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rhe Southern Israelite A Weekly Newspaper for Southern Jewry - Established 1925 Vol. XLV Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, March 20, 1970 Nixon Expected To Say 'No' , For Additional Planes To Israel Sfle See OiqO T^BUUTOUfO 0AV uo^JTIO 0x3 vfxBjqn loo uoftifl M9jq®H No. 12 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.