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VOL. 53 NO. 15
APRIL 10, 1975-NISAN 29
Ghorbal; Extermination Of Judaism In Mideast
Is Point Of Departure For Arab Liberation
Mrs. Herman Luckoff, who offered greetings on
behalf of the residents, Jack; and Eleanor Resler
wearing their "Hard Hats" presented by the Building
Committee, Senator John Glenn, Keynote Speaker and
Justice Leonard Stern, Chairman of the Nominating
Committee,     i / '
BUENOS AIRES, (JTA)
-- The extermination of
Judaism in the Middle East
is'"the point of departure" of
any processes for the
"liberation" of the Arabs,
Ashraf Ghorbal, the
Egyptian Ambassador to the
United States, 'declared in an
interview with the editor of
Marchar (To March),, an
extremist rightwing
periodical published here.
Editor    Patricio    Kelly
Huge Crowd At Resler Wing Dedication
By Bob1 Tenenbaum
Chronicle Special Reporter
An overflow crowd of
several hundred jammed
Heritage House Sunday for
formal dedication
ceremonies of the new
Eleanor and ■ Jack Resler
Wing — a ceremony that
doubled as a 50th wedding
anniversary celebration for
the Resler's, whose gift
made completion of the
addition possible.    .
U.S. Sen. John H. Glenn,
Jr., D-Ohio, led a delegation
of government and com¬
munity leaders in paying
tribute to the Resler's and in
praising Heritage House as a
leader in the field of nursing
home care for the elderly.
Glenn, in brief remarks,
said that a "spirit of shared
concern has built this
nation" and said .Heritage
House "is exemplary of that
concern."        j
The Resler VYing houses 50
residents and served to
double the capacity of
Heritage House while
greatly expanding its
facilities for recreation,
physical therapy and oc¬
cupational therapy.
A gift of $1 million from
Mr. and Mrs. Resler was
added to existing expansion.
funds, money from foun¬
dations and funds con¬
tributed by the community
to finance construction of the
wing.
Mr, and Mrs. Resler were
presented with a plaque
bearing a golden key. J.
Maynard Kaplan, Incoming,
president of the Heritage
House 'boarcC said the key
"symbolizes the affection
and esteem of this com¬
munity." '  ':
In her response,'-. Mrs,
Resler said, "Anything I
have done, I did because I
love doing it." She said that
she had seen the need for the
addition, "but when it was
time to say, 'We're going to
do it,'Jack did it."
Resler responded by
presenting   to   Heritage
House a portrait of his wife,
who he said "earned the title
Firsti Lady of Heritage
House long before we ever
dreamed of the new wing."
Mrs. Resler served three
terms as president of the
Heritage House board and
also served as president of
the Heritage House
Auxiliary. Her Friday visits
to the residents of the home
are legendary.
In his invocation^JRabbi
David Stavsky, spiritual
leader of Congregation Beth
Jacob, said the Resler's
"have expanded the heart
that is the home of Heritage
House."
Sol Morton Isaac, chair-,
man of the dedication
ceremonies, pointed to
recent news reports of "the
horrors of graft and greed in
nursing homes."
"These reports make us
ask, 'Where are those
qualities of goodness and
decency we all revere?'
They are here, at Heritage
House," Isaac said.
William" Glick, vie#!
president of the Columbus
Jewish  Federation,  called
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reported in the interview in
the March issue that
Ghorbal described the boost
in petroleum prices by the
Arab oil countries as partly
"a tactical weapon in- the
war against Judaism."
Ghorbal described as
"irrevocable" the Arab
decision "to put an end to
Judaism, as our friends have
already promised to do in the
United States, in the Soviet
Union, and such as Rega
Lopez," the Argentinian
"strong-man," had "for¬
mulated" in Argentina.
Judaism, Ghorbal said, is
"the bridgehead" ~of "ex¬
ploiting colonialism" which
"must disappear. Today,
tomorrow, it will disap¬
pear." He also warned that if
the Western nations made a
military attempt to take
over the Arab oil fields, the
Arabs would implement a
scorched earth policy. He
said "just as Judaism will be
exterminated, so will be
destroyed all our oil in¬
stallations." Kelly asked
Ghorbal whether the Arab
leaders and the Arab people
supported such measures.
Ghorbal replied' that, the
Palestine Liberation;
Organization was: "the
guarantee that our decisions
will be fulfilled to the last
soldier," including the
destruction of everything
"before the enemy succeeds
in occupying the oil fields."
(Commenting in
Jerusalem on the interview,
Yeddiyah  Beeri,   a  Likud
Knesset member, urged the
Israeli Foreign Ministry to
reprint and distribute
millions of copies of the
Ghorbal interview. Beeri
said wide distribution of the
Ghorbal interview would be
an excellent propaganda tool
to justify and explain
Israel's policies. Beeri said
the interview would show the
world that,< according to a
man who is one of Egyptian
President Anwar Sadat's
principal advisors, the Arab
- Israeli conflict is not over
territories but over the very
existence of Israel and the
Jewish people. He also
suggested that the interview
be discussed at a Knesset
session to determine an
appropriate way for Israel to
react to it.)
