Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1968-08-29

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¦ JERUSALEM CJTA) ~ Of¬ ficial sources here irould not rule out an Israeli "gesture" toward Algeria after the hi¬ jacked El Al abrliner and its 12 passengers and cremnen .are released. They said a decision was up to the Cab^ inet but reiterated that no gesture at any kind is con¬ templated befoie the plane and the detainees are treed. Tbey stressed that there have been no contacts -- of- f 1 clal or otherwise — be¬ tween Israel and Algeria on the matter. N^otiatlons in Rome for releiase of the plane, wtth Italy acting as Intermediary, were broken oft last week iriien the Alger¬ ians demanded the release of 24 Arab terrofrists held by Israel in exchange for the Boeing 707 plane.
MEAN WHILES official quarters said ttat ndUdicf new had come to li^ as a result of the talks in New Yoric between Ambassador Yosef Tekoah, Israel's chjef- representative to the IMted Nations, and UNSecieitaiy- Genertd U Thant on tte!:ht- jached ijilane.Tbe(y^^ said that, itr, TbmL Infoinned the Is¬ raeU envoy that he. was con¬ tinuing his efforts to obtain the release of the idane^ . Representatives of Sirfs- sair, the national ahrline of Switzerland attempted tore- cover the goodwill at Is¬ raelis vibo ham been boy- ; cotting tbe carrier because It allegedly reftised to part¬ icipate in the bognsottdf Al¬ geria called by the Interna¬ tional Federation of Airline Pilats Associations OPALPAX
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General ItzhakRabin, Am¬ bassador of the State of Is¬ rael to the Untted States, wIU be one of tie principal ¦ sj^^rs at the Eccnnmic E^^^ncy Confierence ofthe State' of Israel Bond Organl- zsrition, it was announced by Dr. Joseph J. Schwartz, Is¬ rael Bond Vice President The Qonference wUl meet firom Friday, Sept. 6thraugh Sunday, Sept. 8 attbeBotel Commodore in New York Gfly.
Ambassador Rabin will join Israel's new Minister ^Finance, Zeev Shared on the idatfdrm at the Con- '<^fbrence, which wUl be at¬ tended by more than 350 Je^fe leaders from com- nqmitles throughout tiie Ita- fted'States and Canada. Mr. .. Sharef; who also serves as his country's Minister of Commerce and hidustry, is maldng a special trip to ttie U.S. to attend the Confer¬ ence, at wMcb he wiU out¬ line Israel's economic pro¬ blems, and the role (tf Isniel Bonds in belpbs to meet them.
The World's Week
TEL AVW (WNS) Israel needs supersonic Pbantcon jets from the Uaited States as a d^rrent against re¬ newed ArabjEacEGiKrtather tiian as an offensive ^neapaa. Deputy Prime MlniBter Yi^ AUon declared here ata meetmg of the Liberal Parly. Dedaring tiiat tin ac- Vdsitlon of ffucli'jets waildangmenttheniiticn'spoiier and tims dker the Arabs trom launching anotiier war, Mr. Allen said only when "the pa^my despairs of destxtvlil^ Israel*' wUl he "ctnie around to accept aim cndistence.'' At the same tinie he asserted tiiat a^ long as the Soviet Udon keeps on rearming E;gypi and tiie Uiited States and Biltaln keep on sending weapons of war to Jordan, Israel bib no dnice buttbe^piip iteelf witti most modern weapons.
JERUSALEM (WNS) Bearlplants are permissible under Halachlc law proMdiqg tiiey are performed only to save human lives and tbe heart ofthe donor has not been kept in storage until a re^Sdeat has turned iQ)^ it was ruled here by Israel's AsUfcenazic CUef itabbi , Isser IJatemian in an address he delivered at the tspetiag session of the eleventh congress on Jewisb oral law. Under HalacUc law. Rabbi Uoterman said, a man Is considered dead when be has storied breath¬ ing. Also under HtdacUc law, it has been held by tbe OrtindoK rabbinate, a transplant operation may be performed on the Sabbath on the ground of "^pSoiach nefesh," the saving of a buman life.
PARS (WNS) Recent iiress reports that Egyptian diplomats were about to launch a "peace ofEenslvei" aUi^dly designed to placate Israel by making con- cessians on some oftiie major Issues b^weoitiie two conntrfes haire been denied in Cairo by tie ofiSdal gaveirnment newspaper, according to reports reachiog here. The newspaper deiiUl was triggered ty areport .b tie New Yoric .Times ti>at;EQp^ settlement with Isi^ calliqgfiortieiiiteniatlooaliza- tiibn of the data Strip; demmtarlzaUoh of tie Sinai peninsula and renundatioa ly.Elgyptof itsirevloasde- nubids for tie repatriation of the Anib refugees.
