to oppressed
Soviet   Jewry   and   deter-
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NEW YORK (WNS) -.
Five leading Jewish ac¬
tivists in the Soviet Union
have been given permission
to leave. According to
American organizations for
Soviet Jewry visas have
been granted to Boris
Einbinder, Vladimir
Roginsky, Vladimir Mash,
and Boris Orlov, all of
Moscow, and Igor Goldfdrb,
of Kiev. Meanwhile, more
than 80 other Soviet Jews
have protested to the Soviet
Communist Party Central
Committee over denials of
visas to them andv others.
Their petition, made
available to Western
newsmen, said the ap¬
plicants did not belong to
"any of the categories"
named by Communist Party
Secretary Leonid I.
Brezhnev during his visit to
the U.S. last June. Among
the signers were the eminent
scientist Prof. Benjamin
Levich; computer specialist
Aleksander Lerner, and
Vladimir Slepak. Levich ha;
been denied permission by
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