Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1983-01-27

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II Al Flying A<jdirv
TEL AVIV (JTA)—El Al's first passenger flight in four
months took off from Ben Gurion Airport Jan. 12 for Nairobi,
Kenya and Johannesburg, South Africa. All seats were filled
and there was a long waiting list, airline sources said. The
national air carrier had been grounded since September,
except for a scattering of cargo flights, and was placed in the
hands of a temporary receiver pending a decision whether to
liquidate it or reorganize it on a more efficient basis. A far-
reaching agreement between Histadrut, the receiver and
management made the.resumption of service possible. But it
was' by no means certain that the airline's new schedule
would be me.t or that other flights would follow.
Toronto Plans Holocaust Museum
MONTREAL (JTA)—The designer of a Holocaust museum
for Toronto, which will cost an estimated $750,000, said it will
be the first to deal with the Holocaust in the context of the
sweep of Jewish history, Morley Markson, the designer, said
the projected Holocaust museum will celebrate the history of
the Jews from the days of the patriarchs and will pay tribute
to Israel, Jewish culture, customs and religion.
Jewish Leaders Meet With Paris Mayor
To Express Concern Over Anti-Semitism
NEW YORK (JTA)-A
delegation of American Jewish leaders, representing the
Conference of Presidents of
Major American Jewish
Organizations, met with
Mayor Jacques Chirac of
Paris recently to express
their concern over terrorism
and anti-Semitism in France
and their solidarity^with the
policies of the Israeli government, many of which are
opposed by the French government. Chirac answered
their questions and explained his own positions.
The .interview, at Chirac's
Hotel Carlyle suite, was
arranged through Mayor Edward Koch of New York and
Israeli Consul And Trade Commissioner Calls
For Increased Business Dealings With Israel
his aides. Kock was Chirac's
guest in Paris in 1978. He is a
prominent figure in French
national politics which go beyond the office of Paris
Mayor.
The 15-member delegation
of the Presidents Conference
made it clear that they are
dismayed over manifestations of anti-Jewish terrorism and anti-Semitism in
France in recent months,
particularly since Israel's
campaign in Lebanon.
Chirac insisted that anti-
Semitism is virtually nonexistent in France. He said
only a fraction of one percent,
of the French population
could be called anti-Semitic
and that French Jews are regarded as Frenchmen without qualification.
By Judith Franklin
/.".'. Chronicle News Editor
Shmuel Ben-Tovirri, 'Consul and Trade Commissioner
to the United States and
director of the Government
of Israel Trade Center
(G.I.T.C.), was Tn Columbus
recently to promote trade
with and investments in
Israel.
for investments in Israel. "It cited the Biblical passage
would provide speakers to that says, in essence, "Don't
address the business com- give a poor man a fish. Then
.-. munity and ^uld'swyeyas^ajV^he,- cah; only eat and be~h(in-
Shmuel Ben-Tovim
Out of his meeting with the
Columbus Chamber of Commerce and representatives
from both the mayor's and
governor's offices, came
plans for a Columbus area
Israel Chamber of Commerce, the first such bi-
national organization in the
city, according to Ben-
Tovim; who oversees export
and trade activities from his.
headquarters in New York
and coordinates commercial
activities of the G.I.T.C.'s
regional offices in other
major American cities. .
The Israel Chamber of
Commerce would establish a
channel of communication
between business people in
Israel and their Columbus
counterparts, he explained,
and would disseminate information about opportunities
calling address for people
seeking information," he
added.
Columbus business people
and Israel are not strangers,
he noted. Many, a bank
included, are already doing
business with Israel.
Ben-Tovim feels that the
benefits of such associations
are great. He pointed out
that Israel, compared with
other countries, has a very
high percentage of skilled
labor that is not as expensive
as in the United States.
Israel, holding numerous
agreements which allow for
duty free export of goods, is
also an ideal distribution
center for marketing products to European and other
countries, he said. Moreover, he noted that, while the
Israeli market itself is not
huge, by any standard, it can
still be very profitable and
should not be overlooked.
The government of Israel
is anxious to promote trade
agreements, Ben-Tovim
said, and "offers incentives
such as tax concessions and
other financial programs to
reduce the cost and risk of
financial investments."
U,S. interest in Israeli
industry already exists, he
pointed out, as evidenced by
last year's $1.25 billion In
Israeli exports to this country, up 30 percent over the
previous year, in spite of the
recession.
