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VOL. 52 NO. 48
DECEMBER 5. 1974 - KISLEV 21
NEW YORK (WNS) — Benjamin J. Malcolm, New
York City Correction Commissioner, has compared the
plight of Soviet Jews with that of pre-Civil War slaves
in the United States. He told a press conference that
just as slave owners sold Black family members to
different parts of the South, Soviet authorities "have
broken iip families, permitting parents to emigrate
and'withholding permission for children, or have
allowed children and loved ones to depart while
refusing visas to parents. Malcolm, a Black
Protestant, and New York attorney Ezra G. Levin, a
Jew, spent'two weeks in the Soviet Union recently,
meeting with Soviet officials in charge of correctional
institutions and visiting Jewish activists in Moscow,
' Lvov,'Kiev, and Leningrad. They reported that they
, found their rooms searched, their activities monitored
and the KGE outside the apartments of several of the
"refusniks" (those denied exit visas) they visited.
WASHINGTON (WNS) — Grants for Israel totaling
$439.5 million along with another $200 million in credits
have been approved by the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee. The appropriation now must be approved
by, the full Senate. A look at the bill shows that more
grants are going to Arab states than to Israel. Egypt
will be getting $250 million in grants, Jordan $87
million in economic aid and $125 in military assistance
as grants and $100 million is earmarked for the "the
Middle East" which is expected to go to Syria,
. Lebanon will get a grant of $150,000 and Saudi Arabia
$220,000.
, TEL'AVIV (WNS) — Maki, the Israel Communist
Party that is independent of Moscow, has declared that
it is a Zionist party and will join the World Jewish
Congress. Maki, which.has no representation in the
KjiejlSet^ffers, sjjgjplyTrom JhaJ of Jhe pro:]Mqscow
Rakah Cqmjnjini^t' Party'-whfci?' tias-'iour-"Knesset
seats.''■"*"''A'1"'' ■-''■' '
Rockefeller Refuses To Either Condemn Or
Reject PLO In Testimony Before House
By Joseph Polakolf
WASHINGTON, (JTA) -
Vice-President designate
Nelson A. Rockefeller
neither condemns the
Palestine Liberation
Organization nor refuses to
recognize the- terrorist
group, a transcript of his
testimony before the House
Judiciary Committee in¬
dicated last week.
Rockefeller was repeatedly
asked to state his views on
the PLO by Rep. Joshua
Eilberg (D. Pa.) at a con¬
firmation hearing by the
Committee on Nov. 21.
Referring to his testimony
in a statement issued today
by the Religious -Action
Center of the Union of
American Hebrew
Congregations, Rockefeller
was represented as having
"neither expressed personal
repugnance for the PLO and
for. what they stand nor a
refusal to recognize them at
this time."
Rabbi David Saperstein,
_asspcjate!...dlrectpr^ _o£ the
Center which is a joint "group
of the Central Conference of
American Rabbis and the
UAHC, appealed to
Rockefeller for a '
clarification of _ his
testimony. He noted that "in
view of the strong positive
attitude toward Israel that
Governor Rockefeller has
exhibited in the past, I feel
sure that he will do so as
soon as possible," according
to the UAHC statement.
Rabbi Saperstein said that
Rockefeller's statement
"should be a serious point of
political and moral concern
for the American public, our
Congress and. the present
Administration. Statements
in Rockefeller's analysis of
the relationship of the U.S.,
Israel and the PLO were
described as "confusing,"
the UAHC said. According to
a  transcript  available- at
Eilberg's office, exchanges
between Rockefeller and
Eilberg     included "'"-tjjie •
following:'
Eilberg: "What are. your
feelings about the current
situation in the Middle East
and would you as President
without a mutual agreement
with Israel recognize the
PLO as the spokesman for
the Palestinian people?"
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 16)
Wiesel Sees Sadness In Israel;
Believes Catastrophe May Come
By BUI Cohen
Chronicle Special Reporter
Elie Wiesel, a man whose
imprisonment in Nazi
concentration camps has
helped him become a
nationally - known authority
oh the holocaust, believes
that the Mideast conflict
,mayMmushroom into a world
"wideicatastrophe.' '
Unprecedented $1,000,000 Is Raised By CJF
Leadership Group To Launch 1975 Campaign
The 1975 United Jewish
Fund Campaign of the
Columbus Jewish
Federation was launched
Thursday, November 26 at a
meeting , at the home of
Leslie Wexner. For the first
time in 49 years of federated
campaigning more than one
million dollars was raised by
the     leadership.   group
Millard Cummins,
General Campaign Chair¬
man, reported on 48 gifts
representing $1,038,175
which exceeded the 1974
value of the same gifts.
