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I U.S. Jewish Leaders Denounce
Firebombings Of Hurok Offices
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NEW YORK (WNS) — Funeral services were held
here for Rabbi Samuel Berliant, a founder and former
president of the Rabbinical Council of America (Or¬
thodox) who died after a short illness at the age of 67.
WASHINGTON (WNS) -4 The State Department will
, 'shortly publish a booklet titled "The Mistreatment of
Jews in the Soviet1 Union" claiming that Jews are
subjected to a "greater degree of cultural deprivation" ■'
than other Soviet minorities,- and declares the
government's intention to continue to'speak out on
behalf of Soviet Jews. ~
In the Senate, a bi-partisan bloc of 45 have urged Sen.
J. William Fulbright to hold hearings at the "earliest
possible date" on aSenate concurring resolution on the
plight of Soviet Jews. The resolution, already approved
by the House, "expresses that it is the sense of .
Congress that Soviet Jews and all others within the
' border of that country should be entitled the free
exercise of religion."
Fund Raising Meeting
Planned For Campaign
Captain Raphael Balgur, a        , .„
hero of the Six Day War, a
native Israeli and an expert
in anti-tank technology, will
be in Columbus on Febr9 and
10 in  behalf of the   1972
Campaign of the United
Jewish Fund and Council.
Dentists Section
On Wednesday, Feb. 9, Dr.
Balgur, who is an expert on
Middle East problems, wOl
address the Dentists Section,
at a luncheon meeting at
Max's     Coventry     Inn.
" Chairman of the Dentists
- Section, which meets an¬
nually during the Seminar
conducted by the Alpha
Omega Dental Fraternity, is
Dr.   Michael   Zimmerman.
• President   of  the   Alpha
Omega   is" Dr.   Mitchell
Goodman. Co-Chairmen with
Dr. Zimmerman are Dr. Sid
Glatter  and   D^.   Herbert
Urell.   Assisting   in   the
solicitation  of  all   local
dentists will be Dr. David
Brilliant, Dr. Marvin Kay,
Dr. Daniel Zidel, and Dr.
' NEW YORK (JTA) —
American Jewish leaders
denounced as "senseless,"
"shameful" and a setback to
the cause of Soviet Jewry the
apparent firebombings Jan.
26 of the offices' of im¬
presario Sol)Hurok and of
Columbia , Artists.
Management,' Inc., which
engaged     in'     US-USSR
cultural • exchanges. The
Hurok fire killed one woman
and injured nine other
persons. Police Com¬
missioner Patrick V.
Murphy labeled, "murder"
the death by smoke
inhalation of 27-year-old
secretary Iris Kones. Rabbi
Arthur J. Lelyveld,
president of the American
Nixon Receives Copy Of
New Jewish Encyclopedia
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DR. RAPHAEL BALGUR
Vincent Solomon.
Duringjhe 1971 Campaign,
under the leadership of Dr.
Jack Palestrant, the Den-,
tists Section showed the
largest percentage increase
of any other single group,
and it is expected that the
1972 effort, in view of the
increased needs, will see
similar gains made in this
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 12)
Abba Eban Says Egypt May
Come To Negotiating Table
JERUSALEM (JTA) —
Foreign Minister Abba Eban
said Jan. 25 that it was not
beyond hope that Egypt will
come to the negotiating table
after acknowledging that-
imposed settlements from
abroad cannot solve the
Middle East conflict. Eban.
said that IsraePagreed to the
idea of an interim settlement
to reopen' the Suez Canal
when it was first proposed by
Egyptian President Anwar
Sadat on Feb. 9, 1971, as a
step to be taken prior to an
overall settlement. Israel's
agreement still stands, Eban
said in an address to the 28th
World Zionist Congress. He
said the .hope for
negotiations with Egypt
remains, "particularly after
her President had the
wisdom and fortitude to step
back from war."
But shortly after Eban
spoke, Sadat went on Cairo,
radio and television to tell
the* Egyptian people that he
had broken off all contacts
...with the United States aimed
at negotiations with Israel,
that he was negotiating with
the Soviet'Union for more
arms, that he would go to
Moscow if necessary "to
complete 'these
negotiations," and that "we
are preparing for a long
battle"- against Israel. Some
observers here , viewed
Sadat's statements as an
obvious response to violent
demonstrations in .Cairo and
Alexandria by students
demanding that the Egyp¬
tian government abandon its
recourse to. diplomatic
channels in an 'attempt to
achieve   a   Middle   East
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Jewish Congress, said he
was "appalled" at the'
"abominable attack" and
added that "the senseless
brutality terribly, damages
and compromises. the Tight
■for Soviet Jews'' Rabbi
Lelyveld, calling upon the
police to "do everything
ppssible to find those guilty
of this atrocity," declared:
"Whoever did this thing, no
matter what his. motive,
must be. found and made
accountable' under our
system of law." Philip E.
Hoffman, president of the
American _ Jewish Com¬
mittee, noting that it was not
known who. had committed
the "despicable crimes,"
i said that until further
evidence developed "it must
be assumed that these
crimes could have been
perpetrated by irrational,
anti-social elements in the
community — fanatics,
hooligans, proy ocatuers."
