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Begin Urged
Not To Change
Law Of Return
• NEW YORK (WNS) -
Israeli Premier Menachem -
Begin was urged by_ a dele¬
gation of six Reform aAd
Conservative rabbis and lay¬
men not to change the Law of
Return ^rejecting conver¬
sions by non-Orthodox
rabbisr
But Begin, who met with
the group July 24 before re¬
turning to Israel, said he will
seek tarhave the law changed
because.it was his personal
conviction to require conver¬
sions only according to
halacha and not just a party
or coalition commitment.
This was reported by Rabbi
Wolfe Kelman, executive
vice-president of the Rab¬
binical Assembly, the Con¬
servative rabbinical organic
zation, who was one of the
participants.      " J
Kelman said the one-hour
meetirigfwas "verycordial"
and reciprocally enligh-
. tening, not just a protocol
meeting. In addition to Kel¬
man, the other members of
the-delegation were Rabbi.
Eli Pilchik, president, and
Rabbi Joseph Glazer, execu¬
tive .vice-president of the
Central Conference of ,
American Rabbi, the Re¬
form rabbinical, organiza¬
tion; Rabbi Stanley Rabiho--.
wjtz, president' of : the
Rabbinical Assembly; Mil¬
ton Perlmutter, a leading
Reform layman aTlcl Dr.- Max
Kampleman, a 'prominent
Conservative layman. All
were invited by Begin to
come to Israel to discuss the
" problem and Kelman said
they would go in August. '
The delegation, presented
Begin'with a statement af-
. firming support of Israel but
stressing that "any unila¬
teral attempt" to change the
1970 agreement giving full
right to all persons con¬
verted to Judaism by rabbis
of their communities "will
not only be disruptive to har¬
mony', • but ■ harmful to
prospects for aliya."
The statement- stressed
that "The strength of the
State_of Israel is rooted in a
united world Jewry. World
Jewry ' is not a religious
monolith,"''. , •
' In , addition,   representa-
-   tives of the World Council of
Synagogues,   the   interna-
. tional organization of Con¬
servative Judaism; met with
-" Begin . to express concern
" about concessions made to
' the Orthodox which they fear
threaten the status of the
Conservative movement in-
Israel. •-    '   '
Dr.^Ger^on.Cohen, chan¬
cellor" of the Jewish Theolo¬
gical "Seminary of America
and honorary president and
(CQWTINUgD QN"PAG6 SI
TEL AVIV (WNS)_- The 10th Maccabiah Games
ended here with the United States for the first time
emerging the overall medal winner. The U.S. had 192
points compared to Israel's 190. The other competing
nations were far behind. The final event of the Macca¬
biah was a basketball game in which a highly-favored
Israeli basketball team lost to the U.S. squad by a
score of 92-91.'
JERUSALEM (WNS) — Former Foreign Minister
Abba Eban left for a two-week "information mission"
to the United.States. Eban, a Labor MK. said in a
radio interview that he saw nothing wrong in under¬
taking a mission for the Likud government .since he
would confine, himself to dealing with issues where
there is a broad consensus of agreement in Israel.
PARIS (WNS) — The outside wall of Paris* main
synagogue was defaced with anti-Semitic slogans, July
27. The vandals also1 tried unsuccessfully to break into,
the main hall. The janitor discovered the inscriptions
when he reported to work the next morning. Police be¬
lieve it was done by a neo-Nazi organization. .The Paris
Jewish Consistory and the Representative Council of
French Jewish Organizations called on the govern¬
ment to takeall necessary steps to find the culprits.
Israel Legalizes 3 West Bank
Settlements, U.S. Opposes Move
.JERUSALEM (WNS) -
The Israeli government an¬
nounced July 26 that it has
decided to legalize three set¬
tlements on the West Bank
that had been considered il¬
legal by the previous govern¬
ment.
The decision by the Minis¬
terial Settlement Committee
headed by Agriculture
Minister Ariel Sharon will
■ now allow the government to
provide financial and other
benefits to the settlements.
