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Friday, June 9, 1972
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THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE
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Moscow Summit Conference
The Moscow Summit Conference is now part of the his
tory of relations between the United States and Soviet Rus
sia. The treaty and accord regarding the limitation of stra
tegic weapons, when ratified by Congress, it is hoped, will
usher in the beginning of mutually cooperative steps that
will lead ultimately to the actual reduction in armaments
and the elimination of the arms race.
As regards the Middle East, the Summit Conference
made what has come to be known as “negative progress.”
It reaffirmed the status quo.
The situation confronting Soviet Jewry was left in limbo.
The Russians deny the existence of any special situation af
fecting Soviet Jews. The problem is “non-existent.” There
is no discrimination against Jews in the Soviet Union.
The Jews are free to emigrate except that those who
are engaged in the defense industry and in secret work
cannot of course leave the country. And then they place all
the scientists, physicists, chemists and intellectuals engaged
in the advance of technology in secret work.
Whether this situation was ever discussed at the summit
is questionable. Of course the Russian leaders are aware
of the attitude of Americans toward the repression and
persecution of Soviet Jews, the denial of the right of emi
gration, and the arrests of those applying for visas to Israel.
They read the foreign press.
Can American Jews find any positives in the Moscow'
Summit? We believe they can if we turn our attention to
the internal scene in the United States as regards the strug
gle of Soviet Jewry for freedom and human rights.
American Jews were alerted to the situation. We mo
bilized public opinion. The petitions which were circulated
reached hundreds of thousands of Americans of all faiths.
But we dare not stop now. We must continue our efforts
to demonstrate our solidarity with Soviet Jewry. By any
and all peaceful means available we must continue to
appeal to the conscience of the world.
We must continue to exert the pressure of world opin
ion in our efforts to find a breakthrough to the problems
of Soviet Jewry.
Six Days in [une
The tremendous humanitarian needs now facing the
people of Israel cannot be alleviated unless there are funds
to attack the problems head on . . . problems related to the
immigration and absorption of 70,000 new' immigrants: 20,000
more than anticipated. Problems which American Jewry
can Help solve.
Direct support from Atlanta Jewry is crucial. Without
it, the programs and services so vital to the quality of life
in Israel are in danger of becoming little more than empty
promises. We cannot let this happen. We must provide the
funds—a minimum of one million dollars a day.
Tiie cost for Jewish Agency new immigrant programs
has increased a total of $130 million. Immigrant housing
for example has increased over $100 million. Higher educa
tion has increased nearly $5 million. Health services have
also increased nearly $5 million. The need to continue these
vital programs is obvious.
Cash is urgently needed to provide new immigrants with
services in housing, education, welfare and health pro
grams . . . services they must have now; services that must
begin immediately upon their arrival in Israel.
The unprecedented need for cash that exists must be
answered, and answered quickly. The special bond that exists
between American Jewry and the people of Israel has
withstood every emergency. As we face yet another emerg
ency, the people of Israel once again turn to us for help
Atlanta has always done its part. We must not not let them
down.
Lindsay Orders No Quotas
For N.Y.C. Workers' Census
NEW YORK (JTA) — Mayor
John V. Lindsay has issued an
amendment to the city’s execu
tive order on the annual census
of city employes which provides
that “nothing in this order shall
he construed to require or allow
the imposition of quotas in re
cruitment, assignment, hiring or
promotion in contravention of
the requirements of law.” The
amended executive order is
titled “Conduct of Census Con
cerning the Composition of the
Work Force of City Agencies.”
The Mayor said, in issuing the
amendment, that “tnere have
been inquiries regarding the
possible imposition of quotas as
a result of the original execu
tive order,” which was issued
on Oct. 1, 1971. City Hall sour
ces said Lindsay had acted
partly in response to requests
from Jewish leaders who had
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exact sciences and many inter
national honors.