He contended that "the case
of .Soviet Jewry is placed'in
jeopardy by such actions."
David M. Blumberg,
president of B'nai  B'rith,.
' denounced   the  apparent
. bombings as "shameful and
WASHINGTON, D.C., January 28, 1972 — President
Nixon is presented with his personal copy of the first
major Jewish encyclopedia to be published in 65 years.
The presentation, in the Oval Office, is made by Mr.
Max Fisher and Ambassador Yitzhak Rabin of Israel. 	
Director Of National Conference On
Soviet Jewry Will Speak Here
Jerry Goodman,
Executive Director of the
National Conference on
Soviet Jewry, will be in
Columbus next week, to
speak in behalf of the 1972
Campaign, and to address
several other meetings.
On Tuesday evening, Feb.
8, Mr. Goodman will be the
dinner guest of the Com¬
mittee on Soviet Jewry of the
Council of Organizations.
According to Harold
Schottenstein, Chairman,
Mr. Goodman will discuss
with the Committee new-
directions in.Soviet Jewish
relationships, methods of
procedure and national
policies with regard to the
subject. The dinner will be
held at 6 p.m. at the Esther
body of the Council of
Organizations^at 8 p.m. in
the Esther C. Melton
Community     Services
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senseless" and asserted that
"insane violence in the name
Of Soviet Jews is a cruel
disservice to their struggle "
Rabbi     Oscar     Groner,
assistanOnational director of
B'nai   B'rith   Hillel   Foun¬
dations, said college youths
who are militant on behalf of
Soviet     .Jewry       were
"outraged by such tactics
that are undermining to a
humanitarian cause." Jacob
Stein, vice chairman of the
Conference of; Presidents of
Major   American  Jewish
Organizations,   declared: '
"We ■ denounce , wjthout
reservations this senseless
act of violence, .We cannot
accept this as a legal form of
protest — it it was a protest.
We   hope   that  the   per¬
petrators   will   be   caught
speedily and punished to the
fullest extent of the law."
'. Rabbi    Seymour   Siegel,
professor of ethics at the
Jewish     Theological
Seminary of America, said:
"We strongly condemn the
outrageous criminal 'acts
perpetrated today. Those
responsible for this act,
whoever, they may be, are
not    absolved ' of    their
responsibility and guilt just,
because they think they are
furthering a just cause. On
/the contrary, the justice of
the cause is weakened and
desecrated by acts such as
these." The National Con¬
ference  on   Soviet   Jewry
condemned "such violence"
and declared that such ac¬
tion "alienates support from
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JERRY GOODMAN
C.    Melton    Community •
Services Building.
Following the„ dinner
meeting, Mr. Goodman will
address the entire delegate
New Developments Call For
Increased Campaign
Giving
As the 1972 Campaign of;
the United Jewish Fund and
Council moves into its most
intensive period of
solicitation,, information just
received indicates that
because of the increased,
immigration of Jews .to
Israel;'(lewisigKtsih giving
and payment of pledges will
have to be achieved.    .-.
Gordon B. Zacks, General'
Campaign  Chairman, • has
received  a  report   from
United    Jewish    Appeal
General Chairman/ Paul
Zuckerman, to the effect that
the crushing financial
burden of bringing increased
numbers of Soviet Jews to
Israel means, that .housing,
health, welfare and other
..,vital-., services are in
jeopardy.
"The need is immediate,"
stated Mr. Zuckerman,
"only by converting pledges
into cash -<- 'and by making
increased pledges for 1972 —
can we begin to meet our
commitment"'to our fellow
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Dr. S. R. Weiss Will Speak
At Beth Jacob Institute
Mr. Irvin Flox, Chairman
of the Adult Education In¬
stitute of the Beth Jacob
Congregation has announced
that the 14th annual institute
of adult studies will formally
begin with an opening lec¬
ture by Dr.' Samson R.
Weiss, Executive. Vice
.President of the Union of
Orthodox Jewish
Congregations, on Monday,
Feb. 7 at 8:30 p.m. at the
Beth Jacob. Social Hall. Dr.
Weiss will speak on the
subject "Communication
between God and Man" —
the Jewish concept of Divine
revelation. Such questions as .
"What happened at Mt.
Sinai?" "The Jewish Belief
of the roie of the great
Teacher, Moses, at Mt.
Sinai" will be discussed and
analyzed, in addition to such .
questions as "Contemporary
, mans communication with
G-d?"
The Adult Education In¬
stitute was founded by Rabbi
David' Stavsky four-teen
years ' ago and has been
having successful programs
since its inception. An Eight-
week- course   in   Jewish
DR. SAMSON It.
WEISS
studies is held every year in
the spring in which the rabbi
discusses a specially chosen
theme. Last year the theme-
was "Prayer'-* A. bridge to ;
God." This year's theme will
be announced at the opening .
session on'Feb. 7i
-  Dr. Weiss • is considered
one of the leading ideologists,
arid spokesmen of orthodox
Judaism. Born and educated
in    Europe,    Dr.    Weiss
received   his   rabbinical
diploma from the' famous
Yeshivah of Mir. Dr. Weiss
served as the Dean of the
Hebrew department of the'
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