Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1974-11-28

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VOL. 52 NO. 47
NOVEMBER 28, 1974 - KISLEV 14
AJC Study Says UN Issue Is Not Right Of
Palestinians But 'Right Of Israel To Exist'
Resler Wing Is In Use
The above photo pictures Heritage House Residents
using the new Occupational Therapy Department of
the Resler Wing. It is the first department to be in
operation in the new' facility. Other departments will
be* open and operating during the coming weeks.
Mi-'teft to right: Henry Kaplan, Day Resident; Mrs.
'Beth Ball, OTR, Director of Occupational Theraphy;
Mrs. Dora Cohen and Mrs. Charles Hyman.
NEW YORK, - The
American Jewish Congress
last weekend sent copies of
its new study on the
Palestinians to every per¬
manent delegation to the
United Nations, warning
that the issue facing the
General Assembly was not
"the right of the Palestinians
to self-determination" but
"the right of the Jewish
State to exist."
In a covering letter to U.N.
ambassadors, Rabbi Arthur
Hertzberg of Englewood,
N.J., -president of the
Congress, said the study-
demonstrated that "all of the
Levin Compares Arafat With Hitler
by Bill Cohen
Chronicle Special Reporter
-^Famous Jewish author,"
Meyer Levin, told a supper
gathering-.at, the Ohio State
Hlli*fT6Una*atl6nlNovember~-
lSlKatAflltjstirie Liberation
Organization leader Yassir
Arafat bears a strong
resemblance in his goals and
tactics to Adolf Hitler.
Levin, the author of
several books during a 50-
year writing career, told a
crowd of about 35 persons
that Jewish students must
"remind the whole world"
that Arafat is trying to gain
political power by murder
and assassination,
' Later, in ah interview with
Thei Chronicle; Levin said
thatf Arafatis a member of
an Arab family that has been
"eliminating moderate Arab
leadership" since the late
1930's..He added that some
Arab leaders supported
Hitler (hiring World War II.
"He comes from a
movement ihat uses terror
to seize control over an
inarticulate majority," said
Levin.
Levin warned that the
current tension in the Middle
East "is not just an Arab-
Israeli Round Five," but is
part of an effort by the Arabs
to become "a great world
power."
"We have been looking at
."this, .situation. ia,mueh. fcocA
limited a view," said Levin; ~
adding his belief that Arab,
nations  may   become   ex¬
pansionist in an effort to gain
world power.
Levin said the current
world situation resembles
the early days of Hitler's
reign in Germany, when
world leaders thought they
could solve problems by
appeasing the Nazis and
later saw that appeasement
almost led to disaster.
"We must pound into the
world the idea that this is
Hitlerlsm," said Levin.
P.L.O. terror is "like the
gangster days in Chicago,"
he said.
Levin said that American
Jews must convince the rest
of the world that legitimizing
the P.L.O. will not just hurt
Israel but will hurt all
nations. "The Arab peoples
. will suffer just as much from,
it as the Germans did," he
said. -
Levin also charged that an
Arab desire to spread the
Moslem religion is behind
some of the political activity,
in the Middle East. "The
strongest proselytizing
religion in the world is die
MosJgms.jV ht^said.„,-,;., ,_.
in'conceded that'"the
Israelis made mistakes* in
not allowing moderate
Palestinian political
leadership to develop on the
West Bank and in the Gaza
Strips
"Now, it's too late," he
said, stressing his belief that
the P.L'O. has terrorized
most of the Palestinian
people into passive ac¬
ceptance of P.L.O.
leadership.
"The Palestinian people
have never been able to
develop any democratic
leadership because of P.L.O.
terror," he said. ■
Levin spoke in Columbus
as part of a nationwide
speaking tour. His latest
book is titled, "The Spell of
Time," a book set in
Jerusalem. His earlier
works include "The Old
Bunch," "In Search,"
"Compulsion," "Evai" "The
Settlers," and "The Ob¬
session."
factions in the Palestine
Liberation Organization are
united in their unswerving
determination to bring about^ .
Israel's destruction and in*
their readiness to practice
terrorism in pursuit of that
goal." ...   v
Rabbi, Hertzberg
declared:
"the measures now being ;
proposed by the Palestinian
movement are: merely in¬
terim steps to facilitate the
eventual, annihilation  of
'.toad."A/to.-to'- ''• A
The American Jewish
Congress: study, just'
published, is. entitled "The
Palestinians: What Is Real
and What Is Politics." The
65-page booklet was written
by Phil Baum, associate
executive director of the
Congress and director of, its
Commission , on In¬
ternational Affairs.
In his letter to the U.N.
representatives, Rabbi
Hertzberg said the "final
irony" of the controversy
^wasijtjiatr.there,.iwiis "no
necessary' collision between
the interests of Israel and
the fulfillment of the
'legitimate rights of the
Palestinians.'
"There is a contradiction
only, between an exclusivist
definition of these rights and
the interests of other peoples
in the Middle East," he said,
adding:
"We believe that our
document establishes that
the present controversy is
not about the right of the
Palestinians to self -
determination — there is no
dispute on that score — but
about the right of the Jewish
State to exist.
