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rhe Southern Israelite
A Weekly Newspaper for Southern Jewry - Established 1925
Vol. XLV
Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, March 20, 1970
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WASHINGTON (JTA)— Pres
ident Nixon has apparently de
cided against authorizing Israel
at this time to purchase addi
tional military aircraft here. His
decision, to be announced later
this week, will not, according to
Administration sources, shut the
door on future supply of aircraft
to Israel in the event that the
Soviet Union resumes large-scale
rearmament of the Arab states
or a real military threat arises
tb Israel’s present air superior
ity. Mr. Nixon, presumably, will
announce this country’s contin
ued concern for the security of
Israel and reaffirm its com
mitment to aid Israel to main
tain the Middle East balance of
power.
His refusal to comply with
Prime Minister Golda Meir’s re
quest for the right to buy more
Phantom supersonic jet fighter-
bombers and the Sky hawk jet
workhorses, it was said, will be
based on the premise that
Israel now enjoys a marked
military superiority and will for
the immediate future, making
the supply of additional palnes
at this time unnecessary. Sources
in the State Dearin^ent, which
has been opposing a decision to
provide the planes to Israel, said
that by withholding the Phan-
ttoms, Mr. Nixon had induced
the Soviet Union to hold back
on providing Egypt with the
improved new MIG-23 fighter-
bomber. o
One Administration source
said that Mr. Nixon would apply
to Israel the policy of “benign
neglect” recommended to him
for dealing with the racial ques
tion in the United States. One
ADL Writer Digs to China
To Rap Wisconsin University
NEW YORK (JTA)—The Uni
versity of Wisconsin’s three-
year-old policy of greatly re
ducing the enrollment of out-of-
state students has resulted in a
situation in which “Jewish stu
dents are stigmatized and denied
opportunities in higher educa
tion,” according to an article in
the “ADL Bulletin,” published
by the Anti-Defamation League
of B’nai B’rith.
The writer, Saul Sorrin, di
rector of ADL’s Wisconsin-Upper
Midwest office, charges that the
Regents’ drive against “out
siders,” designed to reduce the
incidence of student protests on
campus, has been largely direct
ed against applications for ad
mission from “virtually all the
great centers of Jewish popula
tion in the United States,” rep
resenting the sources of “more
than 90 percent of the Jewish
studnts on campus.” This is so,
Mr. Sorrin states, even though
the university’s policy has been
changed from outright exclusion
of certain states to a gradual re
duction of out-of-staters to 15
percent by 1971.
Last November, Mr. Sorrin
reports, the ADL expressed
its “deep conce rn” over
the matter to the Regents,
which scheduled a policy review
by the end of the current school
year. While not accusing the Re
gents of deliberate anti-Semi
tism, “ADL was, however, con
cerned with repeated reports in
responsible places and in the
major dailies of Wisconsin of an
attempt to eliminate Jewish stu
dents from the universiy,” and
it “poointed out that the banish
ment of out-of-state students
would result in a climate of ‘ed
ucational nativism’ which would
depress the quality of education
at the University of Wisconsin.”
aspect of this policy, presumably,
would be to take Israel-Amer-
ican relations out of the head
lines and provide time for a
.softening of Arab resentments^
[against the United States. Israel
(will continue to receive the bal
ance of the 50 Phantoms bought
here under authorization by
President Johnson, with delivery
taking until the end of 1970. Ad-
- ministration sources said there
would probably be a slow build
up of the American Phantom
inventory to permit immediate
deliyery of the aircraft' to Israel
should the need arise.
I AT A Gets Good
Word on Air Safety
From Arab States
GENEVA (JTA)— The Inter
national Air Transport Aissocia-
tion said that it had pledges
from the Arab states to 'flo all
in their power to combat air
terrorism and ensure the safety
of 'airliners.
The LATA announcement came
shortly after an Egyptian airliner
crash landed near Alexander fol
lowing an explosion that wreck
ed part of its undercarriage. The
United Arab Airline jet was on
a flight from Athens to Cairo
with ten passengers, one of
whom was reported slightljf in
jured by fragments. ,
Egyptian authorities 4eid they
could not discount sabotage and
appointed a committee to inves
tigate the, crash. IATA spokes
men seemed to be satisfied with
the pledge from the Arab gov
ernments, at least for the time
being. (In Amman, guerrilla
leader Yasir Arafat repeated his
statement that none of the Pal
estinian commando groups was
responsible for the explosion that
destroyed an Israel-bound Swiss
air jet with 47 persons aboard
last Feb. 21.)
LONq _
ancestry of Austria’s Chancellor-
elect Bruno Kreisky v was a
“taboo” subject during the re
cent election campaign. That, ac
cording to Vienna’s mass circu
lation newspaper Kronen-Zei-
tung, amounted to anti-Semitic
discrimination in reverse. “Si
lence and hushing up—talking
behind one’s hand — these are
other forms of the old anti-
Semitism,” the newspaper said
in an editorial published. The
paper charged that while Kreis-
ky’s background was never re
ferred to during the campaign,
a sub-conscious appeal to anti-
Semitism was contained in pos
ters 1 that labeled his opponent,
Dr. Josef Klaus of the conserva
tive People’s Party, “A genuine
Austrian.”
Kreisky, 59, is the son of a
Viennese Jewish industrialist.
He was arrested by the Gestapo
in 1938 but escaped to Sweden
where he spent the war years.