Twenty three persons,
representing a key
leadership group, met to
hear Mr. Irving Bernstein,
executive vice chairman of
the United Jewish Appeal,
describe and explain the
plight of the Jews in Israel
struggling to survive and
maintain the state of Israel
against overwhelming,
unsympathetic international
forces. Never in Israel's 26
year history has it had to
provide for so costly a
military defense force while
it continues to accept an
ongoing flow of immigrants
and to absorb them into the
fabric of its society.
All the persons at the
meeting, without exception,
expressed their views of why
it was essential to clearly
and early demonstrate
generous support for Israel
in amounts substantially
greater than was necessary
in October 1973 when the
Arab nations struck Israel
during the Yom Kippur
holiday. It was important,
they stated, for the survival
of Jews not only in Israel, in
the Soviet Union but for the
survival of Jews throughout
the world, including the
Jews of America. If Israel is
weakened, immobilized; if
Israel does not have the
support of Jews, par¬
ticularity in the Soviet
Union, in America - then the
Jews in the Soviet Union, in
America and throughout the
world must inevitably be
threatened. If we do not
support Israel generously
now, then no amount of
generosity at a time when a
little can be done will help
such as the time Jews were
Speaking before a crowd of
about 80 persons at the Ohio
State Hillel Foundation
November 24, Wiesel said:
"Since the Yom Kippur
War, I sense a catastrophe
coming. It will not be a
holocaust. There cannot be
another one. It was a unique
event, but other things' may
happen, and it will not only
be for the Jewish people. I
think the catastrophe will be
a universal one because
Jewish history is now at the
heart of history. And
whatever will happen to the
Jewish people will happen to
the world."
Wiesel, a professor,
playright, journalist, and
author, spoke
philosophically to the crowd.
"It has never been so
difficult to be a Jew as now,"
he       said,       referring
specifically to "the isolation
of Israel, the disgusting
spectacle of UNESCO in
Paris, and the sickening
spectacle in the United
Nations."
"Even during the
holocaust, we have not been
so alone," said Wiesel,
adding that there are im¬
portant implications'.
"Why should -a-Jewish
student today have faith in
others? It's becoming more,
difficult to teach faith, to
teach humanism in a world
which is nqt human, in a
world which is cynical and
cruel and cold," he said.
Wiesel said he felt con¬
cerned, worried, and -
anguished over the Mideast
conflict, and he stressed
several times that he does
not know what the solution
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 151
Sen. Committee Rejects Inquiry
Into General Brown Statements
Present at the initial meeting .where $1,038,175 was
raised to launch the 1975 UNITED JEWISH FUND
CAMPAIGN of the COLUMBUS JEWISH
FEDERATION were left to right: Sidney I. Blatt,
President of the Federation; Irving Bernstein,
Executive Vice-President of the UNITED JEWISH
APPEAL;   and  Millard
Campaign Chairman.
destroyed in World War II by
Hitler's Germany.
Israel, it was stated,
represents a miracle in our
time and a hope for the
renaissance of Judaism for
this generation and the
many generations to come.
Each person present
announced   proudly   his
Cummins,   1975  General
generous contribution
knowing fully that what was
done that evening would set
a tone and pace for the rest
of the community to follow.
Time and time again the
theme of the evening was
repeated, namely, the
responsibility of leadership
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 161
WASHINGTON (WNS) —
"We have disposed of the
Gen. Brown matter," Sen.
John D. Stennls (D. Mass.),
chairman of the Senate
Armed Services Committee,
told newsmen after ' the'
committee voted 11-4 against
holding an inquiry into Gen.
George S. Brown's fitness to
continue as chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff. Sen.
Thomas J. Mclntyre (D.
NH) had submitted the
resolution asking for an
inquiry into Brown's fitness
because of his remarks at
Duke University Law School
in which Brown said
American Jews owned most
of the banks and newspapers
and that Israel has undue.
influence on Congress.
Mclntyre's motion was
backed   by   three   other
Democrats, Henry M.
Jackson- of Washington,
Stuart Symington of
Missouri and Harold E.
Hughes of Iowa. One of the
senators who voted against
the probe, Robert Taft, Jr.
(R. Ohio) submitted a
resolution to call Defense
Secretary James R.
Schlessinger before the
committee to explain why
Brown- should not resign.
This was defeated by a 10-3
vote. Stennis noted the
"severe reprimand"
President Ford ad¬
ministered to Brown, saying,
"The General has apologized
and been reprimanded and
there is nothing for the
Committee to do." Mclntyre
said he wanted a "specific
Inquiry"   into   "how   deep
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 161
Chanukah Greetings From trie Staff Of The Ohio Jewish Chronicle