Last year he was elected a
foreign member of the National
Academy of Sciences in Wash
ington. He was also a foreign
member of the American Acad
emy of Arts and Sciences, an
honorary fellow of the New
York Academy of Sciences and
a member of the American
Chemical Society, Colloid Divis
ion. He was also a visiting pro
fessor at Harvard and the Uni
versity of California, Berkeley;
Herter Lecturer at Johns Hop
kins University, and Forester
Lecturer at the State University
of New York.
The injured included the fol
lowing, all believed to be Israe
lis: Aneta Kaufmann, Pnina
Goldberg, Liza Geron, Shaul
Simona Morgenstern, Chaim
Marina, Nadia Kurtz, Sarah
Cohen, Isidor Stern, Mendel
Steinberg and Shlomo Blachner.
Japanese Ambassador Aeiji
Tokura visited Tel Hashomer in
tears to express regrets and to
wish the injured a speedy re
covery.
been disturbed by the execu
tive order and who had ex
pressed fears that it would lead
to a quota system in hiring and
.promotion of city workers.
The Mayor said “I have
amended the order because I
wish to clarify this matter and
express in clear terms my com
plete opposition to quotas.” He
declared that “history has
taught us that quotas are evil”
and that “we will abide by the
principle that competence and
merit will be the basis of civil
service employment.” The City
Hall sources'’also said that the
Mayor’s office intended to resist
whatever pressures may arise
from the Department of Health,
Education and Welfare or other
federal agencies for personnel
treatment that may require
establishment of quotas.
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tion?” “Yes,” I said. He recited
“Birobijan” and “Sovietische
Heimland” as being good exam
ples of Jewish publications that
are covering the news of spot
interest. “Who reads them? You
have about three and a half mil
lion Jews. How many ever get
those periodicals and besides
they do not carry spot news.”
"We have many more, he re
torted. “Bring them down now
and show them to the corres
pondents here. They’ll decide.”
He intimated they will display
them. But I’ll lay the odds they
never will.
Plaudits, No Awards,
For Israeli Film
PARIS (JTA)— “I Love You,
Rosa,” the Israeli entry at the
2;>th Cannes Film Festival, was
generally well received by audi
ences, buyers and distributors,
but did not win an award. The
film tells the story of a 21-year-
old widow who according to hal-
acha must marry her younger
brother. Although they have to
wait seven years, because he is
inly 11, they eventually have 10
children and Rosa lives to 107.
Michal Bat-Adam plays Rosa
and Gabi Otterman of Philadel
phia is Nisslin. The writer-direc
tor was Moshe Mizrahi. Five
other Israel’ films—including the
Oscar-nominated “The Policeman”
—were seen here at smaller, se
lect showings. “Rosa’s” producers.
I.nah Films of Tel Aviv, will
next make “Black September,”
based on the activities of the
Palestinian terrorist group of that
name. The screenplay is by
Menahem Golan and Maurice
Bou tel.
Louis S. Horowitz
Louis Sidney Horowitz, 70, of
Atlanta, retired president and
treasurer of Beckman Candy
Co., died Wednesday, May 31.
Funeral services were held
June 1 with Rabbi Emanuel
Feldman and Cantor Benjamin
Stiefel officiating. Interment
was in Crest Lawn Memorial
Park.
Horowitz was a Mason, a
Shriner and a member of Beth
Jacob Synagogue.
Survivors include his wife,
the former Dora Edelson; son,
Jack M. Horowitz of Atlanta;
daughters, Mrs. Leonard H.
Salenfriend of Atlanta and Mrs.
Charles H. Held Jr. of Miami
and a sister, Mrs. Israel H.
Merlin of Atlanta.
JEWISH CALENDAR
TISHA BAY
July 20
Thursday
ROSIf IIASIIANA
Sept. 9. 10
Saturday. Sunday
YOM KIPPUR
Sept. 18. Monday
SUKKOT
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Saturday, Sunday
HOSHANA RABBA
Sept. 29
Fridav
SIIEMINI ATZERET
Sept. 30
Saturday
♦SIMHAT TORAH
Oct. 1,
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