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VOL. 52 NO. 4
JANUARY.24, 1974 - SHEVAT 1
CARACAS, . (JTA)--Jewish participation in
movements calling for social change in Latin America
was cited as a significant fact oLcurrent Jewish affairs
on this continent. This was discussed at the recently
endedsecond Latin American Jewish Youth Conference
held in Bogota and Barranquilla, Colombia under
B'nai B'rith auspices. Delegates from Venezuela,
Colombia, Brazil, Mexico, Costa Rica, Chile and
Panama gathered to discuss the role of youth in the
future of Latin American Jewry. Chile under the
deposed Salvador Allende, Panama under its current
ruler, Gen. Omar Torrijos, and Argentina under the
newly initiated Peron regime were mentioned as three
lands where Jews were or are working in the govern¬
ment. Concentrating more on the state of Jewish life in .
Latin America than on politics, the participants :>,
demanded less external ostentation and greater em¬
phasis on education training of Jewish professionals
and putting in practice Jewish ethical values.
NEW YORK (WNS)-In a statement marking Martin
Luther King Day, Rabbi Balbow-Brickner, director of
the New York Federation or Reform Synagogues,
urged Jews and Black to renew their old working
coaution in New York City for improved housing, ef¬
fective schools, increased job opportunities and sen:
sitizing a state and city government towards the need
of its' minority groups. He noted that New York City
once me most liberal and tolerant city in the country
has become "a community os isolated withdrawn
communities, characterized more by polarization and,
hate-then'by cooperation and understanding." He
urged Black and Jewish leaders to oppose those in the
two communities seeking "separatism and with¬
drawal" and to explore common working projects in
local communities for both groups.
Cite Treatment Of Panovs
Behind Tour Cancellation
Israel And Egypt Agree On Disengagement;
Called First Step To Peace In Middle East
JERUSALEM (WNS)--
After a week in which
Secretary of State Henry A
Kissinger and his aides flew
back and forth between
Israel three times, the two>
countries announced that
they had^-reached an
agJFesnjLerrt on -the
disengagement and
separation of their military
forces. The agreement was
scheduled to be! signed by the
chiefs of staff of Israel and
Egypt at the Kilometer 101
checkpoint on the Suez-Cairo
road. President Nixon an¬
nounced the agreement in a
live television appearance in
Washington calling it "the
first significant step toward,
a permanent peace in the
Middle East." President
Nixon said the an:
nouncement was being made
simultaneously in Cairo and
Jerusalem as well as
Washington. He did. not
mention Moscow and there
was no explanation for this
even though the USSR is a
co-sponsor with the U.S; of
the Geneva peace con- men- and 30 tanks but no
ference and earlier reports SAM missiles on the east
said the announcement bank of the Suez Canal; the
would be made i   United Nations Emergency
simultaneously in the four I Force. (UNEF) to occupy a
capitals.1 The an- ^tainlle— corridor between
nouncements did. not give    the passes and  the  Suez
any details of the
agreement. However, un¬
confirmed and unofficial
reports    "said the
disengagement agreement
provides for ah Israeli
pullback to the Mitla: and
Gidi passes; Egypt to retain
eight battalions-about 3000
Canal; and Egypt to occupy
the east bank tip to the
UNEE. Some observers in
Washington noted that the
disengagement accord is
little more than an im¬
plementation of the six-point
agreement signed Nov. 11
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Oppose Israel Law Dehying Non-Orthodox Conversions
NEW  YORK,   (JTA)   -
Reform  and  Conservative
groups  here  have  voiced
strong opposition to Premier
Golda Meir forming a new
% coalition, government which
• I would   -accede -. to    the
*"> demarrdaoHsrael's National-
Religious Party by changing
the Law of -Return thus
denying the vaTfcRty^ of
conversions by non-
Orthodox rabbis anywhere
in the world. The lay and
rabbinic .arms of the two
-branchesof Judaism termed
NEW YORK, (JTA)-The
Soviet government's
mistreatment of Valery and
Gilna Panov was cited on
Jan. 16 for the sudden
cancellations of the 1974
American tour of the Kirov
Ballet which was to have
begun next July. Columbia
Artists Management of New
York, promoters of the tour,
conceded that the Panov
case was a factor but in¬
sisted mat the cancellation
was' due mainly to the
energy crisis which made it,
impossible to arrange
charter flights to transport
the 165-member Leningrad
ballet company and their
equipment between
American cities. According
to Columbia officials, the
tour was "postponed". The
earliest re-scheduling date
was put at some time in 1977.
The cancellation an¬
nouncement came as
protests mounted in circles
concerned with the situation
of Soviet Jews against the
Kirov tour at a time when
'the troupe's former prin¬
cipal performers, Valery
and Galina Panov, were
being subjected to
harassment and hardship for
having applied two years
ago for visas to emigrate to
Israel.
prominent Washington, D.C.
