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VOL. 53 NO. 2
JANUARY 9, 1975 - TEVETH 26
NEW YORK (WNS) — Joseph J. Schwartz> who as
director general of American Joint Distribution
Committee, supervised relief and welfare programs in
30 countries for more than 1 million persons, died here
at the age of .75. Jewish leaders throughout the world ,
expressed grief at his death and more than 300 people,
representing a cross-section of Jewish communal
organizations here and abroad, attended the funeral
Services at the Riverside Memorial Chapel. Dr. Sch¬
wartz was JDC secretary from 193940, chairman of the
European Executive Council from i940-49 and director
general from 1950-51. He was also the executive vice-
chairman of the UJA from 1951-1955 and was vice-
president and chief executive officer of the Israel Bond
Organization from 1955-70.
NEW YORK (WNS) — Eighty world renowned
personalities in the field of music, dance and opera
have signed a petition declaring that they "refuse to
participate" and "disassociate" themselves from alt
activities of UNESCO "until UNESCO rescinds its
politicizing resolution directed against Israel." The
action was announced in a press conference on the
stage of Carnegie Hall, with many of the artists
present, including Leonard Bernstein, Arthur
Rubinstein and Isaac Stern. "UN]E§CO has utterly
discredited itself in the eyes of musicians and dancers
the world over by its recent political actions," the
petition said.' "According to its constitution UNESCO's
aim is to promote cultural collaboration among the
nations. This aim is ill served, to say the least, by
assigning one nation, Israel, to pariah status."
TEL AVIV (WNS) — The United States has reversed
its support of Israel's policy that no territorial with¬
drawals will be made before a final peace-treaty with
the Arabs is achieved, according to former Defense
Minister Moshe Day an. "And Israel has accepted this
• policy,"- Dayan told hundreds of students and faculty
members in the third of his series of lectures at Bar
Dan University. Dayan said that Israel does not accept
the American viewpoint, the U.S. applies pressure, he
charged. Dayan said the U.S. avoids confrontation
with the Soyiet Union by applying pressure on Israel.
For example, he said, when the USSR threatened toL
intervene if Israel continued its advance in the Yom
Kippur War, the1 American forced Israel not to ad¬
vance, thus averting a confrontation.
Kissinger Does Not Rule Out Military Action
In Mideast If Oil Policies Are Strangling
NEW YORK, (JTA) -
Secretary of State Henry A.
Kissinger said in'a magazine
interview published Jan. 2
that he did not rule out the
use  of  military  action  if
Middle East oil policies were
strangling the industrial
nations. But he insisted, in
the interview in Business
Week, that "the use of force
would be considered only in,
the gravest emergency."
Kissinger also said that it
would be unwise for the
United State's \o try to trade
Israeli concessions to the .
Arabs for a reduction of oil
prices because that would
create the basis for
pressures in the opposite
direction, the importance of
Kissinger's statement was
underscored by the fact that
the* 'State Department of-'
ficially distributed copies of
the text of the interview to
correspondents    at    the
Department.
Only last week, President
Ford, in an interview with
UPI at his Vail, Colo,
vacation retreat, said it
would be, "inappropriate" to
comment on , recurring
reports that there is a
National Security Countil
contingency plan for the U.S.
to take over some Arab oil
fields or help Israel do so.
Kissinger, who is chairman
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Mayor Tom Moody proclaimed Dec. 24 as B'nai
B'rith Day in Columbus. Shown above in the Mayor's
office left to right: Major Ralph Decker, Chief Earl
Burden, Neil Danziger, Robert Burman, Gary Beim,
Alan Rosen, Neil Skidd and Officer Tom Brandt.
B'nai B'rith Lodges Feed
Area Police Christmas Eve
Israel's Long Range Policy
Impresses American Leaders
B'nai B'rith Lodges Zion
No. "'62*'and "Maccabee No.
2848, for the second year in a
row, on Christmas Eve
provided food for the Police
of Columbus, Gahanna,
Bexley, Whitehall,
Reynoldsburg and Franklin
County Sheriff's Office.
This project, as em¬
phasized by Presidents Alan
Rosen and Jeff Grossman,
highlights the need of both
Lodges to be involved in
overall - community affairs
and to. provide support for
those who protect our city
and are taken for granted, on
a day which has significant
importance to a majority.
- The police were fed at
Whitehall, Bexley,
Reynoldsburg, and Gahanna
stations and also at Alro
Auto Parts West and Marte
JERUSALEM (WNS) — A
25-member delegation from
the Conference of Presidents
of Major American Jewish
Organizations came away
from a three-hour briefing
with Premier Yitzhak Rabin
impressed with both the
Premier's long-range
planning and Rabin himself.
