Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1972-10-26

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VOL. 50 NO. 44
OCTOBER 26,' 1972 - CHESHVAN 18
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Some Exit Fees
Others Are Still _„.^,
emigration "vt:6^19 Jewish
;    NEW  YORK,   (JTA)   -
7Reports from Moscow this
week   indicated   that   a
-   number of Jewish families
-Jiad-been granted exit visas
without paying the education
'   head tax to which they were
; r previously  subjected.   One
", .Jewish source reported that
719 families were told they
*   would not have to pay a
collective visa fee amoun¬
ting   to   some   $300,000,
; .provided that they left the
t'   Soviet Union by Oct. 28. The
•',   same source said six other
.' families  were told  they
'-';„ would lose their visas if they
7 did not pay fees aggregating
•■   $200,000 by No v. 6. According
to another source, 19 Jewish
families have been granted
exit visas hitherto refused
them by Soviet authorities.
At least six of those families
. .had  been  refused   visas
earlier because they were
unable to raise the fees that
-amounted collectively to
$200,000. The sources said all
J the families had applied for
'■visas before the tax was
instituted   Aug.   3.    The
sources rioted that in the past
the  visa   tax   was   made
' retroactive to all applicants.
According to the sources, the
development indicated that
Soviet authorities may .be
• redefining some of their visa-
policies.    Both    sources
reported that the visa grants
were   made   following   a
private meeting between 10
Jewish 7 intellectuals    in
Moscow     and     Western
newsmen.-The Jews insisted
that the "ransom "fees were
still   in-effect  and  that
educated Jews were com¬
pelled to pay if they wanted
to   leave,    the    sources
reported.
The     Soviet     Union's
reported    , granting     of
Jewry Committee to Distribute
Leaflets at Beryozka Program
The Jewish community
will utilize the program of
the Beryozka Dance Com¬
pany on .November 1 to
educate the total community
about the current on-going
tragic treatment of \ Soviet
.Jewry, it was announced by
Mrs. John % Resler,
Chairman of the Committee
on Soviet Jewry . of the
Councjl of Organizations.
"It is inconceivable that
anyone would attend this
cultural event", Mrs. Resler
'■>■ stated, "without taking into
consideration the plight of
and writers seeking exit
permits". The leaflets will
urge the public to write to
President Nixon, asking that
he deny ."most favored
nation" status to the Soviet
Union as does'the Jackson
Amendment to the East-
West Trade Bill until ransom
demands are dropped,' and
price tags removed.
The committee urges that,
letters continue, to go to
President Nixon from the
Jewish' Community, in¬
dicating individual support
of the Jackson Amendment.
The committee, stated that
families without payment of
the emigration taxes was
welcomed by Richard '
Maass, executive director of
the National Conference on
Soviet Jewry. But .Maass,
noting that "at this time it
does not appear to be a
trend/' warned that "If this
was timed so that the news
would disuade Americans
from their efforts in terms of
the total situation, it will
backfire because Americans
will not accept less than a
real reversal in policy." He
said'"pressure in the US on
the part of outraged
citizens" was "in¬
strumental" in gaining the 19
families' exit.
Gavriel Shapiro told his
wife Judy Silver Shapiro in a
telephone conversation from
Moscow Oct. 18 that Jewish
academicians in the Soviet
Union regard the Soviet
waiver of the visa tax in the
case of 19 families as no
more than a "token gesture"
brought about by the
pressure generated in the US
during the Presidential
election campaign. When the
elections are over, they^fear,,
the visa fees will be applied
more harshly than ever, the
Jewish activist said. The
, information was relayed to
the, JTA by Mrs. Shaprio,
who spoke of her husband
from the Hillel Center at the
University of Minnesota in
Minneapolis. She said
Shapiro, who is serving a
one-year sentence ,at
"corrective labor," has been
in close contact with other
Jewish scientists and
professionals, including
some of the 19 families now-
permitted to leave. Mrs.
