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SOVIET GOLD vs. JEWISH LIVES
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VOL L.I
One Section, 12 Pages
Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, July 4, 1975
NO. 27
Israel Studies Egyptian Response;
Dinitz Home for Consultations
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Members of the Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry begin sympathy
hunger strike with top Moscow activist Vladimir Slepak by
demonstrating outside opening oj exhibit of ancient gold objects from the
USSR at the Metropolitan Museum of Art The protesters asked why a
priceless exhibition would be sent abroad, but not the Slepak family, who
have waited five years to leave for Israel Friends of Slepak around the
world fasted in his suport.
Photo Courtesy Student Struggle For Soviet Jenry,
200 West 72nd Street, Suites 30-31, New York, N.Y.
JERUSALEM (J T A) —
Premier Yitzhak Rabin met Sun
day with top ministers and aides to
examine the Egyptian response to
Israel's proposals for a second-
stage agreement in an atmosphere
of foreboding that a major con
frontation appears in the making
between Jerusalem and
Washington.
Israel Radio reported that the
United States is supporting
Egypt's demands and is deman
ding that Israel agree to them
within two weeks or face a return
to Geneva. Egypt's position was
given to Israeli Ambassador
Simcha Dinitz in meetings in
Washington Friday with President
Tanenbaum Asserts Need for Dialogue
To Counteract Violence, Callousness
by Vida Goldgar
Citing world-wide examples of
violence, terror and callousness
toward human lives, Rabbi Marc
Tanenbaum of New York told an
Atlanta audience of the urgent
need for ecumenical dialogue.
Speaking at a meeting of the
American Jewish Committee’s
Atlanta Chapter, Tanenbaum toll
ed off casualty figures from
religion-inspired conflicts in Ugan
da, in India, in Egypt, in Lebanon
— Israel — Ireland — and
elsewhere.
The apathy and indifference in
this country toward,the religio-
political conflicts was scored by
the internationally known
ecumenist.
"When I ponder the human
situation in which we find
ourselves, there are moments in
which 1 have to struggle to keep
from being depressed,” he said. Fie
stressed the vital need for in
terreligious groups to take counsel
together.
"There is not a single continent
in which thousands of human lives
are not being destroyed month in
and month out."
Tanenbaum assured the group
of the existence of “a great deal of
compassion and caring in the
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Shearith Israel Friends Give
Ford and Secretary of State Henry
Kissinger.
Ford’s reported ultimatum has
had a sobering and saddening
effect on political circles here. The
widespread feeling is that the “mo
ment of truth" has arrived, sooner
and more suddenly than expected.
The crunch has beeh reached — as
much in Jerusalem's relations with
Washington as on the Jerusalem-
Cairo axis.
The Cabinet after studying the
Egyptian proposals for four hours
announced that Dinitz is being
called home for consultations. A
Cabinet statement said there
would be further “clarifications”
both in Jerusalem and Washington
followed by additional discussions
within the Cabinet.
The "clarifications" will be con
ducted by three Israeli negotiators
— Rabin, Foreign Minister Yigal
Alton and Defense Minister
Shimon Peres. Officials stressed
that Dinitz's recall was not a sign
of displeasure or confrontation
with Washington, but had been
ordered by Allon purely to help
with the decision-making process.
But it has now become clear that
the settlement negotiations will
hinge on the Mitle and Gidi passes.
Reports reaching here from
Washington make it plain that
Egypt has been adamant in its
insistence that Israel vacate the en
tire Passes area, and that Ford and
Kissinger have thrown their own
weight behind this Egyptian de
mand, pressing Israel to make this
one major concession and thereby
facilitate the successful conclusion
of the negotiations.
Government officials here stress
that Israel's position to date
remains that submitted by Rabin
in Washington earlier this month:
willingness to turn over the
western part of the Passes to
United Nations control, but
refusal to vacate their eastern part.
These officials refuse to state
categorically that this position is
unalterable. The fate of the
negotiation, it now appears, will
turn on the Cabinet's decision on
whether to soften somewhat
Israel’s stand on the Passes.
Some ministers — including the
two from Mapam, the two from
the Independent Liberal Party and
some Laborites — would, it is un
derstood, favor some further con
cessions on the Passes, though no
one in the Cabinet would advocate
their total cession as Egypj
demands.
Testimonial to Rabbi, Mrs. Frieman jij Walk Out On Leah Rabin -
A testimonial dinner was held
recently in honor of Rabbi Donald
Frieman, spiritual leader of
Shearith Israel Congregation, and
Mrs. Frieman.
