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Drop In Anti-Semitic Incidents
PHILADELPHIA (JTA)—In sharp contrast to Jewish
communities generally throughout the United States and
Canada, which have reported a growing number of anti-
Semitic acts against synagogues and other Jewish institutions, synagogues in the Greater Philadelphia area have
reported a 30, percent decrease in the number of such incidents between 1980 and 1981. The results emerged from a
comparison of surveys taken by the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Philadelphia for those years.
n Peace Process
raws Fire From Government Leaders, Labor Party
. "Barton R. Schachter,
Executive Director of the
Jewish Center of Columbus
for the past five years, has
been appointed the Executive Director of the Jewish
Neo-Nazi 'Hit List' Circulated
•BONN (JTA)—Security measures were tightened around
Jewish institutions throughout West Germany following the
circulation of a neo-Nazi "hit-list" naming 112 Jewish personalities or Jewish-owned businesses as possible targets for terrorist acts.
chachter Appointed Director
i Pittsburgh Jewish Centers
well-deserved 'thank-you'
for the excellent work he has
done with our community.
Under his leadership, Center
membership has grown and
programming is at an all-
time high. Bob has been instrumental in the outstanding .achievement of $7Mi mil*
lion in the Capital Campaign
to Build the New Jewish
Center. In addition, the success of the design and
development of the New
Center, which will be completed late this year, is attributed to his efforts on behalf of the Columbus Jewish
Community."
Goldman stated that a
search for a new Executive
Director has begun with the
appointment of a Search
Committee chaired by himself and Vice President
Michael Talis. Mitchell Jaffe
of the Jewish Welfare Board
has met with the committee
to review profiles for candidates and to help establish the
interview process so that the
position can be filled as soon
as possible.
Barton R. Schachtjer
Community Centers of Pittsburgh," announced William
A. Goldman, Center President. "Bob will be assuming
his new position in July. I am
sure you will join with me as
we wish him a hearty Mazel
Tov on his appointment."
"We wish Bob well in his
new assignment and say a
JERUSALEM (JTA)-
Lord Carrington's insistence
that the Palestine Liberation
Organization must be
"associated with" the Middle East peace process drew
strenuous objections from
leaders of the Israeli government and the opposition
Labor Party last Friday, the
final day of the British
Foreign Secretary's visit to
Israel.
In a speech after a dinner
given in his honor by Foreign
Minister Yitzhak Shamir
and again at a press conference the next morning. Carrington reiterated the main
principles of the European
Economic Community's
(EEC) Venice declaration of
June 1980—the need to bring
the PLO into the peace process provided that it first
"accepts Israel's right to
live in peace and security."
He stressed at the same time
that Israel must be "satisfied about her own security"
in any negotiated settlement.
„, Carrington added, however, that such a settlement
should give the Palestinians
"self-determination" and
observed, "If we demand the
right of Israel to live in
peace and security, we must
be prepared for these rights
to be accorded to others."
Thesis Categorically
Rejected
Both Shamir and Premier
Menachem Begin, with
whom Carrington conversed
at length since his arrival,
categorically rejected the
British diplomat's thesis
that the PLO had to be
brought into negotiations because it is an inescapable
reality in the area.
Labor Party chairman
Shimon Peres, who breakfasted with Carrington, said
the PLO was not only bent on
bringing disaster upon Israel
but would also bring disaster
to the Palestinians themselves. Peres repeated his
party's position that the
Palestinian issue should be
negotiated with Jordan.
Begin charged that European support for Palestinian
self-determination prejudiced the chances for progress in the autonomy talks
between Israel, Egypt and
the U.S. "Give autonomy a
chance," Begin told the Brit-
Reagan Hopeful That Progress
Toward Autonomy Will Occur
WASHINGTON (JTA)-
The Reagan Administration's public position toward
the recent violence on the
West Bank was reiterated by
President Reagan last
Thursday at his nationally
televised press conference at
the White Bouse. Asked if
the clashes on the West Bank
would; "destroy progress"
toward autonomy, the President said,. ."I'am hopeful it
won't."
Reagan gave as the reason
for his optimism that "I have
the pledge of my friend
(Premier) Menachem Begin
and ^President (Hosni)..;
Mubarak that they are going
forward with the framework
of the Ca,mp David agreement to resolve all these
other problems. I'm hopeful
that we will see more progress on these talks after
April 25 when the transfer of
Sinai comes."
The President stressed
that the Camp David agreement comes within UN Security Council Resolutions
242 and 338. "They (the
Israelis) have, as I say,
pledged to me that they are
going to abide by that," he
said.
