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Fire In Hply Mlosque ^Inflomes Arabs
JERUSALEM, <JTA)~A mysterious fire which severely damaged the El Alsa Mosque in Old Jerusalem, one ofthe hoUest'oC Moslem shrines, threatened to bring about the ' most serious contrMitation between IsraeUs and local Arabs since Israeli forces liberated East Jerusalem in the Six- Day War in June 1967. \ . Tite firet which may have been a case of arson, also in- \ volved Israel in new inter¬
national difficultiest provid¬ ed a new propaganda rallying point for Arabg in, otiier countries and^^gave the Arab states a new pretext to ha¬ rass Israel at the United Nations.
Premier Gkflda Meir visit-- ed the mosque right after tlie fit«,' accompanied br Deputy Premier Yigal AllonandDe- fense Minister Moshe Dayan, and. talked with tlie lieads of tlie Waqf, the supreme Mos¬ lem religious ^My in Jeru¬ salem. But the Moslem lea¬ dership here had dready accused Israeli authorities of laxily in fighting the fire and announced that it would not cooperate witli a special Investigating committee which Mrs. Meir set up to ^ 4eterminQ the cause d the
f Slie'llch' lUimi Moustahib, the Cadi, or'chief Moslem religious authority in Jeru¬ salem, called on all Arabs In Jerusalem and >the Israel- occupied territories to stage a sit-in strike. Sheikh Mous¬ tahib called a press confer¬ ence and anlfounced that a committee of experti estab¬ lished by tbe local Moslem leadership' bas already de¬ termined that the fire, which all but' destroyed the south wing  of tlie.mosque, was
"maliciously set" by one or more persons.
He siiid the leader ship would tefiise to recognize the findings ofthe Israeli iiwiry'i committee but wouldafnreeto^ an intemational board dt in- qiii^ to include representa¬ tives of the Arab states. He demanded that the keys tothe Temple Mount area on which are located theElAksamos- que, the Done of the Rock:' (Mosque d Omar) and the Western (Wailii^) Wall, be turned over to the Waqf and that all archaeological exca¬ vations, in the area be ter¬ minated.
Mrs. Meir tdd reporters at the scene of the blaze tiiat she wouldnotdeigntodiscuss charges by spokesmen for _Arabgovenunent8.an^guer-<iV rilla organizations,that .the 'fire was.deliberately set b^ Israelis. Radios himost Arab' capitals called on 500 mil¬ lion Moslems to rise in a holy war against Israel be¬ cause "the Zionists burned the niosqjue.'^
The fire, which was re¬ ported at 7:20 a.ni. local time, raged ior three-and- a-half Jipurs .before vit was brought tinder control by tite Jerusalem fire brigade which" had to suininon; iielo from (Continued on Page 4J   /
Soviet Advisers Killed In Port Said Attacks
LWDON (WNS)--A BriUsh reporter whohas justretumed from Ciairb has vnTitten- in tlie London Daily Express that reports indicate, that between 10 and 35 Russian military advisers in E£)^ ivere Idlled during tecoit Israeli air attacks near Poit Said.'
Donald Seaman wrote that the Soviet Entbaksy in Cairo has maintained quiet on aUegedltussian casualties^ But the reports  tvere the first cf
Cantor Charles Freedland
New Cantor At Tifereth Israel
..Mr. Richard Lieberman, President of Congregation Tifereth Israel, announces that Cantor I Charles Freed¬ land has accepted the posi¬ tion of Cantor of the Con¬ gregation. Cantor Freedland comes toColumbus firom Des Moines, Iowa. He is agra¬ duate of Maryland Universily aid Montifibre'Talmud To¬ rah of New York. He also attjended Israel, Saianter
their kind since Mbscow be gan to re-arm Egypt after the June, 1967, tvar.
Mr. Seaman reported that while the Soviets were par¬ ticipating in the Four Poiver talks, they were maintaining a peak number of advisers inside Egypt He said they numbered bettveen 4,000 - 5,000 and on every militaiy level ftom the desert com- mand^to training cadres. Most of the advisers tvere attached to the Egyptian army but at least 1,000 Were with the Navy andAirForce, he said.