The Friemans will leave Atlanta
this summer and will visit with
family in upstate New York before
taking up residence in New York
City.
The Friemans, including their
three children Ron Zev, Adena
Lee and Gil Eran, have been in
Atlanta for five years.
During this time, he was chosen
by his colleagues to serve as presi-
U.S. Gold Star Mothers
To Convene in Atlanta
Gold Star Mothers, Inc., will
hold its 38th national convention
in Atlanta July 13-17, at the
Sheraton Biltmore Hotel.
Mrs. Lee Fenster of Atlanta is
vice chairman of the convention
committee. Hostesses will be
members of the Departments of
Georgia and South Carolina.
Among participants in conven
tion activities is Mrs. Hattie Rives,
who will be piano accompanist for
the five-day session. On opening
night, Mrs. Rives will acecompany
soloist Miss Jane Bogner, assistant
director of music at the Georgia
Retardation Center at Chamblee.
Wallace Zimmerman and
Haskell Marrinson will provide a
musical interlude at the Thursday
evening banquet.
Rabbi Edward Cohn of the
Temple will offer the invocation,
with clergymen of other faiths
providing a prayer for peace and
the benediction.
Gold Star mothers and fathers
are invited to attend.
dent of the Atlanta Rabbinical
Council. During his administra
tion, the group innovated several
city-wide programs.
Fred Yondorf, Shearith Israel
vice-president, served as master of
ceremonies at the testimonial
dinner. Joe Gottlieb was co-
chairman. He presented a plaque
to Rabbi Frieman “in recognition
of your spiritual leadership, com
passion and deep understanding"
Included on the plaque was an in
scription from Proverbs XIV: "In
the heart of a wise man, wisdom
rests quietly."
Joe 1. Zimmerman delivered a
toast to the couple during the
program. A speech of testimonial
was made by Saul Gray.
Present for the occasion were
Dr. Steve Baron. Mr. and Mrs. Sol
Blau, Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Blicksilver, Mr. and Mrs. Saul
Gray, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gottlieb,
Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Lowenstein,
Mr. and Mrs. Ike Pintchuck, Irwin
Siegel, Mr. and Mrs. Bernic
Silverstein. Mr. and Mrs. Yon
dorf, Mr. and Mrs. Zimmerman
and Harold Zinsenheim.
Also sponsoring the evening,
though unable to attend were Mr.
and Mrs. Bob Simmons, Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Rosenberg, Mr. and
Mrs. Bernie Friedrich, Mr. and
Mrs. Herb Axelrod, and Mr. and
Mrs Richard Arm.
Arab Females Ruin Spirit
Of Women s Year Confab
MEXICO (WUP) — Arab
females, representing the Arab
League states, were joined by a
host of women delegates from
Communist and so-called non-
aligned countries in ruining the
spirit of the World Conference of
the International Women’s Year
when the wife of Prime Minister
Yitzhak Rabin, Leah, ascended
the speakers platform to deliver
her address last week
As if pre-arranged, they all rose
from their seats and walked out of
the hall. Voices of protests were
heard from a number of ladies
representing other delegations.
Unmoved by the demonstration,
Mrs. Rabin departed from her
written text. "I hope the exodus is
over." she declared amid
thunderous applause. “I know
countries have conflicts and mis
understandings," she said in a
calm tone, "but not be willing to
sit down and listen to each other is
to reject the point and goals of our
being here together"
Mrs. Rabin further noted that
her delegation regrets that some
speakers made certain remarks
concerning what is known as 'the
situation in the Middle East' which
were hardly relevant or helpful to
the aims of the Conference. “I
speak for the womenfolk of a small
country who have time and again
shed bitter tears over sons,
brothers and husbands cut down in
war in defense of their country,"
she emphasized and added, “We
are equally sensitive to the suf
ferings of the mothers on the other
side. Surely, this is a time to speak
up together and, as women, sealed
in our daiy lives from each other
by frontiers packed with deadly
weapons to try and understand
each other better ... I ask this
Conference to do what it can to br
ing us together — the women of
Israel and our sisters of the Arab
nations that surround us."
Despite her plea, the Arab
females and their friends continued
to castigate and berate Israel.
Their anti-Israel action not only
dampened but, in effect, ruined the
primary spirit of the Conference.
MEXICO CITY (JTA) -
President Luis Echeverria praised
Mrs. Leah Rabin recently for stan-
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