Jewish community mem¬
bers stated in a letter to
officials of the Kennedy
Center for the Performing
Arts  that  if  the  Soviet
government does not allow
Valery and Galina Panov
their right to emigrate, the
Kirov Ballet should not be
allowed to tour the U.S. The
letter, addressed to Martin
Feinstein, • the   Center's
executive director, said,
"The personal restrictions
placed oh the Panovs hold
significant  and  disturbing
implications  for  artistic
freedom and true cultural
exchange with the Soviet
Union."     Bert     Silver,
chairman of the commission
on international affairs of
the    American    Jewish
Congress in Washington,
said he was in contact with
Columbia    Artists
Management, and with the
New York City Center which
planned to present the ballet
at Lincoln Center. According
to   Silver,   the   Center's
executive committee wrote,
to    Soviet    Ambassador
Anatoly F. Dborynin that
"The personal freedom of
Mr. and Mrs. Valery Panov
is essential to the successful
appearances of the Kirov
Ballet in this country...and
the pressure by the NRP "an
irresponsible exercise of
political power which would'
be an injustice to the views
of the majority of Israel's
citizens and an affront to the
majority/ of Jews living
outside the'State of. Israel."
They felt that in
recognizing only the con¬
versions of Orthodox
Judaism almost two-thirds
of religious Jews throughout
the world will be
"categorized as second-class
citizens."    The    Jewish
leaders believed that such a
change would "endanger
Jewish unity at a tinielvhen
that unity is needed more
than ever." The statement
was issued by: Central
Conference of American
Rabbis (Reform);, Rab-
•'.binical .Assembly (Con-
' servative); Union of
American Hebrew
Congregations (Reform),
United Synagogue of
America (Conservative),
World Council of Synagogues
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Left to right seated: Jean Stone, Governor Gilligan
and Arlene Roth.
Standing left to right: Marsha Green, Roz Sonen-
steln, and Betsy Levy.
Celebrate Council Week Locally
Federation Campaign Moves
I; Results "Not Enough"
Recently/  a   group "TH*"* (continueo on page \»
Governor Gilligan
recently signed a
proclamation declaring Jan.
13-20 as "National Council of
Jewish Women Week".
Present at the signing with
the Governor were. Jean
Stone, Columbus Section
President, Arlene Roth, P.R.
Chairwoman, Marsha
Green, Evening Branch
President, Roz Sonenstein,
Section Education Vice
Pres., Betsy Levy, Coun-
cillettes Representative.
Locally,- Council has
honored all new members
and all "Life" members by
holding teas in their honor.
/NCJW highlights its
founders in January in honor
of its beginnings, more .than
80 years ago, as one of the
first major Jewish women's
organizations in the United
States.       '■■':',.«.'
Council women have
brightened, the lives of others
by working with government
and private agencies in
education, health and
welfare=. to. create equal
opportunity and justice for
all our citizens, no matter
how young, old, poor or
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ieviewing the ac-
tfmplishments of the past
our months since Yom
Kippur night, Norman
Meizlish, President
reported that by the end of
the year the Jewish
Federation sent the
UNITED JEWISH APPEAL
$2,500,000 in cash, collected
from those who made cash
Israel Emergency gifts, paid
up their pledges, and made
Fackenheim At Hillel Tonight
Each year an outstanding
scholar in Judaic Studies is
Invited to the Ohio State
University for a series of
lectures, seminars and
discussions with the students
and faculty as part of the
Rabbi Harry Kaplan
Scholar - in - Residence
program. This program was
initiated by the friends and
colleagues of die late Rabbi
Harry Kaplan, who served-
as the Director of the, B'nai
B'rith Hillel Foundation
from 1935 to 1969. This year
Emil L. Fackenheim has
been selected as the Scholar-
in-Residence.    '."..
Professor Fackenheim
received his rabbinic degree
in Berlin and his Ph.D. in
Philosophy from the
University of Toronto.
His writings are in¬
ternationally recognized and
include: "Paths to Jewish
Belief J' "Quest for Past and
Future, "Essays in Jewish
Theology" and most
recently "Encounter Bet¬
ween Judaism and-Modern
Philosophy-" He currently is
editor of "Judaism.^   ,
Dr. Fackenheim will
present several, programs
to which the community is
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payments in advance on
their 1974-pledges.
Despite the fact that more
than three million dollars
has been pledged to the 1974
United Jewish Fund Cam¬
paign, the results, as yet, are
"not enough" according to
Millard Cummins, campaign
chairman. ,
"The national United
Jewish Appeal is asking
every community to raise at
least two and a half times its
results in the 1973 campaign
in order to achieve a
nationwide goal of
$900,000,000. This means we
are still far short of what our
final objective of $6,000,000
should be."
"The campaign cabinet
has started to review every
individual's potential,
whether they have already
given or whether they have
as yet, not been contacted.
To those who have not yet
made their commitments,
we con very our apologies for
not having seen to it that you
were called on. However, the
campaign is how in full
swing and we trust that
everyone who is asked for a
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