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BEHIND THE HEADLINES
French Synagogue Gutted By Fire
PARIS (JTA) — A brand new synagogue crowded with
Purim worshipers was gutted by a violent fire in the town of
Yerres, about 40 miles southwest,of Paris. There were no
casualties. Police have not yet been able to determine
whether the fire was accidental or criminal.
Special Soviet Resettlement Campaign
Will Be Test Of Jewish Philanthropy
Greeks Begin Hearing Testimony
Against Alois Brunner
ATHENS (JTA) — The office of the district attorney in
Salonika began hearing testimony last week against Nazi
war criminal Alois Brunner. Brunner is believed to be living
in Syria since 1950, although Syria has repeatedly denied this"
and refused West German requests for Brunner's extradition. The hearings in Salonika will also be attended by the
district attorney of Frankfurt, Walter Griebel. TheWest
German authorities initiated the investigations taking place
in Salonika, in hopes of gaining enough evidence to present
Syria with a tough request for Brunner's extradition. The
Jewish community here has urged Greek authorities to
demand Brunner's extradition.
Hitler Worshippers Surface In Holland
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — A previously unknown group calling itself the Netherlands Graves Foundation has distributed
pamphlets calling for a pilgrimage to sites frequented by
Adolf Hitler and his deputy, Rudolf Hess, on the occasion of
the 100th anniversary of Hitler's birth, April 20. The pamphlets call for visits to certain places in Austria and Bavaria,
including Braunau, where Hitler was born; Linz, where he
grow up; and Wunsiedeln, where Hess is buried. The group
said it would also organize a pilgrimage to the Dutch village
of Blaricumj alleged site of the remains of Anton Mussert,
the Dutch Nazi leader. Investigators into the obscure Nazi-
worshiping group have concluded that the main person
behind it is Jbop Glimmerveen. Some 20 years ago, Glim-
merveen headed the "Netherlands Volks," a fascist group
that campaigned against the presence of foreigners
Holland. He has not been heard of for many years.
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By Andrew Siiow Carroll
NEW YORK (JTA) - As
any successful fund-raiser
knows, Jews give best when
it comes from their, "kish-
kes," or guts rather than
from their heads.
A recent example is the
emotional outpouring that
marked the 1984 Operation
Moses drive, when Jews
contributed $60 million on
behalf of Israel-bound Ethiopian Jews.
Bu a different mood marks
the beginning of the United
Jewish Appeal's $75 million
"Passage to Freedom" campaign on behalf of Soviet-
Jewish emigrants. According to UJA leaders who discussed the new campaign at
a news conference here last
week, the driving force
behind the campaign is cool
pragmatism rather than
philanthropic zeal.
.The reason Ues in the.un-
'-: precedented riature7ofv tihe'
Soviet Jewish qxodus. The
"Passage to Freedom" campaign is designed to relieve
the financial burden on Jew-
, ish agencies helping to resettle an influx of Soviet Jews
. that could reach 40,000 this
■ year.   .
Fund-raising missions are
being planned, speakers are
being booked and April has
been designated as "Passage to Freedom" month.
Communities will be asked
to conduct fund-raising
phone-a-thons during the
intermediate days of Passover.
The efforts are aimed at
tapping compassion for
Soviet Jews, which reached
a high point in December
1987, when 200,000 American
Jews descended on Washington to rally for their Soviet
brethren's freedom.
UJA leaders speak emo-
' tionally  of  the  historic
responsibility of settling the
new  immigrants  and  the
Over 300 Muslims, And Jews Attend
Conference At Great Southern Hotel
Over 300 Muslims and
Jews from across Ohio met
Sunday, March 19, at the
Great Southern Hotel in
Columbus to participate in a
one-day conference titled
"Muslims and Jews: A Common  Past;   A  Hopeful
Future." The conference,
jointly sponsored by the Islamic Foundation of Central
Ohio (IFCO) and Congregation Tifereth Israel, was an
extension of a program, ongoing since 1985, of dialogue
between the two institutions
Dr. Norman Hosansky, Dr. Mazhar Jalil, Dr.
Marilyn Waldman, Dr. Harold Himmelfarb (top photo,
1. to r.) participated in the Muslim-Jewish Conference
held on Sunday, March 19, at the Great Southern Hotel.
and was the first time that
the general community had
the opportunity to participate.
Dr. Norman Hosansky, the
project director, noted that
for most, of those who attended the conference, it was
the first time they had sat
and talked with members of
the other community. "It is
our hope," he said, "that this
conference, will be the beginning of better understanding
and improved relations between the Jews and Muslims
of Columbus and Ohio."