Shapiro said her husband
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NB9V YORK (WNS);,~ Aryeh Neier, executive
director of the American Civil Liberties Union, asked
Attorney General Richard G: Kleindienst to pledge
that the United States would not institute a dragnet •
"investigation, interrogation and surveillance" of
Arabs, simply (betiiuse they are Arabs. Such
measurers "must'''fttei¥ondemned as constitutionally
impennissinle,''^I^l^iP'Wrote|. ,       "  i;
Meanwhile, in^Washington, the State Department'  '
reported that it had initiated a stringent screening   *
policy to prevent the issuance of American visas to
persons with possible ties to terrorism.       ' 7 >
LONDON (WNS) — The recent issue of Sovietish
Heimland, the Soviet Union's official Jewish
periodical, includes a poem by Aaron Vergelis, the
editor, which depicts Soviet emigres to Israel Who wish
to go back to Russia. This type of article is an apparent
departure from the usual literary and cultural issues
covered by the Sovietish Heimland, and thus a
reflection of the general ursurge ur attacks on Israel
and Zionism. The issue also contains an article by Gen.
David Dragunsky, the highest ranking Jewish officer
in the Soviet armed forces, which denies reports that
he is attempting to immigrate to Israel.
WASHINGTON (WNS) — The U.S. Department of
Agriculture has agreed to sales of $62.5 million worth of
feedgrains, wheat, flour, edible vegetable oil and
tobacco to Israel during 1973, following the signing
hereof a Public Law 480 agreement. Sales will be made
by private U.S." traders on a nondiscriminatory basis.
Purchase authorizations will be announced as they are7"
issued, the Department &id.
Officials Asked To Resign
As Result Of Munich Report
JERUSALEM (WNS) -
Four Israeli security of-'
fjcials were asked by
Premier Golda Meir to ;
resign as a result of
recommendations made by
the Koppel Committee
report on security aspects of
the Munich tragedy in which
11 Israeli athletes were
killed last month. Mrs. Meir,
speaking at the opening day
of the winter session of the
Knesset, also criticized West
German authorities for. their
handling of security,
measures at the Olympic
village where the athletes
were housed.
A three. hour .debate
followed Mrs. Meir's speech.
Members of the opposition
accused the government of
concealing the full Koppel
report and demanded the
resignation of the ministers
responsible for the security
lapses. Haim Landau of
Gahal suggested that the
government was concealing
the" bulk   of  the   report
because the evidence pointed
tp responsibility for the
tragedy in high government
levels.
Mrs. Meir stated that the
German concept of security
had ruled out the posting of
armed guards inside the
Olympic Village. She also
criticized. the way the
Germans conducted their
unsuccessful 7 rescue
operation at the military
airport hear Munich. But she
did say that the "operational
failure did not detract n-oin
Israel's appreciation of the
German decision not to
surrender to '; terrorist
■violence." .
Mrs. Meir reported that of
the four officials who were
dismissed. two were
"senior" officials, one is a
"responsible" official and
one a security man working
with the Ministry of
Education which was
responsible for the Israeli
Olympic-team.
Israeli Consul Will Meet
With Area Leaders Tonight
V
,;peoplerlies inthe conversion
of these "pledges(into life-
• supporting caslu" ,7,
Early last, Friday; mbr-
: Wrig, a concerned group■ of"
dedicated men met, in the
office of the UJFC to discuss
mis immediate heed for cash
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Many immigrants arrive in Israel daily and are
reunited with friends and relatives. "
Report Cash Needs Crucial
Because of the increased
pressures to pay for visas
and transportation costs
from Russia and the Middle^
East   Countries  for  those.:,
immigrants who are waitings
to leave, the United Jewish'
Fund and .'Council  reports
that an unprecedented need'
for cash exists now. In ad¬
dition,  cash  is  urgently
needed to provide them with
services      in      housing;
education,   welfare   and:
health programs, and these
^iP5(^Mpl.''t,be8Jn:.' im-
nte^af^MuMn their arrival
' in.Igrft^paijy, plane loads
Of naent^o$jeii and children
continue...."tol*7poiir into the
couijfty^Ky'7
PTedgesV 'alone   will   not
meet the pressing needs of
Arie Haskel, Consul for
Press and Information of the
Consulate General of Israel,
Chicago, will meet with
leaders of the Jewish
communities of Columbus
and other Central Ohio cities
at a briefing meeting this
evening,, Thursday, October
26, at the Melton Building.
