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VOL. 54 NO. 28
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MONTREAL (JTA) — A memorial ceremony for the
11 Israeli athletes slain during the 1972 Olympic Games
in Munich will be held here July 12 at the Shaare
, Hashomaym Synagogue. Prime Minister PierreElliott
' Trudeau will attend the ceremony. Rabbi W. Guhther
Plant of Toronto's Holy: Blossom Temple will be
'"  chairman. The program will include the lowering of
Israeli flags'by 11 young people, each symbolizing one
- of the athletes murdered by Palestinian terrorists of
. the Black September movement four years ago at the
Munich Olympic Village. Members of the 1976 Israeli
Olympic - team and relatives of the victims will   -
participate in the hour-long service which will be under
the  patronage  of  Montreal  philanthropist  Allan
Bronfman.
WASHINGTON (JTA) - The House on. June 29
adopted by a 238-169 vote a 1977 foreign aid bill totaling
% $4.95 billion, including $1,735 billion for Israel. The
'   Senate is expected to act on it-after the 4th of July
,', holiday. The appropriation for Israel for the fiscal year
-which starts Oct. 2 includes $1 billion in "foreign
military credit sales, of which half can be forgiven and
- $735 million in economic aid. The bill also provides$700 -
:<  million for Egypt, $70 million for Jordan and $80/
millioh for Syria, all of it in economic aid. Jordan will
.also receive.additional funds under the military .
assistance, the international military education and
training; and the military credit sales programs, but
«'   the specific sums were not earmarked.
NEW YORK (JTA> — Moreihan 300 Jewish leaders
attended-.* Special program J.une.29 opening^ two- ,
'  'montft exhibit on "Cultural pluralism — America's
J Gift to Jewish History*' at which more than900 letters;
documents,' rare "books, photographs, and other historic
memorabilia were displayed in celebration of the
. _ Bicentennial. The exhibit, sponsored by the Tarbuth-
J   Foundation for the Advancement of Hebrew Culture,
wilf be on display through Sunday, Aug. 29 at the City
Center for Music and Drama at 131 West 55th Street.
What is probably the mos't comprehensive Jewish
" celebration of the Bicentennial in this country, "this
- chronology of American history," said Abraham
Goodman, founder and president-'of the^Tarbuth
• Foundation,' "emphasizes the records of Jewish events
as a demonstration of pride in our contribution to„the ■
r American scene," '     s '
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Minister Cautions:
By David Friedman
NEW YORK (JTA) - A
Presbyterian minister with
close ties to the Jewish
community warned June 30
that Christian missionaries,
have launched a major effort
to convert ' Jews this
summer.
The Rev. Paul R. Carlson,
pastor of the Glen Morris
■Presbyterian Church* of
Ozone Park, Queens, told the
Jewish -Telegraphic Agency-
that the effort, known as
"Operation Brithday Cake,"
' is- more of a threat to the
Jewish community than was
the nationwide "Key . '73'-'
program three years ago. '
Carlson, a journalist and
author of a book, "O
Christian! 0 Jew!" which
explains Judaism to
Christians, said the
operation involves all the
missionary organizations.
He said this includes- ones
such as the old American
Board of Mission to the Jews
Which seeks to convert J^ws
outright and the so-called
Hebrew " Christians /' who
espbiise "the "fraucl" . that
"Christianity is', the true
Judaism.' -   *  , --
"Operation      Birthday
Cake" -'.calls   foe/massive
street   corner   missionary
drives in every major city in
„ th'e-country.'Carlsonsaid. He
" reported that in Philadelphia
70 Bible students recently
jcompleted a course in street
"corner preaching.
Carlson said one of the
Hebrew Christian groups,
Jews for Jesus, whichaims
its message at young Jews,
has announced it plans a
major campaign , aimed at
Bicentennial crowds in New
York, Philadelphia and
Washington. Evidence for
this was seen last week-in
midtown Manhattan where*
the group was flooding' the
streets with leaflets.-
• ,The' minister-journalist,
who is working on a doctoral
dissertation on the Holocaust
and teaches a course on the
Holocaust at his church, said
that from his experience
with Hebrew Christians they
are either self-hating Jews
or Jews whose Judaism
ended with their Bar or Bat
Mitzvah. He said'Jews who
are aware of their religious
heritage do not convert. ',
Carlson said he
experienced this Jewish self-
hatred recently when he was
asked to speak on the.
Holocaust at a conference on
"God, the Jew and You;" at
the First Christian and
Missionary Alliance Church
in Manhattan. He said the
Hebrew Christians at the
conference attacked
Judaism, distorted Jewish
history, and made numerous
anti-Semitic references. He
found himself defending
Judaism at the conference.
Carlson noted that many of •
these Hebrew Christians
claim trial they come from
Orthodox homes whose
parents threw them out. a
statement he says he cannot
believe. He said he thinks
they claim -to have been
Orthodox as a means of
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Brown Sti
• WASHINGTON (JTA) -
Gen. George S. Brown,
chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff said June 28 he still
thinks Jews have an undue
influence on Congress.
' However, Brown, who was
testifying- before the Senate
Armed Services Committee
cm -President Ford's*
nomination of him for
another two-year term as
head' of the Joint Chiefs,
later backed away from the
word "undue" and said
influence in support of Israel
was proper.
Brown's remarks came
' when Sen. Robert Ta"ft Jr.
(R. Ohio) asked him about
his statement at ,a Duke
University, law seminar on
Oct. 10,1974 in which he said
that Israel had too much
influence on Congress and
Jews "own/, you know, the
banks in this country, the
newspapers."
