Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1973-02-15

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VOL. 51 NO. 7
FEBRUARY 15. 1973—ADAR 13
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WASHINGTON (WNS)-"LiteraUy every aspect of
Arab-Israeli differences" were discussed during King
Hussein's meeting this week with Secretary of State
William P. Rogers, State Department officials said.
They said it was "reasonable" to assume that nothing
newin terms of diplomatic proposals were introduced
on either side. They refused to comment on questions
relating to Hussein's position on Jerusalem and said
the Jordanian ruler spoke for himself and brought no f
messages from other Arab governments.
BONN   (WNS)-The  Public   Prosecutor's  report
published this week, on the massacre of 11 Israeli
s. " Olympic athletes by Arab terrorists in Munich last
Sept, 5found no fault with either the police measures,
taken or the security provided for the Israeli team, and
the government declared the case officially closed.
The report  said  the  Bavarian police at  Fuer-
stenfeldbruch military airport where nine of the 11
hostageswere killed, had acted "within the framework
of their duties" and that it c^ald not be ruled oUt-Hjat^
the Israeli team members and the German police
officers killed would still have lost their lives if other
' police measures had been taken.
Devine Leans Toward Support
Of Soviet Jewry Legislation
Legislation Introduced To Reject Soviet Trade
Agreement Unless Jewry Restrictions Lifted
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Chronicle Special Reporter
Congressman Samuel
Devine has told The
Chronicle he will be inclined
to vote to withhold favored -
nation status from the Soviet
Union if the Russians do not
change their policy regar¬
ding Soviet Jews during the
next few months.
In an interview,, the
Republican from the 12th
district would not, however,
commit himself on voting for
the : Vanik Amendment,
which has been introduced.
RABBI
ISIDOR HOFFMAN
Peace Fellowship
Director To Speak
AtflSUHiHe.
Rabbi; Isidor Hoffman,
- Executive Director of the
Jewish l?eaca:,1Feilowship,..
wul jgye^^t^Ito at the.
Ohio State^ifejFoimdation.
on Wednesday, Feb. 21. He.,'
will speak at a coffee hour at
4:30 p.m.   on  the  topic
"Building Peace  in  the
Middle East" and will give a
lecture on "The Roots of
Jewish Non-Violence" at 8
pjn.
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into the . House of
Representatives by
Cleveland Democrat, Rep.
Charles Vanik. It would deny
the Soviets favored - nation
status because of their
treatment of Soviet Jews.
Rep. Devine said, "I
haven't seen the amendment
so I can't tell you anything
about my position on that,
but lean tell you that I think
the posture of the Soviet
Union is just outrageous.
And I think that we should
take whatever responsible
steps are necessary to en¬
courage them to retract
their position and permit the
Jewish people in Russia to go
to Israel or wherever they'd
-like to go without this ran¬
som."
"It's designed to black¬
mail the Jewish community
around the world to send
funds into the Soviets to
ransom these people out, and
I just think it's, un¬
conscionable," added
Devine.
Devine hinted that he is
waiting on President' Nixon
for more specific direction
on the issue of Soviet Jewry.
When asked about specific
ways pressure could be put
on the Soviet Union, he said,
"How closely this could be
tied to die wheat deal or the
favored!■- nation status I'm
not prepared to say, but I
hope that it could be. I would
favor it if it's in the"
President's overall posture
with his negotiations with
Ihe Soviets."
. Devine said he believes the
.Soviet Jewry question is
complex and involves
foreign policy matters. He
added, "Foreign policy
matters rest within the
jurisdiction of the executive
branch of government."
When asked for a firm
commitment on denying the
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WASHINGTON, <JTA)~
Rep. Wilbur Mills (D.Ark.)
introduced on Feb. 7
legislation to reject the
Soviet-American trade
agreement unless the Soviet
government eliminates'
restrictions oh the
emigration of Jews and
other citizens seeking to
emigrate.
The /legislation was
presented by Mills on behalf
of himself and Rep. Charles
fanik (D. Ohio) who first
proposed it in the House last
autumn, and 257 other
Congressmen representing
46 of the states and more
than half of the 435 members
of the House. Before going on
the House floor, Mills clearly
expressed determination to
newsmen that the legislation
will be adopted if the Soviet
policy remains unchanged.
He said, "There will be? no
trade bill without this
measure in it."
Shortly      after      the
presentation,   the   State
Department declared op¬
position to it. Spokesman
Charles Bray said the
Department regarded "quiet
diplomacy" as the best
means of achieving
emigration results from the
Soviet     Union.-    "Quiet
diplomacy" was the phrase
used by President Nixon last
autumn when he discussed
Soviet emigration policies
with Jewish leaders in New
York.
The   trade   agreement,
announced   by   the   White
House last September, in¬
cludes settlement of the
Soviet Union's lend-lease
debt and also would grant it
most favored nation
treatment. Both factors.are
subject to approval by the
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Announce Policy To Eliminate Jews Who
Marry Non-Jews From Public Leadership
NEW YORK, (JTA)-The
Rabbinical Council of
America, the association of
Orthodox rabbis, announced
Feb. 8 a policy aimed at "the
elimination from leadership
roles in Jewish public life of
all those who marry out of
their faith and rabbis who
perform marriages between
Jew and non-Jew." Only
Reform rabbis perform such
marriages.
In line with that policy,
Rabbi Louis Bernstein
Council president, said the
organization would oppose
appointment to office of
either lay Or rabbinic •
leaders "who violate these
rules in any of the
organizations with which the
Rabbinical Council is af¬
filiated." These include the
Synagogue Council of
America, the Conference of
Presidents of Major
American Jewish,
Organizations, the
Chaplaincy Commission of
Jewish Welfare Board, the
Joint Advisory Committee of
the National Jewish Com¬
munity Relations Advisory
Council and the Rabbinic
Advisory Council of the
national United Jewish
Appeal.
Each of the six constituent
agencies of the Synagogue
Council of America-three
rabbinic and three
congregational-has veto
power over all decisions of
the SCA. A Rabbinical
Council spokesman said the
Council would.apply that
veto to any appointment of_
Jews to SCA posts who were"
married to non-Jews. In the
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He who saves a single life,
it is as though he has saved
the entire worid."TALHUB
THE 1973 CAMPAIGN BEGINS
Aft Open Letter To The Jewish Community
February,1973
..Dear Friends:
SAVWG:LrvES-4hat is what the 1973 United Jewish
Fund and Council Campaign is all about. We have the
chance. Right now. This minute. Passports to new
lives. In Israel, (oyerseas/right here in Columbus.
• ■ -A* *
Our goal this year in Columbus is $3.3 million. This
represents an increase of 65 per cent over the "1972
campaign results of $1.96 million.
What does it represent in terms of human needs? Here
at home, increased services are sorely needed. Only
through the United Jewish Fund and Council can we
continue to supply life-saving and life-enriching ser¬
vices; counseling for troubled families; quality Jewish
religious and cultural education for youths and adults;
a wide range of Community Center services;
programs for senior citizens; security ahd life building
services for the aged at Heritage House; and security
for Jews within die general community through the
Jewish Community Relations Committee. Your gift
can improve the Quality of Jewish Life here.
In Israel, a minimum of 70,000 immigrants will arrive
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Imagine in the days of Hitler, only a generation ago,
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everywhere is the passport to a new life, and you will
have helped save the world!
(
Ernest Stern,
General Campaign Chairman