Noting rumors that Pi:«- sident Gamal Abdel Nasser isjto visit Moscow soon, Mr. Seaman said one urgent sub¬ ject of Ms talks with Soviet ^
man in tite hands of a pawn>- broker. Most cf Egypt's earnings ' are* swallotved by tbe Conmunist bloc to pay for arms.,"
Mr. Nasser was "tlie best propagandist since Goeb- bels," he said. TiieEgyptlan leader' i«cently claimed a big air trictoiy over Israel wlien in fact:;Egypt-loBt-19. MIGS' agabist two Israeli Mysters.
Mr. Seaman said that a
laige qiiantitative gap exists bettveen the Israeli andArab air forces. He saldthe Egn>- • tian Air Force suptdied ex¬ clusively by Russia ar War- saty Pact countries wliicii manufacture MIGs and Ilyu- sldn bombers, now numbers 700 planes not including trainers, spares and trans¬ ports. This means a strike force cf 250 bombers, flght- er-bonbers and'MI6'21son ., titt Sinai fToinU Mir. Seaman said. Arab air streqitth on thie Eastern firontniimbers another 250 aiircratt yin^tiu Syrian and lir^i air forCt^s. Thus-ttere =aicB^500=fraot>-!\> line planes • arrayed against 300 IsraeU French-buQt Iflaites..' ,¦,
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Religious Emphasis ^eek Theme Is Announced
Rabbi Datrid Stavsky announced today that the theme for this year's Religious Emphasis Week Proprairitvill be "Jew¬ ish Identity: Bondor Shackle.?' this topic will be the subject of two talks delivered by prominent Jewish scholars diiring R.E.W., which wUlbe held from Sept; 15 through Sept. 18 in the Social Hall of the hew Beth Jacob Siynagogue at 1223 College Ave.
The flrst lecture will deal
tvith the subject of Jewish Identi^ in the United States,: the development, extent, and severity of the problem, of delivering Jewish Identity arid assiiniiation.The second lecture wilt discuss, from a traditional Jewish vietvpoint, possible solutions to these problems.
As during previous R.E.W, sessions, firee literature, relevant to the theine of the prograin, will be available to those attending. In addition, at the conclusion of each R.E,W. session, refresh¬ ments tvill be served by the ladies of the Beth Jacob Sisterhood.
' Special sessions have been scheduled for the BethJacob Youth Group, which is open to the entire Jewish teenage communily, and the BethJa¬ cob Sisterhood. Teenagers wili meet on Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 8 pjn. and the pro¬ gram will be under the di¬
rection of. Ke'v^ Zians, Youth Director of Beth Jacob. 'The Sisterhood portion of
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Cantor .Preedlandiu a bari- tmie,. studied voice, -theory, harmony and conducting for eight years prior to his gra¬ duation trom the New York School of Music. He also stu¬ died with private teachers. He was a student of Cantorial Arts and Techniques with the noted C antor Joshua Weisser and reiiotvned Can- iteir Samuel. Greenberg. "He'is a member' of the Cantors Assembly of Am¬ erica; Cantors,' and Minis¬ ters Associatim of New Eng¬ land, Philadelphia Board of Caihtors^ and a former Vice President of the Cantors As¬ sembly of Baltimore.
Cantpi- and ]Mrsi; Freed¬ land' are',the parens of four daughters —' Siisan, Irene/ Nancy anl Janet, They tvlll be informally introduced to the CioiigregationonSa- turd^, Sept. 6 preceding S'llchot Services. A cordial intritatibii, is extended to members of theCqogriegation and itsaiffiiiateolrganizations toattend.   .
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JERUSALEM, (JTA)"Rumania's first Ambassador to Israel presented his credentials to President Zal¬ man Siiazar in ceremonies at the Presidential resi¬ dence. The neiv Ambassador, Valerie Georgescu,'was previously Rumania's Minister to Israel, The two countries agreed last month to raise their respectitrie legations to the rank of Embassies^
LONDON, (JTA)-'<-A 23 year-old Palestinian mother who was arrested by Israeli authorities for terrorist activities en July, 1968, testified, before a United , N^ons igroup in Amman that Israel oppressed arid tortured i^abs in vlOlatirai of tlie Geneva Convention. Mrs. AblaTaha was the 30th witness to appear before a special conunittee of the UN Human Rights Com¬ mission cha^d with investigating the conditicn of Arab civilians in the territories occupied by Israel durii« the June, 1967 tvar. The cranmlttee has held hearings in Beihit and liamascus arid will move to Cairo after itsTsessions in Amman.-- ^
tom jets that Israel vdll receive shortly from the United States. He said Pre¬ sident Nasser "lives like a
Deferments for High Holy Doys
NEW YORK: ~ The Na¬ tional Jewish Welfare Boar<fs (JWB) Cothmisslon on Jewish,Chatdaincy has been .officially advised I^ the Selective Sertrice com¬ mission that ail draft boards have beenaskedtogive"f£iv- orable consideration, when¬ ever possible" to requests firom Jetvish registrants for postponement of their physi¬ cal examination or induction into the Armed Forces dui:- ing the caming,>lewish'IUgh
,HolyDays<w:;tf|Mj'f'
This cfC^^^widj^as re¬ ceived by>:I{yi;^i-Mdward T. Sandrow, sptiitual leader of Temple BethEl,Cedarhurst, N.Y., and Commission Chairman, firom Brig. Gen., qualified, dedicated com Letvis B. Hershey, Director muniiy leadership in action ofthe Selective Service Sys¬ tem, in tite foim of Opera¬ tions Bulletin No. 81, as amended and addressed to draft boards throitghout the
country. 	
