Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1972-06-29

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JUNE 29, 1972 - TAMMUZ 17
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Consider Resolutions For
Combating Air Terrorism
WASHINGTON  (JTA)  —
The      Senate       Foreign
Relations Committee had
under  consideration   this
week its second resolution in
\\ less  than  a  week  asking
Presidential action to reach
international agreements to
combat   skyjacking   and
terrorism   -against — air~
travclers.      The     latest
measure, introduced by Sen.
.Charles H. Percy  (ft.Hl.),
asks both houses of Congress
to advise the President to
undertake negotiations  for
such  agreements   "at   the
' earliest  practicable' date"
With the governments of "all
countries"     having     in¬
ternational   airports.    A
"'bipartisan resolution asking
^the President to call a world
j conference    to    consider
^policing aircraft  and  air-
sports   and  more   thorough
^ searches of passengers was
^introduced by Sen. Abraham
Ribicoff, (D.Conn.) June' 14.
•The House Foreign Affairs
!£omnriU.ee has a-half dozen
resolutions with a  similar
•objective, sponsored by as
many representatives. The
measure with the widest
support so far was in¬
troduced June 8 by Rep.
Herman Badillo (D.N.Y.). It
had 3D co-sponsors by this
week.- But no hearings were
scheduled by the House or
Senate committee. Aides in
both -chambers-said'thEy""
understood State Depart¬
ment views were being
awaited on the entire range
-?nf 7issues caused by air
terrorism. Percy referred to
the killings at Lydda Airport
when he presented his
resolution. "No claim that
this was a political act in the
continuing war against the
State of Israel can hide the
ugly fact that what occurred
was the murder of in¬
nocents," he said.. "In¬
ternational society simply
cannot allow itself to remain
defenseless aga.inst
criminals'Who seepi bound
and determined to use every
available opportunity 'to
commit* their outrageous
acts at crowded airports."
McGovern Criticizes Nixon
Policies In Middle East
7 NEW YORK — Senator
George McGovern criticized
President Nixon's Middle
'East policy this month,
charging that "the danger to
Israel ... - has increased"''
since Mr. Nixon took office.
Sen. McGovern told 800
persons who filled Temple
Shaaray Telfila, a Reform
congregation on Manhat¬
tan's Upper East Side:
'/'When the present Ad¬
ministration took office, the
Resident called the Middle
East 'the most critical
foreign policy problem after
Vietnam.' Yet the Middle
East is no closer'to peace
today than it was then — and
- the danger to Israel, in many
respects, has increased."
° Sen. McGovern explained:
"Secretary Rogerapnd the
State Department reversed
the policy of the previous
Administration and tried to
impose a settlement through'
a concert of outside powers.
"This effort not only
failed. It helped stoke up the
arms rapp, strengthened the
forces 'of aggression and
terrorism, and made it far
more difficult for the Israelis
to gain acceptance for the
only kind of negotiations
which can bring peace:'
direct negotiations, without
preconditions, between the'
nations of the Middle East
themselves."
,-The South >, Dakota
Democrat also criticized the
Nixon administration for
having "hesitated" , in
providing military < aid to
Israel.
"The mosl effective
guarantee   of    both, 11 the
present cease-fire and of a
permanent peace is the
modern deterrent of the
Israeli • armed forces," he
declared. "When we have
hesitated' in- our- military
support of Israel, the fragile
fabric of peace has been
weakened. When we have
supplied this help, conditions
have stabilized."    ' '
In an apparent reference
to recent White House
pressures -against'. Israel,
Sen.   McGovern   declared:
"Our sale of weapons
should not be made con¬
tingent upon Israeli
agreement -to American
diplomatic demands. It
should be an ongoing com¬
mitment based solely upon
the military requirements of
the day." •
Sen. McGovern was
equally critical of Ad¬
ministration policy on
Jerusalem.
"I was distressed when the
United States joined in
voting criticism of Israeli
administration of
Jerusalem," he states. "In
the last 20 centuries,
Jerusalem has never seen
better rule than it sees today
under Israeli administration
and should continue under
it."