"All human beings in the
Middle-East and elsewhere
have the right to live in
peace,.dignity and freedom
in a just society, to be
liberated from hunger,
disease and privation, to
educate and nurture their
children and to replenish
their lands.
"The Palestinians indeed
have these as legitimate
rights, but they do not have
the right to demand them at
the expense of the people of
Israel, who have the iden¬
tical rights." Rabbi Hertz¬
berg concluded: _•••■
"We believe the current
session of the General
Assembly can be a historic
one. We respectfully hope,
that the delegates to that
assembly will pursue those7
policies      which      will
discourage and deter
terrorism, which will
reaffirm the rights of all
nations in the Middle East to
pursue their own peaceful
destiny and open the way to .
an era of growth and
reconciliation_in that torn
and beleaguered area of the
world." /
In documenting the PLO's
aim to destroy Israel, the
American Jewish Congress
study cites a number of PLO
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Outstanding Women Leader To
Speak At Israel Bonds Event
Mrs. Samuel W. (Rose L.)
Halprin, of New York City,
National Hadassah Chair¬
man for Israel Bonds, one of
the outstanding leaders in
American Jewish life and
the Zionist movement, will
be Guest Speaker at the
Annual Israel Bond Fashion
Show and Luncheon to be
held on Thursday, December
5th, 11:30 a.m. at
Congregation Tifereth Israel
Social HaU.
A volunteer worker, she
served as the National
President of Hadassah from
1932-34. From 1934 to 1939 she
lived with her family in
Jerusalem during which
period she served as liaison
between Hadassah in the
United States and in
Palestine. On the Building
Committee of Mt. Scopus
Hospital, Mrs. Halprin was
present when the hospital
was opened in 1939, and
again at the Hebrew
Unlversty - Hadassah
Medical School opening.
In 1946 Mrs. Halprin was
elected to the Executive of
the Jewish Agency for
Palestine. In 1947 the Jewish
Agency-American Section
was authorized to represent
the Jewish case for Palestine
before the United Nations in
New York and Mrs. Halprin
thus participated actively in
Mrs. Samuel W. Halprin
national and international
negotiations leading to the
establishment of the State of
Israel. ^
Listed in Who's Who
Among Jewish Women, she
is now Honorary Chairman
of the World Jewish
Congress - American Sec¬
tion, a member of the
General Council of the World
Zionist Congress (Actions
Committee) and a member
of the Board of the J.T.A:
Mrs. Halprin was taught
Hebrew as a child and
speaks It fluently. She also
speaks Yiddish, French and
German. She is much sought
after as a speaker and as a
contributor to publications
devoted to analyzing the
problems of the Zionist
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CJF General Assembly Reflects Wide Range Of Jewish Concern
'',' CIHCAGO„Nov. 18 (JTA)
"—   fhe   2500   delegates
' representing  Jewish  com¬
munities of North America
and' abroad attending the
43rd General Assembly of
1 the   Council   of   Jewish
Federations and Welfare
.   Funds   (CJF)   adopted   12
resolutions    last     week
covering a wide range of
Jewish    concerns.    The
resolutions dealt with  the
1975  campaign   to  meet
"massive needs in Israel and.
here at home"; peace in the
Middle East; Soviet Jewry
and the plight of Jews in
Syria; urban problems;
poverty; the American
bicentennial and the CJF's
Institute of Jewish Life.
No goal was set forthe 1975
campaign. But the resolution
noted that while the $725
million raised in 1974 in the
communities of the U.S. and
Canada "dwarfed every
previous achievement," it
"fell short" of meeting the
global human needs and
"the requirements are even
greater in 1975." Tlie
resolution stated that Israel
looks to "the Jews of the
world to help provide the
tens of thousands of im¬
migrants who continue to
pour in, to help support those
already there and to help
build the kind of society
which is Israel's historic
purpose."
The resolution relating to
the Middle East condemned
the United Nations General
Assembly for permitting the
Palestine    Liberation
Organization to participate
in its debate. It commended
the United States for op¬
posing that act and declared
thaL admitting the PLO
"sanctioned terror, debased
the" international
organization and obstructed
the prospect of peace."
The resolution lauded the
actions of President Ford,
Secretary of State Henry A.
Kissinger and Congress for
"providing the economic and
military aid indispensable to
Israel's survival and in the
vital interests of the U.S.
Congress was- urged to
"speedily approve
provisions in the 1975
Foreign Aid Bill which
authorizes $250 million in
supportive assistance grants
to ease-Israel's severe
economic burden find $300
million ($100 million in
grants) in military credit
The resolution on Soviet
Jewry urged utmost
vigilance "to assure full
Soviet compliance" with th>
terms set forth in the
Jackson - Mills - Vanik
amendments to the foreign
trade bill. It called on the
Soviet authorities to release
immediately Jewish
prisoners of conscience;
permit all Soviet Jews who
wish to, to leave for IsraeJ or
any country of their choice;
to allow those who have been
waiting longest to leave
soonest; and to cease all
forms of police, juridical and
bureaucratic harassment of
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