He does not dwell on his Jewish
origin and neither did his
backers nor his adversaries in
the political campaign. Austrian
’s Origin
Bemitism
rentioned his Jew
ish origin briefly but only when
quoting foreign press comment.
According to the Kronen-Zeir
tung, Austrians voted for Krei
sky "not because he is a Jew,
nor in spite of his being a Jew.
They voted for Kreisky the man,
the politician.”
But, the newspaper said, al
though anti-Semitism was ab
sent from the campaign, news
paper offices received many
anti-Semitic letters opposing
Kreisky and anti-Semitic ref-
marks could be heard in every--
day conversation in the streets.
Austrian newspapers quoted
comments from the Arab press
which claimed that Dr. Kreisky,
as Foreign Minister from 1959-
66, demonstrated an understand
ing for Arab interests. Cairo
newspapers warned however that
as the head of a new Austrian
Government, Kreisky would, as
a Jew, be exposed to “Zionist
pressures.” When he forms his
new government, Dr. Kreisky
will be the first Jewish Chancel
lor of Austria since the republic
as formed after World War
Polish Immigrants
Flocking to Denmark
Atlanta Federation Campaign
Shows Fantastic Jump in Giving
A record of 58% increase in
giving reflects the rapid pace of
the combined Jewish Federation
Campaign and Israel Emergency
Fund drives which have reached
the 2,700,000 mark, it was repor
ted at the monthly Board meet-
in of the Federation by Cam
paign General Co-Chairman Na
than I. Lipson and Dr. Irving H.
Goldstein. The leap represents
nearly a one million dollar in
crease over the pledges of the
same contributors a year ago.
These figures surpass the Fed
eration’s 1969 campaign total of
$2,650,000 representing 6,263
pledges..
Dr. Goldstein stated that “This
first report reflects the initial
stage of the campaign. Divisions
primarily included are Pace Set
ters, Initial Gifts, Physicians and
Dentists, Atttorneys, Advance
Gifts and Young Executives. The
campaign’s major thrust still lies
ahead as we continue to receive
reports from our division leader
ship.
Mr. \iipson reported that the
generous response reflects the
continued awareness of the Jew
ish community to the critical
problems of Israel and other
overseas areas, as well as to the
growing needs of our local and
national beneficiaries.
Both the men’s and women’s
divisions have worked diligently
in preparation for this annual
drive. “We want to make cer
tain,” Lipson added, “that no
one in the community is missed
and that everyone has a chance
to participate in this noble ef
fort.” Dr. Goldstetin also cau
tioned that "If anyone in the
Jewish community has not re
ceived the message clearly that
this is not a ‘normal year’, it is
the duty of every campaign
worker to bring this point to the
attention of his prospects and to
every Jew who should be in
formed.”
Lipson added "The emphasis in
1970 is to give more than has
ever been given before as the
backlog of needs is critical and
imperative and must be met. A
strong Israel is only possible if
there is also a strong local com
munity.”
Both co-chairman reiterated
the fact that the Federation’s
annual appeal has set a record
goal of $4,000,000 ($1,650,000
regular — $2,350,000 emergency
fund). The regular campaign
seeks funds for the continuing
support of the health and wel
fare programs of 56 beneficiary
agencies — the special JEF cam
paign assumes responsibility for
Israel’s immigrant aid programs
which her people cannot sustain
during this critical period.
WASHINGTON (JTA)— The
Chief Rabbi of Denmark said
here that the Polish refugees
streaming into Denmark would
become more Jewish than they
had ever been. Declaring that
“these were top people in the
Polish Government,” Rabbi Bent
Melchior added that “they are
looking for some kind of iden
tity. It will be difficult for them
to identify themselves as Danes,
so they Tyill have to identify
themselves as Jews.” Rabbi Mel
chior, who was instaalled in
his post, succeding his father,
who held the position from
1947 until his recent death, is
on a visit to the United States.
Speaking at a press conference
at the Jewish Community Coun
cil of Greater Washington, he
said the Polish refugees had been
coming to Denmark ever since
the government announced an
unrestricted immigration policy
in response to the upsurge of
anti-Semitism in Poland. From
last spring until the end of 1969,
he reported, some 1,500 Poles
emigrated to Denmark.
He said the Jewish commun
ity in Denmark numbers about
7,000, not counting the uncertain
number of refugees from Poland.
la no
because
so scarce that
't*ra£lbs take them Wherever
they can find them. As a result,
Rabbi Melchior reported, Jewish
education suffers. At his'
tence, the Danish Jewish
munity is experimenting with M
series of monthly" “Jewish week
ends” to replace the once-a-week
Hebrew school lessons. He said
the experiment was having
“great success.”
KXPO-70 WOULD
NIX PARADING
ISRAELI POLICE
LONDON (JTA)—Japanese ot
ic ialdom had attempted to
persuade Israel to cancel
plans or four Tel Aviv
policemen to march in the March
15 grand parade heralding the
opening of Expo-70, Tokyo’s in
ternational fair.
The Israeli policemen were
invited to participate in the pa
rade along with gsp traffic police
from 51 countries. But furious
protests had been lodged by
seven Arab countries which were
also participating, it was report
ed from Tokyo.
Top government and cultural leaden paid personal and official tribute recently at the funeral
for Nobel Prise winner Shmfiel Yosef Agnon.