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VOL.52 NO.39
SEPTEMBER 19,1974-T1SHR13
WASHINGTON (WNS) — President Ford in his first
Rosh Hashana message to American Jevyry said "On
the occasion of the,High Holy Days, it is my pleasure to
send spedai greetings to my fellow Americans of the
Jewish faith. Your inheritance of accumulated wisdom
and moral precepts makes you strong guardians of the
ideals of righteousness, justice and human dignity.
This has given you a special sensitivity to the 'social
needs of each generation. And this has also been the
guiding force behind your impressive contributions to
the vitality of our American democracy.
"These solemn days of worship which you celebrate
have a message for all Americans. They exhort us to
search our soul, to render an inner accounting, and a
self-examination of the standards we profess and the
actions we perform. They invite us to return to
righteousness and truth and to a rebirth in the spirit of
neighborliness and brotherhood. They remind us that
we are in.God's hands and that he has given us our
lives in trust to use in his service.
■ ."At a. time which urgently tests our will as a people
to put humanity's interest above self-interest, we can
be greatly sustained and guided by the traditions of
valor and resilience that mark the history of the
Jewish people."
SANTIAGO (WNS) —The reason given by the ruling
Chilean junta for banning the film "Fidler on the Roof"
is that "It was considered to contain a message clearly
' favorable to the Marxist tendencies." This remark was
contained in a letter from Col. Pedro Ewing.Hodar, the
government's secretary, to Gol Sinay, president of the
Chilean Jewish Community. Later Sinay and Rabbi
Angel Dreiman met with Chilean President
Augusto Pinochet Ugarte in an unsuccessful attempt to
convince him that the film was: not Marxist inspired
-    a)jdHhttt>lfebiuTnrag.vjs^^ abroad as
having anti-Semitic tendencies. Recording to Sinay,'
Ugarte said the film was not; favorable to Jewish
tradition because one of the herb's daughters married
a person of another faith and another married a
revolutionary who did not accept the traditional
marriage bonds. Ugarte also took exception, to a
sequence in which he said the intervention of military
forces was magnified with the clubbing of young
students carrying red banners. He said under the
present situation in Chile "the junta cannot accept any
factor of dissention," Sinay reported.
Town Hall Format At The
Federation's Annual Meeting
Myer Mellman, General
Chairman of the Columbus
Jewish Federation's Annual
Meeting, announced that the
majority of the evening will
be devoted to an open-forum
discussion of community
problems and priorities.
"We are very pleased," said
Mr. Mellman, "to have our
Town Hall Meeting chaired
by Judie (Mrs. Gerald)
Swedlow, who was General
Chairman of last year's very
successful Annual Meeting."
This year's meeting will take
place Sunday evening,
October 20th, at 7:30 p.m. at
Beth Jacob Synagogue.
-   Mrs. Swedlow, explaining
the Town Hall meeting, said,
"We have found that there
are certain problem areas in
which  our  Jewish  com¬
munity has a vital interest,
areas of high priority on the
community's   agenda   of
concerns.  These  area  in¬
clude Israel and Over-seas -
Jewry,   Jewish   education,
the Jewish Family, and
problems of the aged. In
order to be aware of and
Ford Reaffirms To Rabin That U.S. Will
Continue Ongoing Relationship With Israel
by Joseph Polakoff
WASHINGTON, (JTA) -
President Ford reaffirmed
to Israeli Premier Yitzhak
Rabin Sept. 12 that the
United'States will continue
its ongoing military
relationship with Israel.
That ' development was
announced by the White
House following a 75-minute
meeting here between the
President and the' Israeli
leader. The White House also
announced that they will
meet again Sept. 13 to
complete' their discussions.
The White House said that
their meeting involved a
"general discussion" of the
Middle East situation but the
brief announcement did not
disclose details. Con¬
tinuation of American
military support for Israel
had been forecast in advance
of Rabin's visit but its
dimensions are still un¬
certain. According to some
press reports, Israel is
asking for $1.5 billion an¬
nually in military assistance
for the next five years. A
high Israeli official told the
Jewish Telegraphic Agency,
however, that the kind and
amounts of armaments are
under discussion, not their
current  costs.   U.S.-Israeli
military discussions were
expanded when it was
reported that Gen. Mor-
dechai Hod, an advisor to
Rabin, has been meeting
here with Defense Secretary
James Schlesinger. Hod,
commander of Israel's
southern command, was not
named in the origipal list of
Rabin's entourage. The
White House announcement
came, against a background
of reports that the Soviet
Union has resumed ship¬
ments to Egypt of war
planes and spare parts for
the planes, tanks and missile
installations Moscow has
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U.S.-Soviet Trade Negotiations In
Last Stages Toward Agreement
by Joseph Polakoff
WASHINGTON, (JTA) —
Specialists at the Capitol on
the trade-emigration issue
confirm that the U.S.-Soviet
negotiations are in their last
stages toward an agreement
but they vary considerably
on important aspects.