Schlesinger Says He Would Be Inclined
To Resist Withdrawal From Golan, West Bank
Glen Says U.S. Commitment
To Israel Strong As Ever
By Bob Tenenbaum
Chronicle Special Reporter
U.S. Sen! John H. Glenn,
Jr.,D-Ohio, said Sunday the
' United States "has a moral
commitment to Israel — and
that commitment is as
strong today as it has ever
been."
Glenn, in an exclusive
interview with the Chronicle,
said U.S. support for Israel
"is not art issue" in the
recently -announced
reassessment of the entire
U.S. foreign relations pic¬
ture.
"Even if we did not have a
moral commitment — and I
emphasize' that we do —
even if we did not,
pragmatism would dictate
U.S. support for Israel,"
Glenn said. -
"Israel acts pretty much
as our surrogate in the
Middle East — the energy
center of the world."    •
Glenn said he "drew the
line" at suggestions U.S
troops might be sent into the
Middle East in the event of a
new outbreak of war.
"But , Israel has never
asked for our troops," Glenn
said. "They want only pur
continued material sup¬
port." He noted that former
Sen. John Glenn
Israeli Prime Minister
Golda Meir had re-
emphasized that point
during a recent visit to the
United States.
Glenn i said the United
{CONTINUED ON PAGE 15)
by Joseph Polakoff
JT, WASHINGTON, (JTA) —
Secretary of Defense James
Schlesinger said here March
31 that if he were responsible
for Israel's strategy he
would be "inclined to resist
withdrawal" of Israeli
forces from the Golan
Heights and the West
Bank as long as the Arab
nations refused to concede
Israel's right to exist.
Neither Schlesinger nor his
interviewer mentioned the
Sinai in this connection. He
also indicated the Soviet
Union would probably back
the "more radical demands"
of the Arabs againsHsrael in
a Geneva " conference.
, Schleslnger's comments
came during a television
interview in which he
disclosed that the United
States would make no "new
commitments" on military
supply for Israel pending
completion of President
Ford's, current review of
U.S. policy towards the
Middle East in general. A
Pentagon    spokesman
pointed out to the Jewish
Telegraphic Agency that the
review included "all "the
countries" of the area now
receiving U.S. military
equipment. They include
particularly Jordan, Saudi
Arabia and Iran. The State
Department confirmed that
no policy decision op foreign
aid will be made while the
reassessment is tinder way,
The foreign aid program
for the current U.S. fiscal
year ending June 30 carries
| $200 million in credit and a
$100 million grant to Israel
for military purchases.
Whether full aid will con¬
tinue was not immediately
known but Schlesinger said
that the U.S. had carried out
"virtually" all of "a very,
substantial shipment" of
military supplies to Israel
during the fall and winter
period that ended April 1.
For the new fiscal year
beginning July 1, Israel is
understood to have asked for
about $2.5 billion In aid, of
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Israel Independence Day
Celebration To Be Held
The Israel Independence
Celebration will be com¬
bined with a Campaign
Rededication Program, it
was announced by Sidney I.
Blatt, President of. the'.
Co 1 umbus ; J.ewish
Federation^ The program on
Tuesday evening, April 15
will take place at 7:30 p.m.
at Beth Jacob Congregation
and    will    feature    en¬
tertainment, speakers and
programming for the'entire
family. Robert Aronson,;
President of the Columbus
Jewish Center, will serve as
master of ceremonies of the
program, which is co-
sponsored by the Columbus
Jewish Federation, the
Columbus Jewish. Center,
the Council of Organizations,
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Campaign Approaches Record
Achievement Leaders Report
The 1975 United Jewish
Fund Campaign has pledges
of over $2,200,000,  it was
reported today by General
Campaign- Chairman,
Millard Cummins. He stated
.that,  "We have already
surpassed  the   1973   cam¬
paign, which was the last
'normal campaign' and are
approaching our record 1974
achievement of $3,600,000".
Mr.   Cummins   and   the
campaign leadership'have
developed a campaign plan
which is designed to bring
the Campaign to a successful
conclusion by May 15, and a
full program of activities
and plans has been'mounted
by every division.     ' »
-All divisions of the cam¬
paign are now putting full
effort into bringing  the
campaign to a successful
conclusion, including in¬
creased     individual
'solicitation, the use of local
and national resources, and
a re-examination of the
Millard Cummins
status of all cards.
Beginning with the
campaign reassesment
meeting on Monday, March
31, which was addressed by
Rabbi Samuel W. Ruben¬
stein, a series of programs is
scheduled from now through
May 15. On Monday evening,
April 7, Yitzhak Reger,
Israel Consul in New York,
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