They are Maale Edumim,
east of Jerusalem; Ofra,
near Ramallah and Eilon
Moreh , (Kadum) near
Nablus.
In Washington, .the State
Department      expressed
"deep'disappointment" over
the decision. "We have con¬
sistently made clear, in¬
cluding in our recent talks
here in Washington, our view
that the establishment of set¬
tlements in the occupied ter¬
ritories is not only, contrary
"to the Fourth Geneva Con¬
vention, but also constitutes
an obstacle to the peace¬
making process," Depart¬
ment spokesman Hodding
Carter told newsmen.
President Carter said the
next day he backs the De¬
partment's statement saying
it speaks "for me." United
Nations Secretary General
Kurt Waldheim also criti¬
cized the move.
But   Begin   strongly   de-
Jewish Residents In Johnstown, Pa., Lose Homes
By Brian Lipsitz
NEW YORK, (JTA) -
Approximately, one-third of
the Jewish residents in fliod
ravaged Johnstown, Pa.
have either been'dfsplacetf'
from their homes or had
their businesses damaged,
according to Jim Voting, as¬
sistant director of the
Council of Jewish Federa¬
tions and Welfare Funds
(CJF),. who -has ' just re¬
turned from Johnstown
where Jje spent two'days as¬
sessing the flood's affect on
the Jewish community. -
Fortunately, Young said,
no Jewish lives were lost.
The death toll has risen to 64,.
' with up to 60 people still mis¬
sing as a result of the recent
savage flooding from the
over-flowing Conemaugh
Rjver.valley. Gov. Milton J.
Shapp has estimated total.
damage in the area at $200
million.
Young had returned "to
Johnstown July 26 to meet
with local Jewish com¬
munity leaders to determine
specific needs and to finalize
.plans for assisting the busi¬
nessmen and displaced per¬
sons affected by the flood.
Over 25/Jewish businesses
have sustained severe struc¬
tural damage and loss of
stock due. to the mud and'j
water, Young-told the JTA. .
Since most of the Jewish
community-lives in.the su¬
burbs on^higher grpund than
the city proper, their homes
were- not damaged. Young
said. But he added that about
35 elderly Jews who live in
the city itself,. mainly-tin
apartments," have been
forced to find temporary
shelter with other Jews in
the suburbs or in emergency -
shelters. The two synagogue
buildings of Beth Sholom
Congregation, -were   not
damaged. Young said.
Unable to -contact the
Jewish community by phone
because the flood disrupted
communications. Young
went there in a private plane
" an3" after' receiving" alias's"
from the National .Guard."
was driven into the central
city by jeep where he met
with Jewish leaders. Most of
the damaged businesses
were medium and small
sized. Some were large en¬
terprises.
"That'sa lot of businesses
-Tot'a^le^oim1mu5i'ity-ir)f'550
Jews," Young Said, adding
that: "They will try to re¬
build." .
August 14 Cornerstone Setting
Planned For Heritage Tower
"We're all looking forward
to an enjoyable afternoon,"
stated Marvin L. Glassman.
chairman of the planning
committee as he announced
the plans for the cornerstone
setting ceremonies of Heri¬
tage Tower-Jewish Com¬
munity Senior Citizens Hous¬
ing.
The ceremonies' will be
held on Sunday, August 14 at
1:30 p.m. Heritage Tower is
being, constructed on the
Jewish Community Campus,
adjacent-to The Jewish Cen¬
ter and Heritage House.,
A highlight of the program
will be that each agency and
organization associated with
the Jewish.community will
place in the cornerstone a
brief history of their involve¬
ment in the field of aging.
When the cornerstone is .re¬
opened in 2017, there will be
- a total chronicle of the serv¬
ices to the aged in 1977.      .
