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VOL. 53 NO. 11
MARCH 13, 1975 - NISAN 1
Terrorists Raid Tel Aviv
TEL AVIV — Arab terrorists, who had come ashore
in two small boats with machine guns blazing at about
midnight, seized the small beachfront Savoy Hotel in
Tel Aviv and held some 30 persons captive for six
hours. The seige ended early in the morning when
Israeli troops stormed the four-story, 10-room hostel.
Seven Arab guerrillas, three Israeli soldiers and three
civilians were killed in the gun fight and in an ex¬
plosion set off by the, guerrillas.
The Palestine guerrilla headquarters in Beirut,
Lebanon, said the raiders were members of Assifah,
the military arm of the 'Al Fatah guerrilla
organization.
WASHINGTON (WNS) — President Ford, deploring
the "tragic loss of innocent life" condemned the Arab
terrorist attack on Tel Aviv as one which "should be
strongly deplored by everyone."* Ford said "outrages
of this nature can only damage the cause in whose
" name they are perpetrated." Secretary of State-Henry
' A. Kissinger saying he was "completely condemning"
the attack said it' "underlines the importance of
making progress towards peace." Israeli President
Ephraim Katzir, who was in New York, said the attack
reveals the "barbaric nature of the Arab terrorist
organizations." But he said the people of Israel will
continue to seek peace while strengthening their
determination "to protect human life from acts of
barbarism." Sen. Charles H. Percy (R. HI.) called on
Palestine Liberation Organization chieftain Yasir
Arafat to "restrain the terrorists if he wishes to have
credibility or respect." At the same time Percy con¬
demned "this senseless act of terrorism." American
Jewish leaders expressed horror and outrage and
agreed that the attack was a calculated effort to thwart
Kissinger's peace moves. They said the attack brands
the PLO as nothing more than a gang of killers
deserving not recognition but the condemnation of the
world.
RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO
Professor Claims High Intermarriage Rate Not
Producing Any Diminution In Jewishness
PHILADELPHIA — The
National Women's Division
convention of the American
Jewish Congress was told
last week that the high rate
of intermarriage in the
Jewish community —
estimated at one in every
three marriages — did not
necessarily produce a
diminution in Jewishness or
Jewish observance.
Dr. Blanche Serwer,
professor of psychology at
Boston University, told some
500 convention delegates at
the Bellevue Stratford Hotel
here that many Jewish
couples living in
predominantly Christian
environments because of
school or job requirements
took part in Christian
celebrations such as
Christmas, instead of Jewish
festivals like Hanukkah,
"out of inertia."
At the same time, Dr.
Serwer said, she knew of
interreligious and even
interracial marriages where
the non-Jewish partner
"took"pains- -to--observe-
Jewish "tradition and
"clearly intended to give the
children of the marriage a
Jewish upbringing."
A recent Jewish
population study showed
that in interreligious
marriages where the wife
was Jewish, nearly all the
children were raised as
Jews. Where the husband
was Jewish, according to the
study, 63 percent of the
children were being raised
as Jews.
The net effect of these
family patterns, the study
concluded, was that there
was no major "loss" of
Jewish children such as
might be implied by a
possible drifting to another
religious view.
In her address to the
American Jewish Congress
women, Dr. Serwer said that
major problems of Jewish
family life today arose from
the increased mobility of
Jewish young people, new
and heavy career demands
on the time of both fathers
and mothers and the
disappearance of the ex¬
tended family.
These developments made
it "difficult to instill Jewish,
values and Jewish culture at
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AJC Women Vote Support For Boston
Doctor Convicted In Abortion Case
PHILADELPHIA — The
American Jewish Congress
National Women's Division
voted last week to file a
friend-of-the-court brief in
behalf of a Boston physician
convicted of manslaughter
for performing an abortion.
In a resulution, 500
delegates to the
organization's biennial
convention pledged to
promote "free access to
abortion" for all women by
riders   to  appropriations
bills."
- The resolution, adopted at
the closing session of the
three-day" meeting in the
Bellevue Stratford Hotel,
said the prosecution and
■conviction of Dr. Kenneth
Edelin by a Massachusetts
court last month had
generated a "climate of fear
among physicians and
hospital personnel
throughout the country that
-opposing - anti-abor4iofr -will make them reluctant.to
campaigns "expressed
through constitutional
amendment, legislation or
Heritage House Dedication
Weekend Plans Finalized
Sol Morton Isaac,
Chairman of the Dedication
Committee of the Eleanor
and Jack Resler Wing an¬
nounces that plans are now
being concluded for the Gala
Dedication and
Housewarming Festivities.