In his brief remarks on the
West Bank, Reagan seemed
• to go out of his way to explain the Israeli position. He
noted that "Israel claims" it
removed some of the West
Professor Marvin Fox Named Kaplan Scholar-in-Residence
The B'nai B'rith Hillel
Foundation has named Marvin Fox, noted scholar and
Professor of Jewish Philosophy, as its 1982 Rabbi Harry
Kaplan Scholar-in-Residence.
The Scholar-in-Residence
program wis endowed by
friends and admirers of Rabbi Kaplan after his death in
1968; Rabbi Kaplan, who
served as Rabbi and Director of the Hillel Foundation
for 32 years, was respected
nationwide for his work on
behalf of Jewish college
youth. Under his direction,
the Hillel Foundation at Ohio
State University, achieved
its reputation for academic,
cultural, and institutional
excellence. This tradition is
continued  by   the  annual
Kaplan Scholar.
Professor Fox is Director
of the Lown School of Near
Professor Marvin Fox
Eastern and Judaic Studies,
Chairman of the Department
of Near Eastern and Judaic
Studies and Phillip W. Lown
Professor of Jewish Philosophy, at Brandeis University.
Before joining the Brandeis
University Faculty, Professor Fox taught at the Ohio
State University for many
years, beginning in 1948.
After establishing the Program of Jewish Studies at
Ohio State, he became the
first Yassenoff Professor of
Philosophy and Jewish
Studies.
Professor Fox is well
known for his activity in both
professional and Jewish
communities. He served as
President of the Association
for Jewish Studies, the professional organization of university teachers in the field
Bank mayors because the
Israelis "believe" that these
mayors "have now become
part of the more radical PLO
wing."
Reagan mistakenly said
the. mayors had been appointed by Israel when actually they were elected.
Israel  removed  three
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ish Foreign Secretary. Carrington replied that the
Europeans by no means
sought to impair the
autonomy prospects but
simply believed it would not
work..'   ..
He explained at his press
conference that this view
stemmed from the fact that
all of Israel's neighbors, except Egypt, oppose the
autonomy Scheme. Carrington insisted that the1- principles of the Venice declaration are still valid.
Israeli officials had expressed the opinion recently
that they were as good as
dead since the ascent to
power in France of President Francois Mitterrand.
Carrington said he had read
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Conference On The Holocaust
To Be Held In Israel In June
TEL AVIV (JTA)-
Some 400 representatives
from all over the world will
attend a workshop and conference on the Holocaust and
genocide, to be held in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv in June.
Conference chairman,
Prof. Israel Charny, of Tel
Aviv University, and conference  co-director,   Prof.
Shamai Davidson, of Bar'Ilan University, said the aim
of the conference was to
foster understanding of the
roots and implementation of
genocide in order to intervene in time to prevent it.
Participants will come
from countries as far apart
and disparate as the United
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of Jewish studies, and is <.
member of the Council of the
World Union of Jewish
Studies. He is a founder and
member of the Executive
Committee of the Institute
for Judaism and Contemporary Thought in
Israel, a member of the
Academic Board of the Melton Research Center of the
Jewish Theological
Seminary and a member of
the Board of Directors of the
Library of Living Philosophies. - He also serves on
the Executive Committee of
the National B'nai B'rith Hillel Commission.  .
Professor Fox has published widely in both Jewish
and general philosophy. He
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Beth Jacob Finalizes Plans
Pictured above are members of the various committees meeting to discuss the upcoming "A Celebration of 25 Years—Rabbi David Stavsky with the Beth
Jacob Congregation." Seated (left to right) are: Mrs.
Shirley Hoffman; Mrs. Roberta Kohn; Mrs. Blanche
Young; Mrs. Zelda Hirsch; Mrs. Rita Hoffman; Mrs.
Fay Grinblatt; Mrs. Janet Leeman; Mrs. Dorothy
Haas; Mrs. Barbara Tanenbaum. Standing (left to
right) are: Dr. Charles Young; Mr. Irv Flox; Mr. Morris Weinstock; Mr. Martin Hoffman; Mr. Leonard
Quinn; Mr. Ronald Golden; Mr. Hal tanenbaum; Mr.
. Alvin Minkin; Mr. Joe Nichol; Mr. Richard Kohn; Mr.
Bernard Hirsch; and Mr, Bernard Gerson.
According to Joe Nichol, Chairman of Publicity, the
invitations are being sent to friends of Rabbi Stavsky in
the Jewish community to join in the celebration of this
occasion on May 23.
Members of the Jewish community can make
reservations by calling Mrs. Blanche Young at
235-2190. Dinner is $18 per plate and must be paid in advance. Since space will be limited, it is suggested that
reservations be made early.