UNirEd NATKMS, N.Y. (WNS) A Pravda i liailing the recent Securi^ CouncU resolntiijn con¬ demning lisrael tar its August 4 raid on/terrorist^ bases, in Jordan calls on tie UN to "bring tie fkOl power of tts prestfee to bear in order to make larael abide by tie dedsions taken."
WASIflNGTCm (WNS) A demand for tie release of two Syrian i^ots who landed two weelcs ago in Israel as a result of an alleged navigational error was sounded this week by Radio Damascus. The broadcast raised tie novel plea that the twopilqts cannot be held as prisoners of war since "they did not participate in tie last war," Iiaiving been "gi^iduated after the June war." a
TEL AVIV (WNS) Three tons of food and medical supiiUes tothe victtans of starvation InwartomBlafra has beoi shipped by tie Red.Mqgen David aboard a diaitered Dutch plane, hi additiontheRedMogen David plans to send a medicsd team to Biafirawhen tie plane returns. Among tie passengers onthe Dutch plane was Itzhak Sbanl, gmeral manager of the Red Mogen David, and Abie Nathan, the Israeli dove wlu once made a one-man peace flight to l^gypt. Nathan has been veiy active of late in Blafiran relief efforts.
Czech Jews Ask For Aid
Israel Condemns Soviet Invasion
Farly-4wo Czech Jews ap¬ plied for assistance to Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) otSces and associated agencies in AustriaandGer-" many, in the first 24 hours after the Russian take-over in Czechoslovidda, it was reported last wedtbySamuel U - Haber, Eicecutive Vice- Chairman of the JDC, tie major Aiiierlcan agency aid¬ ing Jews overseas.
Those who applied for as-' sistance, Haber infficate^ were among tie tiiousands of Czech tourists friio found themselves outside thehr country wienltussiantroops moveil across the border. Many others are apparently waiting for fUrtier develop^ ments, Haber sai^ before
JERUSALEM (WNS) The invasion of Czechoslovakia by tbe Soviet Union and four of its satellites was con¬ demned here lor the Govern¬ ment of Israel as an out- ragWis vi«>lation of the UN Charter and of all accepted principles international laws and conduct.
Taking note of tief^that Israel has more than once confronted ag^ssion and threats, the Israel Govern¬ ment voiced revulsion over the dev^oianent, calling it a threat to the fabric of tie family of nations. At tbe same time tt caUed on aU fireedom and peace loving people and nations of tie world to demand an end to the invasion so that inde¬ pendence and sovereignty may be restored to the Re¬ pubUc ot Czechoslovakia.
NEWS OF tie Soviet in¬ vasion broug^ shock and consternation to tie large comininiiftr of Jews in ttds country wiw experienced tie borrors of "accupatigtf' by fiirei^ftarces inthe days of Nazi .domlnati;bn\ over Eurepe.-
Tie first reaction against the rape of Czechoslovakia came from Hebrew IMver¬ sity students wiio paraded with a black flag inademon- stration of protest against what they called "the murder , of freedom in Czecho¬ slovalda." Student leaders said tids was the flrst of many demonstrations they plan to hold. Although there was deepseated bitterness in the countryoverthetakeorar of Czechoslovakia, the pc^ ulace exercised restraint MEANWHILE great con¬ cern is felt here for tie fate of the Jews inCzechoslova^a and for the safety of the Israelis who were visiting that country when tbe Biis - sians took over. Among th^ Israeli visitors was Profes¬ sor Yehuda Leo Pickard of tie Hebrew Universiiy, who
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deciding to ask for welfare, migration or other assist¬ ance. In all likelihood, he added, as tourists thejh stm bave sufflcient fiinds to Carry on for at least a limited period without reqiuirbigfin- ancial aid.
- "ALL JDC offlces andco- operating groups throughout Ein-ope have been instructed to provide emergency and. other help to any Czech Jew lAo apnlies," Hater sal^ "just as thousands of Hun¬ garian Jews received such assistance after tie revolt tiiere in 1956."
Haber repotted that there are still about 15,000 Jews in Czecbosloyalda.
PhUip U RothdKin, son of Dr. andMrs.Hariy Rothman, 252 N. Cassa^ Bd., wbo join¬ ed the professional staff of the Anti-DeCunation League of B'nai B'rith .in Jamary of tids year, was recenUy transferred to the Mountain States Reejonal Office.
Ilothman will serve as Community Consultanttothat r^onal otflce composed of Jewish commuidtiestbrough- out Colorado, New Mexico and Wyondng. The Regional Director of tie ADL'gMoun- tain States Region is Sheldon Stoinhauser, who also form¬ erly worked in tie Columbus ADL office,' tor tie Ohio Kentucky Region.