Serving on the Corner¬
stone. Planning Committee
are Ben- Goodman, Dayid
Levison, Mrs. Joseph Schec¬
ter, Edward Schlezinger,
Mrs-' Jack Resler, TJavid-
Roth, Jack Walljck and Sol
Zell.       .-       ;   '
Glassman npted that- the
cornerstone setting ceremo¬
nies-will mark that construe-*
tion of Heritage'Tower is fi¬
nally areajity. The planning
Young is familiar with
emergency relief of this na¬
ture alter having spent
several weeks in Wilkes-
Barre, Pa. when it was
flooded in 1972. The flooding
•1rtlVilkes-Bar're^asJ-*Tnuc}r
more severe?'Young said,
as about 90 percent ofthe
Jews there lost their homes
and businesses, and all the
Jewish institutions were da¬
maged. Young said the CJF
is still .helping in Wilkes-
Barre and fntends to do what
is ^necessary for the Johns¬
town Jewish community.
A memo issued by the CJF
on efforts' to help the flood-
ravaged city said the fol¬
lowing actions . were, de¬
signed: "The community is
contacting the  people dis-
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, fended the decision- to
legalize the settlements in
his address to Knesset July
27 in which he reported on
his trip to the United States.
' He expressed "deep regret"
and "deep disappointment."
at the Slate Department's
rebuke.-
He rejected the U.S.
charge (hat Israel had acted
in violation of international
law and the Geneva Conven¬
tion governing occupied ter¬
ritory. Begin asserted that
~ Judaea and Samaria were
neither occupied nor con-,
quered territory. He said
Jews had a right to settle
there and "no injury or in¬
justice will be caused to a
single Arab family."
Begin claimed that Jewish
settlements on the West
Bank were not illegal be¬
cause (he Knesset had
passed an enabling law in
June. 1967 permitting the go¬
vernment, by administrative
ordinance, to apply Israeli
law to* any part of the ad¬
ministered   territories.   So
..-Tar. • that- power ,has. been
exercized only in. East Jeru¬
salem.   '
Begin said Israel was not
an occupier on the West
Bank because Jordan had il¬
legally annexed the__arca ih
1949 and had itself violated
international law in 1967 by
its aggression against Israel.
When Civil Rights Party
MK Shulamit Aloni inter¬
jected from the floor that
Israel's Supreme Court has
held (hat Israeli authorities
must observe international
law in the territories. Begin
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Probe Continues Into Bombing
Of AIPAC Director's Home
Marvin L. Glassman
committee extends a cordial
invjtation to the entire com¬
munity to join them in this
major community celebra¬
tion.
Applications
Being Accepted
Application forms for
apartment rentals in Heri¬
tage . Tower-Jewish Com¬
munity SeniorCitizens Hous¬
ing are now being accepted,
fntqrested persons who have
not yet returned their com¬
pleted applications are
urged to do so.
■' ^Further information re¬
garding apartment rental is
available by contacting the
executive director, Edward
W, Vinocur; at 237-7417,.   ,
By David BUingei*
WASHINGTON: (JTA) -
The FBI and Montgomery
County (Maryland) police
are continuing the investiga¬
tion into the bomb explosion
which July 25 ripped through
the Rockville, Md. home of
Morris J. Amitay, executive
director of the American-
Israel Public Affairs Com¬
mittee (AIPAC).
According to police; who¬
ever set off the blast must
have been "sophisticated" in
the use of explosives; The
bomb was detonated by an
electrical device not far
from the house, according to
police reports. About 400 feet
. of electric cord was fqund-
leading from the.site of the
blast.  -     ».""■•-.. ,\
The explosion caused an
estimated _;$50;(l00 in
damages, punching out the
door In the ground floor
along with an adjacent win¬
dow and making a 'hole. 10
feet wide in the side of the
house. Neither Amitay; his
wife Sybil, nor their three
children, who wereasleepat,
~the~time of the explosion
around 3 a.m.'were hurt but
the explosion., killed the
family dog.
. Police " theorized that
Amitay's "highly visible"
position as a leading advo¬
cate for Israel's cause in"
Washington made--, him a
likely target. So far no indi¬
vidual or-group has claimed
responsibility for the
bombing.
Speculation, ' however.
- about who may have been re¬
sponsible ranged from pro*
Palestinian Terrorists "to
members of the Hanafi Mos¬
lem sect whose leader along
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