"Furthermore, the UjS.
should recognize Jerusalem
as the capital of Israel and
move our embassy there."
' Sen. iMcGovern told the
Shaaray Tefila audience he
was. iMproud", of, his public
, record on the .Middle East,
asserting: "I have supported
, every, legislative effort to
, »   (continue6 p'n PAGE 6)
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JAFFA (WNS) — Several hundred anti-Communist
demonstrators, including recent Soviet Jewish im¬
migrants, members of the Jewish Defense League and
of Dov, an extremist .group which fights "traitors,"
smashed windows, threw bottles and shouted'insults at
delegates and guests arriving for the opening of the
convention of Rakah, the pro-Moscow Comrfiunist
Party of Israel. Pprty Secretary Meir Wilner
'demanded that Israel return all the occupied Arab
territories captured in the Six'Day War. Attending the
'convention werc_representatiyes_of-the--Communist—
"""Parties ol th~e USSR, East Germany, Bulgaria,
Hungary and Czechoslovakia. Greetings were read
from the Palestinian Communist Party and from the
Communist Parties of Iraq, Jordan and Algeria.
NEW YORK (WNS) — The demand by the Depart¬
ment of Health, Education and Welfare that the City
University supply it with data relating to the race and
sex of its faculty and employes will be challenged in the
courts "if necessary" Rabbi Arthur Hertzberg,
president of the American Jewish Congress, notified
HEW Secretary Elliot Richardson. Calling the order
"illegal and unconstitutional" and charging that it
would "give explicit encouragement to the establish¬
ment of quotas," Rabbi Hertzberg said he would "urge
the Chancellor of City University to refuse" to comply
with the order.
The New York Board of Rabbis also deplored the
Department's demand that the City University supply
the requested date or risk cancellation of $13 million in
government resear«h ^pntratfs. Board President
Rabbi William Bcrkowiti said complying with the
"government's "demands' Would "result in "a quota
system against Jews and other minority groups,"
NEW YORK (WNS) — Irving Kane, chairman of the
American Israel Public Affairs Committee and
Richard Maass, chairman of the National Conference
on Soviet Jewry, urged the Platform Committee of the
Democratic National Convention, to adopt strong
planks calling for a negotiated peace in the Middle
East and on the rights of Soviet Jews to emigrate freely
or to live a full cultural and religious life in the Soyiet
Union. Kane also called, for the supply of "deterrent"
military equipment to Israel. Maass called for Voice of
America broadcasts to Russia in Hebrew and Yiddish'
and efforts to secure the release of 40 Jewish
"prisoners of conscience" from Soviet prison camps.
Announce Extensive UJFC
Collection "Clean-Up" Effort
Governor John J. Gilligan begins-1972Jsrael Bond-
Governor's Dinner with a toast to the President and
. people of Israel. Seated 1. to r. is Gene I. Mesh, Mrs.
Mesh, Honorees Ben and Charlotte Kahn and Dinner
Chairman <Ben Goodman and Mrs. Goodman.
Governor's Dinner Saved
In Spite Of Bad Weather
With the completion of the
1972 Campaign, Campaign
Chairman, Gordon B. Zacks
announced an extensive
effort called "Operation
Clean-up" to complete all
outstanding     contributions
-' and to secure pledges from
all who have not made a gift
this year'.
Zacks said that ' the
Campaign is currently' ih
excess of almost $200,000
ahead of last year on a card
for card basis. He projected
new .'all time high levels for
, the 1972 Campaign.
"However, we*wi|l fall short
of our hoped for goal, which
was realistic ip terms of the
tremendous needs iii Israel."
He quoted Pinchas Sapir,
Israel's Finance Minister.
"One million dollars a day in
cash is needed to maintain
Jewish Agency programs for'
new immigrants. The
financial burden of caring
for the 70,000 immigrants
who will come this year is
overwhelming ... In this
hour of need, we turn to
American Jewry and we
know they will not disappoint
us." "Operation Clean-Up"
is crucial. All contributors
commitment and if possible
make an increased gift at
this time.