Participants at the conference put aside their differences to dwell on, the
similarities between the two
groups as they explored
common themes in religious
text, ways in which Muslims
and Mews have positively
interacted in history. and
similar problems that each
religious group faces as
minorities in American
society. Six scholars in
Jewish and Muslims studies
provided insights into these
areas of commonality.
The Abraham-Ishmael-
Isaac story, crucial to understanding the similarities and
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uncertainty of the Soviet
Union's relaxed emigration
policies.'
But an irony tempers their
enthusiasm: The Soviet
Jewry movement was based
on Zionism and its beneficiaries usually leave the
Soviet Union with Israeli
visas. Yet some 90 percent of
recent emigrants have
chosen to live in the United
States rather than Israel.
Israelis are frustrated by
the phenomenon, they call
"dropping out," and some
blame the Americans for
enticing Soviets with a host
of social services.
American Jewish leaders
As a pop singer, Jeffrin
performs regularly in the nation's leading resorts and
entertainment areas including the Catskills, the
Poconos and South Florida.
Entertainer Hal Jeffrin To Perform
At April 13 Hadassah Donor Event
New York City's own Hal
Jeffrin will perform at the
•upcoming Hadassah Donor
Event to be held Thursday,
April 13, at Winding Hollow
Country Club, 3900 Westerville Rd.
The event will begin at
"6:30 p.m. with cocktails and
a dairy dinner. The cost of
the evening is $20 per person
and is open to all Hadassah
members who have contributed a minimum of $75 to
the 1988-89 Hadassah Medical Organization Campaign.
Spouses and guests of
members are welcome. The
Donor Event celebrates the
success of the annual HMO
campaign which raises
money to support the two
medical complexes in Israel: Mt. Scopus and Ein
Karem. The money raised
goes to support the healing,
teaching and research that is
conducted at these two institutions.
Jeffrin is a unique performer in today's musical
scene. A real life "Jazz
Singer," he is equally at
home whether singing
Israeli songs, Yiddish favorites or contemporary selections from the Broadway
stage.
While attending Syracuse
University, he sang with the
Syracuse Symphony- Opera
Company and made numerous appearances as both a
popular and classical singer
throughout New York State.
He moved to New York City
to pursue graduate studies at
the Cantor's Institute of The
Jewish Theological Seminary. In addition to serving
as a professional cantor, he
has appeared as a featured
soloist in Carnegie Hall and
was the subject of a nationally televised documentary
for ABC entitled "The Words
Are the Music."
Hal Jeffrin
He has starred in productions of Funny Girl, Fiorello,
Milk and Honey and the
world premiere of the jazz
opera The Marriage of
Heaven and Hell.
Reservations can be made
by sending checks to
Florence Parish, 3404 Broadmoor Ave., Columbus, Ohio
43213 by Monday, April 3.
Transportation can be arranged by calling Rita Antel,
899-0071, or Renee Resnik,
252-0555.
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sympathize with the Israelis
but defend their actions. "I
think it is fair to say that the
overwhelming consensus of
American Jewish organizations would wish that all
Soviet Jews would go to the
State of Israel," UJA President Stanley Horowitz said.
"However, what is an appropriate response — once
the determination is made—
to those who will not go to Israel?" he asked. "The
American Jewish community is dedicated to the
idea of responding to fellow
Jews."
Horowitz said he has been
telling Israeli leaders that
the purpose of the special
campaign is to prevent a repeat of 1980 and 1981, the
years immediately following
the exodus of some 59,000
Jews from the Soviet Union.
"The UJA lost a great deal
of money in 1980-81, as federations used for local needs
money that might have gone
to the UJA. We're helping
Israel to avoid that problem," said Horowitz.
The UJA raises its money
in partnership with the local
federations, who ultimately
decide how much of the
year's campaign will go to
the UJA and how much to
local needs. The "Passage to
Freedom" campaign is
being conducted above and
beyond the $720 million-plus
the. UJA and the federations
raise jointly each year.
Ambivalence is expressed
in other ways as well.
Approximately 80 percent of
the emigrants are settling in
seven communities: Boston,
Chicago, Los Angeles, New
York, Philadelphia, San
Francisco and the North
Shore communities of Massachusetts.
At a recent meeting here
representatives of 35 of the
42 largest Jewish federations, some expressed concern that their communities
are having to carry the burden of what have come to be
known as the "affected
seven."
"There is some concern,
but I think it will work itself
out through discussions at
the committee level," said
Marvin Lender, the New
Haveni Conn., investor vftio
chairs the special campaign.
The mechanism for working out details is a "monitoring committee coordinated
by the Council of Jewish
Federations. The committee
has representation from all
of the agencies affected by
the Soviet emigration. They
include the federations, the
Hebrew Immigrant Aid
Society, UJA and its major
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