. The weekend of April 4, 5
and 6 will be devoted to
maximum community in¬
volvement.
Seek To Prevent Participants In
Arab Boycott From Investing In U.S.
WASHINGTON (WNS) —
A measure to prevent
anyone participating in the
Arab boycott from investing
in United States companies
has been introduced by Sen.
Harrison A. Williams (D.
NJ). The bill would prohibit
investment by anyone "who
has forced or attempted to
force other firms .to boycott
an American business
because of its dealings with
or in a foreign country with
, which the . U.S. gas
diplomatic relations."
Williams declared the Arab
boycott "is quite clearly and
very distressingly, being
pursued against U.S.
businesses merely because
they have ties to Jews or
others considered friendly to
Israel or 'Zionism.'"
Williams, chairman of the
Senate Banking, Housing
/and Urban Affairs Sub¬
committee on Securities,
introduced the measure as
an amendment to his
proposed law which would
monitor any investment of
five percent or more by a
foreign government, com¬
pany, or individual in a U.S.
firm. The proposed law
would -also give the
President the authority . to
prohibit the investment if It
was not in the national in¬
terest. In a hearing before
•Williams' subcommittee,
former Ohio Sen. Howard M.
Metzenbaum urged
tightening of the proposed
bill saying notice of a foreign
interest trying to acquire an
American firm should not be
confidential and submitted
only to the President and the
Security and Exchanges'
Commission but should be
made public.
But Administration of¬
ficials appearing before the
subcommittee opposed any
new law saying existing
regulations were adequate.
Jack F. Bennett, Un¬
dersecretary of Treasury, for
Monetary Affairs, said
foreign investment is needed
to stimulate the economy
and Warned against making
"surveillance so oppressive
as to drive' it away."
Williams said "We have yet
to get the feeling of urgency
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The opening event of the
Dedication Program will
take place on Friday
evening, April 4 a^ 7:30 p.m.
Dr. Jerome Folkman, Rabbi
Emeritus of Temple Israel
and long time Board
member of Heritage House,
will lead a Sabbath
Welcoming Service. Mrs.
Sunnie Ghitman will provide
vocal accompaniment.
.Honored Pulpit Guests will
be Eleanor and Jack Resler.
The , Oneg Shabbat
following services will be
held in the entrance lounge
to the Resler Wing. The
baked goods served will be
"home made" by the
residents in the new resident
kitchen of the Occupational
Therapy area in the Resler
Wing.
The residents, - their
families, the Board of
Directors,' and friends of
Heritage House are
especially invited to par¬
ticipate in the Friday
evening Service.
Next week's issue of- the
Chronicle will highlight the
plans for the Resler Wing
Formal Dedication and
Housewarming to take place
on Sunday, April 6 at 1:30
p.m. The entire community
Is urged to reserve the date
for this major community
event.
perform the 'very kind of
abortion which the Supreme
Court upheld."
In 1973, the U.S. Supreme
Court held unconstitutional a
Texas statute that made
abortion a crime except to
save the life of the mother.
In convicting Dr. Edelin, a
Boston jury upheld the
assertion of the prosecution
that the Supreme Court /
ruling did not apply because
the fetus which Dr. Edelin
removed was able to live
outside its mother's body.
The American Jewish
Congress women's
resolution declared: "The
conclusion is inescapable
that the conviction of Dr.
Edelin, if upheld and
followed in other cases,
threatens to nullify the
constitutionality guaranteed
right of a woman to have an
abortion.!'.      .„-....„
In other, resolution's, the
American Jewish Congress
Women's Division:
. . . Expressed' its
"profound commitment to a
safe and secure Israel, with
guaranteed borders,
freedom of international
waters, economic security
and- international
recognition of her. right, to
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Shown above from left to right are Millard Cummins,
General Campaign Chairman of the 1975 United Jewish
Fund Campaign; author, Robert St. John; Melvin
Schottenstein, Advance Gifts Dinner Chairman; and
Irving Schottenstein, Advance Gifts Associate
Chairman.
Advance Gifts Dinner
Inspires Increased Giving
The 1975 United Jewish
Fund Campaign, as it
reaches its midpoint, has
been receiving ' un¬
precedented gifts, it was
announced by Millard
Cummins, General Cam¬
paign  Manager.   The  Ad¬
vance Gifts Dinner, on
March 5, raised $1,151,855,
.from those present and
announcing gifts. .This
compares to a 1974 figure of
$991,425 from the same
people, representing a 16.1
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