Bulletin No. 81 applies to Rosh Hashanah (Sept, 13 and 14), the Jetvish New Year;\ Yom Kippur (Sept 22), the Day of Atonement, and Suk¬ kot (Sept 27-Oct 5), the ' Feast of Tabernacles. Since all the Holy Days'commience at sundown of the day pre¬ vious td these datesi/Bul¬ letin No. 81 st$testhat"nor- m'ally, the registraiif s phy-
vsical examination oir:indiicr . tion should be:postponeii( to ai date foUbtvingtlie religioiis hdlday involved." "   '
iman has been selected as the winner of the 1969 Young Leadership Panard of the United Jewish Fund and Council, according to an announcement by Edtvard Shieziiiger, president.
Mr. Goodman tvas chosen to receive tills award bya committee chaired by-Mrs. Jack S. Hesler.vThe atvard will be presented to Mr. Goodinan at the anriiiial; meeting of t|ie UJFCj on Sunday eve¬ ning, Sept. 28, 1969 at the Winding Hollow Country Club.
The award carries with it an expense-free trip tp the General Assembly of the Council of Jewish Federa¬ tions and-Welfare Funds, made possible by the Therese Stern Kahn Memorial Fund. The General Assembly' tvill meet in Boston, Mass., firom Nov. 12 to Nov. 16, 1969 and Mr. Goodman will jdn- Young liCadership Award winners firom all.over the country in special sessions to discuss the meaningful involvement of young people in community affairs.
The United Jewish Fund and Councills dedicated to the fundasnental purpose of 'maintaining, developing, ! strengthening and further- "ing valid aitd sound local, iregional, national and over¬ seas Jetvish needs, through a
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on every level. In order to buUd for such leadcsrship, the UIFC estabUshed. in 1960, a Young Leadership Award, to give recognition to young people of outstand¬ ing promise who have shown active interest in arid devo¬ tion to the UJFC and to the Jewish communal ageiicies in Columbiis. .The award is designed to reward except-, ional service rendered iiy young people, and to make it possible for them, through attendance at the General AssemlOy of the CJFWF, to acquire'greater; insight into the various areas of Jewish communal endeavors in the >rideir fociis of die total Am¬ erican Jevrish'^ene.
N. Victor Goodman
'  Mr. Goodman is a-^native of Columbus, and is a gra-   , duate of tite Columbus Aca*'?!^',""'" demy, Yale University aMi".' Harvard Law School. He is^ partner in the law firm'.of -' Topper and Alloway, and has tteen admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the tfnited States, Courts of Appeals, and idl couirts Ibi the State of Ohio.
A tost president of Zion Lodge No. 62, B'nai B'rith -r^ IMstrict No.'2, and was rie- cently electa to the OMo- Kentiicky Regional Board of. tlie AiiU-Defamation League.
Mr. Goodmaii has been . chairman of the Young A|fi|ult Division of the UJFC, ai mem¬ ber of the Execiitive. Board of the Young Men's Division tar many,.years, and virill' head the 1970 Campaign of \^ the Youtigr Men's "Divisiwv A:
A member of the Boaid ft ^: of Trustees of the Jewish Vic C.eijter, he alsoservesas aft . .; member of the Boardotthe ft ' Agudas AcMm ^liaigogtie^:; ft Heritage Ilou8«^TiMrah;Aca-;i<3:'^J' '¦\: (Contfnued on't^ge'Alv'^S-^UiV
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