Brown later publicly
apologized for the remarks
Orf Ford's orders] In replying-
to Taft. Brown said he was
-wrong in asserting that Jews
ovned the banks and the
newspapers.
ingress
But under questioning
from Tart he said "I felt that
the Jewish community injhe.,
U.S. had an undue influence
on the Congress of the U.S."
He said he still feels this way
"but 1 feel it is not unusual.
-There* are'. :other - special
ipterest. groups that have
influence or-seek to achieve .
influence on the Congress of
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C&BHiiiunify Torah Awareness
Purpose Of "Operation Seed"
Hostages Rescued In
In a stunning 36-minute strike carried out with military
precision, more than 100 hostages, held in Uganda by ,
pro-Palestinian air hijackers, were rescued by Israeli
' commandos early on Sunday, July 4. . . *,
.    Israeli officials reported that 104 hostages were
freed. They said three hostages, the Israeli officer who
Ted the raid, seven terrorists and 20 Ugandan soldiers
were killed in the hour-long battle at Entebbe Airport, ,
At least 11 hostages and Israelis jvere reported
wounded.
"Quick — run for the planes!" the commandos -
1   screamed in Hebrew as they burst,. machine guns
blazjngonto the airfield. The attack force flew.2,300
miles iptoEntebbe it*- three planes just before midnight
' Saturday, apparently under the pretext of delivering
imprisoned guerillas demanded by the hijackers.
The rescue, raid came a week' after the hijackers
seized an Air France jet and only 10 hours before the
deadline set by the terrorists to kill their hostages.
President Gerald Ford, in a message to Israeli
Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, praised the action and
said he and  the  American  people  felt  "great
satisfaction" that the "senseless act of terrorism" had
been thwarted.'
•    InTel Aviv, the homecoming troops and hostages
were met by rejoicing Israelis. Crowds broke through
police lines to hug and kiss the laughing, weeping and
shouting hostages.
"I'm proud of the army and I'm proud of the nation,
V     Defense  Minister Shimon Peres shouted at  the i
'v homecoming celebration,     - -_„, ','."*  j '
First Freed Hostages Relate Their Story:
Describe Psychological Aspects As Chilling
By Edwin Eytan
PARIS (JTA) - The first
group of hostages'released
"by the" Air,France hijackers
in Uganda arrived at Orly
Airport June 30 and
described their ordeal which
-was more chilling, in its
• psychological aspects' than
for any physical discomforts
suffered by the victims.
- Most of the 47 returnees
were Jewish, including 33
French citizens,, two
Americans, two Canadians
and several stateless Jews.
* They were jgreeted in the
airport's VIP lounge by
French Foreign Minister
Jean' Sauvagnargues.
Hundreds of their relatives'
and relatives of hostages
still in-, Uganda* waited
outside for news, A 48th
freed ' hostage.    Blind
■ Zuckerjhorn, 80, an Israeli,
was admitted to a hospital at
Kampala. , • . ,t.
The freed hostages .said
the Air France "air bus"
was taken over shortly after
leaving Athens June 27 by -
two Germans — a man and a
woman—and two Arabs.
, Mrs. Julie Aquizerat, an
Algerian-born .French
Jewish grandmother of, 62.
described to the Jewish
Telegraphic Agency how the
83 Israeli passengers were
separated June 28 from the
other hostages who were to
be released. It reminded
' her o/ Nazi concentration
camps where Jews were
singled out for the gas
chambers.
. !'U was a terrible
moment," Mrs. Aquizerat
said, "One of the. hijackers
started reading oft a list of
names. As he rolled off the
1 (CONTtNUEDONPAGEU)
The development of a total
community "Torah
-Awareness" program will
begin j>n Sunday, July 18
with "Operation Seed".
"Seed"', is an acronym, for
Summer Educational
Environmental Develop¬
ment. ,' "
., The program Is being
coordinated by - Torah
Umesorah. the National
Society for Hebrew Day
Schools,"in .conjunction with
the ' Rabbinical College or
Telshe in Cleveland. Ohio.-.
"Operation Seed" will be
headquartered at the Beth
Jacob Synagogue.i 122.'{
College Avenue, with a full*
program of stu'dy "and
learning.
Rabbi David" Stavsky.
local rabbinic coordinator of
"the program, safd. "the
purpose of 'Seed' is to expose
laymen, community leaders -
and'students from the entire
community, cutting across
all synagogues and temples,
and educational institutions
affilations to enjoy an 'open
free Yeshivah Academy'
system of study and
learning. It is a free
university of" Torah study on
all levels for all people,
Mr. Avi Shulman, national
coordinator of the program
said ten senior rabbinic
students   of   the   Telshe
Yeshivah in Cleveland. Ohio,
under the direction of Rahbi. ,
Yakov   VelVel   Katz.   will
spend    four    weeks    in j
Columbus*; , Ojyo     in -
"Operation UcacliOut." ' ' '
Each   of   these   senior
rabbinic  students will' be.
available for free one-tiwme   -_
student    tutoring'  and-
learning for young or adults '-
at their headquarters al the
Beth   Jacob   Synagogue,
.According to. Habbi Katz. the
rabbinjo.sludcrilWill also lie -
available for figures and  -
informal laN"5 on a.variety <if
religious,   pragmatic . and
philosophical subjects.
"Operation   Seed",   will
reach out to women's groups" .
with study sessions, as well
as   to   teenagers,;' senior
citizens arid any interested - -
group,-    . . ... -'•"-'.*
Rabbi Stavsky .said, the
rabbinical contingent or tlie
Telshe Yeshivah will be
housed at the Washington
Square apartments and will
Jiave all of their meals at the./
Beth Jacob Synagogue.
According toRabbi Yakov
Velvel Katz of Cleveland.
Ohio, the program will
include recreational, sports,
and social activities for all
young-'"students attd;-
participants.. ' "; .
Mr.    Bernard    Hirsch.
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