Leaders of organizations
Campaign To Release
"Prisoners of Conscience9'
NEW YORK, (JTA) — The
Greater New York Con¬
ference on Soviet Jewry on
Sept. 11 launched a major
campaign tb seek the release
of Soviet "Prisoners of
Conscience" in which 30
Republican and Democratic
congressmen from New
York City, Long Island,
Westchester, and Rockland
Counties each adopted one of
the prisoners and pledged to
work in his behalf .At a press
conference launching the
campaign, Eugene Gold,
Conference chairman, said
that he believed that the
release of Silva Zalmanson,
who arrived win Israel on
Sept. 10, after serving four
years of her 10 year sen¬
tence, "is the direct result of
the concern and interest of
the American public at large
and especially members of
Congress" who worked for/
her release. Rep. Hugh L.
Carey (D.NY), who Sept. 10.
won the Democratic Party's
nomination for Governor of
New York, said Congress
"will not give materials and
goods to the Soviet Union"
until she allows every person
who wishes to emigrate to do
so.
Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman
(D.NY) who adopted Yuri
Vudka, said notice must be
given   to   the   Ford   Ad-
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fighting for  Soviet  Jewry
have unanimously asserted
they   will   extend   their
vigilance and strive not to
leave;    monitoring     of
emigration   and   Jewish
conditions in the USSR solely
.to Administration personnel,
particularly   in   the   State
Department,    who    has
adamantly   opposed   the
legislative  road  against
Soviet emigration  restric¬
tions       that       include
... harassment.  Information
leaks to selected media
circulating in major Jewish
population  centers  have
indicated that  "at least
60,000 Jews and others could
emigrate yearly" under the
"compromise"  riqw  being
worked out. Responding to
questions by the Jewish
Telegraphic Agency, some
specialists asserted that this
figure is accurate. But many
more   characterized   the
figure as "neither a floor nor
va      ceiling"      or      as
"Misleading"    because
"what is important is not the
number but what is behind
it." Those specialists who
say the figure is "accurate"
also say they believe  an
agreement will be reached
promptly, possibly within a
day   or   two,   to   meet
legislative requirements to
pass the Trade Reform Bill
at the current session of
Congress before it recesses
Oct. 15 for the Nov. elections.
Most    others,    however,
declare  they  will  not  be
pushed into an agreement
and that "the thing is not all-
wrapped up by any means."
Aspects that remain un¬
decided include whether or
not to keep secret the letters
of understanding on the
Soviet position that will be
exchanged between Sen. .
Henry       M.        Jackson
(D.Wash.)   author   of   the
legislation     and     either
President Ford or Secretary
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Religious Emphasis Week Begins
Mrs. Gerald Swedlow
responsive to these problem
areas, we will open the floor
of our Annual Meeting to a
free and spontaneous
discussion of these and other
concerns." '
"We have all heard in¬
dividuals voice criticism,
comments, and suggestions
about the nature and extent
of organized community
response to the problems
which confront us. This will
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The R.E.W. committee of
Beth Jacob responding to the
most pressing issues facing
Jews today will host its 16th
annual Religious Emphasis
Week.  Dealing  with the
topic, "The New Morality
and' Judaism", Beth Jacob
will kick off its "Holydays
educational program" this
evening, Thursday,  Sep¬
tember 19,1974, at 8:00 p.m.
Dr.  Walter Wurzburger,
leading figure in modern
. Orthodox  Jewish  thought,
will speak on "Sin, Guilt,
Morality, and Religion". His
topic will be introduced by
Dr. Milton Parker, a leading
psychiatrist in the Columbus
community.
Dr. Wurzburger is rabbi of
Congregation Sharei Tiphila
in Far Rockaway, N.Y. He
received his ' B.A. from
Yeshivah University in 1946,
and his Doctor of Philosophy
from Harvard University in
1951. He is a member of the.
faculty at Yeshivah
University. He is the editor
of Tradition, a journal of
Orthodox Jewish thought,
and author of numerous
published articles in Com¬
mentary, and other leading
Jewish periodicals. He has
lectured for and represented
the Canadian Jewish
Congress, United Jewish
Appeal, Synagogue Council
of America, as scholar in
residence. He was recently
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At the recent testimonial dinner in^ honor of retiring
Rose Schwartz, she is pictured above with four past
■] presidents of the Jewish Center. L. to R.; Howard
Schoenbaum, Leon Friedman, Rose Schwartz, David
Roth and Ed Schlezinger.    .
Jewish Center Annual Meet
Will Be Sunday September 29
As the Jewish Center
enters its second quarter
century, ihe occasion of the
Annual Meeting on Sunday
evening, September 29 at 8
p.m. will be an opportunity
to clarify its basic purposes,
and to call attention to the
evolutionary changes which -
its goals .have undergone,
according to Robert Aron-
son, President.
Mr. Aronson has  asked
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