ROTHMAN'S transfer to Denver wis effected on Aug. 5.
attended a scientific confer¬ ence in Prague. Otiier Israeli visitors were several ex¬ change students.
At the saine time a num¬ ber of Czech exchange stu¬ dents in Israel arefteingtie dUemma vdether to seek po¬ litical asylum in Israel, ask for an extension of their visas or return toCzechoslovakia. So Uae, tbe Israeli Foreign Miidstiy has noti received siiCh requests from those stude^.
Shortly before the Soviet invasion, it was r^orted by the Israel Writers Assoc¬ iation that it was expecting a del^ation of Czech writ¬ ers for an October visit Under present clrcuin-, stances that visit will, pro¬ bably be prohndted.
At tie same timethe writ¬ ers assodaUon cabled a message of solidariiy to its coUeagdes inCzechoslovakla saying in part "we, the sons of a nation that^knew only too well persecutiottandauf-
Dr. Fox Speaks At Symposium
REHOVOTH — "Embar¬ rassed by religion," most American Jews and Israel¬ is Cany witidn them never- tieless a spbrltual yearning they can neither identify nor express, tbe annual Ameri¬ can-Israel Dialogue was tpld this week.
Dr. Marvin Fox, professor of philosophy at Ohio State University, told the Ameri¬ can Jewish Ccmgress sym¬ posium of U.S. and Israeli intJBllectuals:
"IN AMERICA, tie syna¬ gogues are for the mostpart a I^ure. Yet there is a profound struggle to. dis¬ cover a genuinely Jewish pat¬ tern of community life. This struggle stems ftom the feel-' ing that we are guilty of self-' betrajral if we permit the Jewish community to be not¬ ldng more tban a Uologl- cal ibmily associattm.
"In Israeli too," Dr. Fox said, "the very people who proclaimed irreligion as a principle and program lived their lives with remarkable moral sensltiWty. Tbey built a society whichglorifledGod by showing the world what man can do. Andthey created a ^tate in widch social jus¬ tice is a prime concern and a living realUy, reflecting ttw depth of Jewish motiva¬ tion from wfaldi it springs."
A NUMBER of Israellpan- eUsts warned against the "over-involvement" of re¬ ligion in day-to-day afl^is.
Amos Elon, Tel Aviv news¬ man and tnithor, said hie was "sbodced" tor the "militari¬ zation of Caithr' by Israel's cbaplabuy corps.
fbrlng, understand yoiir hour of trial and believe in the victory of the spirit, flree- doni and liberty.'' The mes¬ sage was cabled despite ibe certainty it mOl not reach its destination."
Avorded Bronze Star   '
Capt Harvey M. Frieed^ m^n of Columbus.has been awarded the Brwze Star ty the U.S. Army, tie is now. a first-year resident in ot¬ olaryngology in Mayo Gra¬ duate School of Medicine. He was cited for ineritor- ious service by the com¬ manding general of the Am- ¦ erlcan Division, the only un¬ numbered division in the U.S. Army. Wtdle serving as llth Infantry Brigade Surgeon, .Dr. Freedman's "humane actions brought credit upon himscdf and the medical pro¬ fession."
. Or. Charles H. Mayo once said, "The keynote to pro¬ gress in tie 20th century is system and organization," and it was just that phil¬ osophy that Dr. Freedman addled to solve his partic¬ ular problem - care of Viet¬ namese clvflians.
Most of tbe civilian prac¬ tice was at a small bospital in the Due Pho base camp, but tbe unit also staffed aid stations in the field.
The daily routine was for two Physicians to see, be¬ tween them, about 100 ci¬ vilian outtn^ents. With the aid of interpreters, they would try to collect a medi¬ cal history ("You don't rea¬ lize how important a his¬ tory is until you don't have - one."), 'then do a ^slcal examination and decide what could be done.
A wide range of medica¬ tions was available, but great care had to be exercised in giving them to patients. "We cool^'t give more than a one-or two-day supply," Dr. Freedman explains, "be- jtiause if we did, they would trade ^ medicine witii each otiier I l^liey seemed enchanted br- the variety of colors of the pills. It worked best when you could give a shot" [Dr. Freedman's duties were mainly administrative, ' tMt he did find time to prac¬ tice medicine, indudinga Ut¬ tie surgery. His reaction to winning the Bronze Star, which caught up with him af¬ ter he reached Rochester: "I wasn't a war surgeon; I didn't do any Suiting. But it is nice to be recognized for dohig a job.'?    '
Married and a graduate of tie Ohio State. University College of Medicine, Dr. Freedman entered the Army in June 1965 and interned at Tripler Army Medical Center fai Honolulu until July 1966, nien he became tie first ttiedical offlcer of the llth hdaabcy Brigade, a new
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