Sidney I. Blatt. Chairman
of the Community Relations
Committee of the UJFC. and
chairman of the Ohio-
Kentucky Regional Board of
the Anti-Defamation League
ofiB'hai B'rith. have; issued
invitations to organizational
leaders." urging their at¬
tendance, The. briefing will
begin^t.6:30. p.m. with a
dinner* ttid the program will
begi^,a|77;30 p.m; The'
generalTpiiblic is invited to
atten'd^ffi&'program at 7:30
p.m.^rM'ljear Mr. Haskel
discuss TJft'e current' Middle-
east situation and to learn of
plans for the 25th An¬
niversary celebrations of the
State of Israel.
While in Columbus. Mr.
Haskel addressed the Young
division of the UJFC
yesterday evening, and
spoke to the Columbus
Chapter of the -National
Conference of Jewish
Communal Service'- at a
breakfast meeting today. He
is scheduled to address OSU
students at Hillel today, at
3:45 p.m. and met yesterday
wifh Columbus Israelis.
Other meetings- on his
crowded schedule include
addressing1'various classes
and faculty at the OSU
School of Journalism, a
luncheon with key news
media policymakers, a press
conference, find - - ap¬
pearances on radio and
television.
Author Donates Royalties' l6|Mf;i
A special theatre party
performance on Monday,
Oct. 30, of 7 the Gallery
Players production of
"Enter Laughing" at The
Jewish Center, 1125 College
Ave. has been arranged j>y
Kuntz, "are on sale af
McGovern Headquarters
and at The Jewish Center.
Tickets are also available
from members of the theatre
party committee."
^
'to'Stogtoipv^
^ ,    c.bpH»»f!/the Senate,i^rtedtheltiM^
hign'ly successful last wiWeW DCshould prals^them for^TpSymtt*^^
I when the Osippv Ballet was
in Columbus", said Mrs.
Resler,. ^therefore plans are
under way to distribute at
the concert similar leaflets
explaining the present
"ransom* fees*' for cultural
artists, i scientists, lawyers
their sponsorship of the
Jackson Amendment. They
ask that people should also
.write to Congressmen
Devine and Wylie, asking
them to lend their support* to
amendment in the House of
Representatives.
instantly. UJA General
Chairman, Paul Zuckerman
stated:. "Even though an
impressive' amount of
pledges pledges has been
received in 1972,.the real
success of a campaign~the
humanitarian help it gives to
Kuntz, campaign theatre
party chairman. Author
Joseph Stein has donated his
royalties from this per¬
formance to the.McGovern
for President Campaign.
"Tickets for this special
performance", says     Ms.
28 and will run through Nov.
41.' This farce comedy was
written by Joseph Stein from
. a funny semi-autobiographic,
nov^l by entertainment
personality, Carl Reiner.
Stein's most recent success
was "Fiddler On The Roof"
which he transformed from
olom Aieichem's
humorous short stories, into
an international success.
"Enter Laughing" is the
boisterously funny saga of a
messenger boy's adventjSH&i.v"
■id"a  "-'-"■ decides  to k
an ad
have
awkward teen¬
ager named  David  who
stumbles into the ranks of a
seedy off-Broadway troupe
and shows- such immediate
talent  that  the  manager,
evaluating Instabilities very
carefully, pays him a salary
of nothing per week for his
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