Gordon B. Zacks said that
every family in the Greater
Columbus Area has an
obligation as a Jew to help
other Jews in need. This is
not a responsibility of only
some Jews—each and every
person has the responsibility
to participate in this
tremendous world-wide
"humanitarian effort. The
monies contributed will find
their way to the four corners
of the earth, wherever there
are Jews in need. "It is only
by the grace of G-d that we
are among those privileged
to be able to give and not
have-ttfJJfe'MSin.Hhe receiving
endt"ihVsa#'' '	
Quick    thinking,     fast
decisions, and a dedicated
committee  saved „the   1972
Ohio   Governor's-Israel
Dinner of State from disaster
last Thursday evening. At 11
a.m. on the morning of the
Governor's      Dinner
-scheduled that evening -for
6:30 in the Rose Garden of
the Ohio Executive Mansion
an  Israel   Bond  telephone
conference was held between
Frank   Nutis,   Campaign
Chairman,  Ben   Goodman,
Dinner   Chairman,   Mrs.
Milton J. Leeman,'Women's
Division   Chairman   and
Hirsch   Goldberg,    Area
Directorias to the chances of
survivalof the dinner under
the 40'degree temperatures
and on again, off again rain-
brought by Hurricane Agnesi -
The beautiful tent was in
place, the lighting was on
and the tables  were set.
Would anyone want to come
out on such, a night? The
decision Was not to chance it
and to locate an appropriate
alternative. Ben Goodman,
also President of 'Tifereth
Israel Congregation,- made
his congregation's social hall
available to "Israel  Bonds
and, like the Israeli army,'
always ready in reserve, the
Israel   Bond -Committee
sprarjg into action. Dividing.,
up we work, Patron Hosts
were called to Contact their
•table guests; radio and TV
stations were asked to an¬
nounce the change on the air.
Beauty shops were called to
alert their customers.
Grocery stores had signs put
on the windows. A guard was
placed at the executive
mansion to redirect guests.
Long distance calls were
made to out-of-town guests.
The caterer was-redirected
to Tifereth .Israel and the
firm handling the physjeal
arrangements sprang into
the gap to help set up the
Tifereth Israel Social Hall as
close to the floor plan of the
Governor's Mansion as
possible. The real test of the
^committee's work came at
the time of tho dinner itself.
The Jewish community of
Columbus puMod together in
an emergency,' Of the close
to 300 guests who had made
reservations only four did
not make it;
Not only was the evening a
beautiful one where the
guests took part in the
moving and impressive
lighting of Israel's Menorah
oft State, but the guest
speaker, Minister Jacob
Barmore -'stirred the guests
to "unprecedented purchases
of Israel Bonds. The unof¬
ficial total for the evening
was '$707,800, primarily in
purchases   by   individuals.
Quick thinking, fast
decisions, a * dedicated
committee and the moving
force of concerned Columbus
Jewry continues to provide
the economic wherewithall
for Israel's development
budget.
Student Loan Fund Set Up
In Memory Of Bruce Hoffman
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RABIN C^fflQERED FOR
PRESIlVteNlB%F
TECHNION
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TEL AVIV (WNS) — In-
fqrmcd sources ^here said
that Gen. Yitzhak Rabin,
Ambassador to the U.S., is
one of several candidates
being considered for the
'President   of   the   Haifa
B'nai B'rith Women has
established a student loan
fund in memory of Bruce S.
Hoffman. "A '•'>•»'
Bruce 'was an "'Honor
student -' dt' Wisconsin and
Ohio State Universities-, and
the son of' Mr. and Mrs.
Meyer Hoffman. The fund
Will be designated the Bruce
S.   Hoffman  Student   Loan
Fund to be used for a student
interested in the field of
medical research.     ,'/;.
Anyone interested. | in
contributing to this fund
cither in memory or honor of
a lqvcd one, may do so by
contacting Mrs. Irving
Goodman at 237-1735 or 1144
Rand Ave., Columbus, Ohio
43227.
are urged to reconsider their   Technion.
PAY YOUR UJFC PLEDGE