He would like to encourage
business people, especially
those in the Jewish community, to expand existing philanthropic relationships with
Israel into business ones. He
gry again. Instead, teach
him to fish. Then he will
never starve."
Max Robins Named
'Man Of The Year'
By Beth Jacob Men
Milton Arnoff, president of
Beth Jacob Brotherhood announced that Max Robins,
local attorney, has been
unanimously selected to be
the recipient of the annual
Beth Jacob Brotherhood
"Man of the Year Award."
The annual music festival
in his honor will be held at
the Beth Jacob synagogue on
Sunday, March 20, at 7:30
p!m.'
Robins served as attorney,
without charging for his
fees, for numerous charitable organizations and institutions, including Beth
Jacob.
Irvin Flox, chairman of
the Concert Committee,
hailed the selection of
Robins and said his committee promises an outstanding
concert for the event. A journal book in honor of Robins
will be published. Eugene
Cohen is chairman. The
"citation of honor" will be
presented by Rabbi David
Stavsky.
Tickets for the annual
Beth Jacob Brotherhood
"Man of the Year" concert
can be obtained from any
Beth Jacob Brotherhood
member or by calling the
synagogue office at 237-8641.
could serve as a kind of
guideline to a settlement setting up permanent boundaries.
Chirac recalled  that  he
had received Mayor Teddy
Kollek of Jerusalem on a
four day official visit to
Paris last year despite
opposition from the French
government and protests
from the Arab diplomatic
corps.
Concedes Terrorism. Is
A Problem
Chirac conceded that terrorism was a problem and
said he has been trying,
during the past six years, to
persuade previous governments and the present government of Socialist President Francois Mitterrand, to
act more vigorously against
"We went to the Jewish    terrorism, but without much
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The Jewish' delegation
stressed the strong-support
in the American Jewish com- .
munity for Israel's opposition to a Palestinian state, its
rejection of the Palestine
Liberation Organization as a
participant in the Middle
East peace process and its
assertion that Jewish settlements in the occupied territories are neither illegal nor
an obstacle to peace.
They reiterated support
for Israel's position that
Jerusalem must remain a
united city under Israel's
sovereignty. They expressed
dismay over continued Arab
refusal to come to the peace
table with Israel. They said
this was the overriding
impediment to peace. They
also expressed continued
support for the Camp David
peace process which the
French government has dismissed as no longer viable.
Chirac agreed on the PLO.
He said he had never met
with PLO chief Yasir Arafat,
opposed such a meeting and
also opposed the opening of a
PLO office in France. He
said he regarded himself as
a great friend of Israel but
he does not agree with the
policies of Premier Menachem Begin's government.
According to Chirac, there
must be an end to settement
in the occupied territories.
French Ex-Cabinet Minister
Charged With War Crimes
to documents on which the
charges are based. He has
denied the accusations and
claimed they are politically
motivated.
Several Jewish families in
Paris, Bordeaux and Rheims
have been urging an investigation of Papon since the
newspaper Canard Enchaine
accused him of wartime collaboration with the Nazis
two years ago.
Papon was a senior official
in the Vichy Interior Ministry during the war. Jewish
groups have charged that he
signed orders providing for
French police to rouilu up
Jews for deportation in the
Gironde Prefecture which
was under his jurisdiction.
About 1,700 Jews were de-
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PARIS (JTA)-Maurice
Papon, who served in the
Cabinet of former President
Valery*. Giscard d'Estaing,
was formally charged in
Bordeaux with "crimes
against humanity" allegedly
committed when he was an
official of the Vichy goyernr
ment during World War II.
The charges against him include, among other things,
facilitating French police'
participation in rounding up
Jews for deportation to
death camps.
Papon, who was Giscard's
Secretary for Budget and
previously served as Prefect
of Police in Paris, requested
the investigating ; magistrate, Jean-Claud Nicod, to
prefer charges against him
so that he would have access
Tu B'Shevat
15 Shevat—January 29
New Yea* Of The Trees
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He would approve a Palestinian state and he believes
Israel's  pre-1967  borders
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The almond tree is growing.
A golden sun is glowing.
The birds sing out in joyous glee
From every roof and every tree,
"Tu B'Shevat is here—
Hail the trees' new year!"*
*qn old Tu B'Shevat song
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