"Some of us had been under
the impression that Israel's
.government was 'muddling
through* without a clear-cut
plan," Rabbi Israel Miller,
chairman of the Presidents'
Conference, said. "But now
we see the overall plan." The
delegation members had
high praise for Rabin's
ability  to get" recent and
Pontiac in the north end-." current Middle East events
Governor Carey Urged To Expand Probe
Into Nursing Home Fraud And Corruption
, NEW YORK, (JTA) — The New York Congressman
Rep. Edward I. Koch (D. noted that "Nursing homes
NY) has urged Gov. Hugh tend to be sectarian — both
Carey to vigorously pursue in their . occupants and
an investigation into alleged proprietors — .and
fraud and corruption by therefore we find Jews
nursing home operators in suffering at the hands of
New, York State but Jews and Christians at the'
cautioned  that   the   probe hands   of  Christians.   In
' should not be limited to the neither case is the absue
homes  owned  by  Rabbi acceptable and people of all
Bernard Bergman and his faiths   are   owed   equal
associates. "To do so would protection  by  the  state,
miss others who undoubtedly  Koch, said   he   would   be
have perpetrated abuses and "shocked"   if
yet have managed to avoid abuses
the public's attention," Koch York City did not exist at
t said in a letter to Gov, Carey upstate nursing homes, and
\ released Jan. 2. "To limit the  if they do "these nursing
' investigation to this one homes operators should be
operator would also questioned as relentlessly as
generate feelings by some Mr. Bergman." ,
that this was  simply  a .   Koch insisted   that it is
^personal attack on him with necessary^ to uncover  the
vall the undertones ingerent
in that," Koch wrote. "There
.is no question that Mr.
Bergman   must   be ■ in-
' vestigated as the single
, .largest owner of nursing
homes in New York City, but
the   same
uncovered  in New
causes and the corruption by
nursing home operators
even if people in public office
are found to have assisted
some of those engaged in this
business of ripping — off the
patient and the taxpayer."
s
to investigate only Bernard -tHe was apparently referring
Bergman would be a to recent press reports
violation of the public trust."   alleging  that   several - top
New York State political
figures had . yep^&tedly
pressured state hqalttk of¬
ficials for favors on behalf of
Bergman. They include
Attorney General Louis
.Lefkowitz; Assembly
Minority Leader Stanley
Steingut; Assemblyman
Albert Blumenthal;
Assemblyman James
Emergy; and Rep. John
Murphy. Koch reiterated his
proposal that the Governor
appoint a>Moreland Com¬
mission with full powers to
investigate nursing home
corruption and authority to
propose corrective
legislation. A similar,
suggestion was made to
Carey last month by the
American Jewish Congress.
In a related development,
the Federation" of Jewish
Philanthropies of New York,
in a statement by its
president, Frederick P.
Rose, expressed deep
concern over ■ reported ad¬
verse conditions of patients
in nursing homes and the
alleged  misuse   of  public
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Food consisted " of corned
beef, salami, cheese, potato
salad and pap. Lodge
members wer^Ppermitted to
ride in the patrol cars which
added a wider dimension to
, the project over, last year
and provided the patrolmen
someone to talk with over
the long evening.
Food trays were prepared
at Friends Delicatessen by
its owner Ron Greenbaum.
Project chairmen were Neil
Skidd and Gary Beim.
into their broader global
context.-The delegation was
in Israel for four days,
meeting" with ■ Israel
government and Jewish
Agency officials to discuss'
common issues confronting
Jews in Israel and the United
States and to exchange
views on the efforts to build
understanding of Israel's
cause among the makers of
public opinion and public
policy in the U.S.
Upon  their   arrival   in
Israel, Rabbi Miller told
newsmen that the mood in
the U.S. toward Israel was
still positive but there were
.clouds on the horizon. He
said that as far as he knew,
the U.S. was honoring its
commitments toward Israel
including the shipment of!
arms, Rabbi Miller said that
When American Jewish
leaders met recently with
President Ford . and
Secretary of State Henry A.
Kissinger they were assured
that the U.S. would honor its
commitments without "ifs,
ands or buts." Later in an
interview with the staff of
the Jerusalem Post, Rabbi
Miller challenged those in
Israeli .newspapers who
write of an "erosion" of
American support for Israel
to present concrete
evidence. He cited continued
staunch Congressional
support demonstrated by the
$600 million aid package
voted for Israel, by the
passage of. the Jackson
Amendment, and the Ad¬
ministration's firm support
in its ready response to
Isffael's arms requests.
Rabbi Miller said that these
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Cols. Chapter Of Hadassah
Donor Luncheon Is Jan. 21
TTie Columbus Chapter of
Hadassah is proud to an¬
nounce its annual Donor
Luncheon to be held on
Tuesday, January 21, 1975,
at the Columbus Sheraton
Hotel. Ihe time is 12 noon.
Following a Ikosher lun¬
cheon, Gady Lew, a young
, Israeli singing stat, will
entertain. Gady has been a
favorite with the Israeli
Armed Forces- and has
captivated audiences in
Israel, Europe, and now the
.United States. He grew up in
Tiberias, Israel, where he
began his musical career
playing the organ. He later
switched his talents com¬
pletely to singing. His songs
are a zestf ul blend of the old
and new and his artistry
weaves both strands into the
fabric of Israel's lifesong. He
performs nightly at Cafe
Yaffo, the New York - based
Israeli night club.
A contribution of $36.00 or.
more is required to par¬
ticipate in the afternoon.
However, any contribution
will be gratefully accepted.
- The cost of the luncheon is
Gady Leor
their group president or Miss
Sara Robins at 235-9273.
Parking has been arranged
with the hotel at $1.00 per car
for* the   afternoon.   For
C
'$5.25.' Anyone who  is not . transportation,  call  Dottie
contacted by phbtae may call   Gdldin at 252-8772.