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Impression — j — Continued from Page 1 * of his ex-European neo- ™ Canadian friends and stopped q the processional. They embraced e and wept Begin shook hands □ with all — and in the turmoil 1 M was pushed into the preaenee of to the man — he extended his hand z to me and I to him. I wished him good health and success in his mission and he then waved all these people in the door — without passes. I didn’t push my luek, I’m not Canadian and couldn’t prove otherwise — I c stayed outside — but in an out- 'c ward expression of chutspah 3 told the gate guard 1 was * representing the UJA Young Leadership Cabinet (that’s ernes, but for another meeting, not this one) and I did get in. Begin was spellbinding. The man IS an orator. His style challenges JFK and Abba Eban — and his voice is com passionate and warm. He is in tense and can be humorous. He told us he left Israel a hopeful man — he is returning a happy man — for many reasons, but the foremost is that he now believes that “President Carter has a heart for Israel and that the rapport built up between the President and the Prime Minister is an expression of mutual respect, sharing of ideals and friendship.” Begin mentioned that prior to meeting Carter, each had read the other’s book. Carter was im pressed with the Prime Minister’s story of his incarcera tion in the Russian prison camp and the nocturnal interrogations that were conducted on him and others — from 6 p.m. to 7 a.m.' night after night — to the point that people would have confess ed to anything just to receive one night of sleep. Carter gave Begin a copy of his book and inscribed it, “To my friend Menachem Begin.” Begin states that he could not dare to write that in the book he gave to the President of the mightiest nation in the world, but the feel ing was there. Carter, later that night, in troduced Begin to his mother, Lillian, and as Begin described the meeting — “She was sitting in a small room of the most im portant house on earth — and with her white hair she looked like my own mother” and his voice quivered — he bowed his head in silence ... for what seemed like a month but was surely a minute or so. (His mother was one of the 6,000,000.) “Yes,” he said, “Carter promised us some needed tools,” the sophisticated instrumenta tion for Israeli national defense. ”He wanted to make guarantees” but Begin respect fully declined this wording, as other “guarantees” proved to be only Up service. He merely asked President Carter for understan ding and support in maintaining the democracy responsible for the “most democratic election in the world — no riots, no ballot questioning, no election monkey business.” But what in return? Begin assured Carter that t “Not one American soldier will ^ever shed blood in the defense of the survival of the State of Israel. Israel’s Army will do that and will not fail.” He also stated to Carter, as he later did to the Secretary General of the U.N., that “Israel, unlike the Christian world, could not stand idly by while the Christian minority of South Lebanon gets annihilated and swallowed up in the world around it. One minority can’t af ford to let another minority go down the drain.” Begin also said he made his point clear to the President and that it would be conveyed to the people of the U.S. that Israel has contributed significantly to the national security of the U.S. The Council of Presidents meeting concluded. Begin went to the U.N., spoke to the Secretary General on some of these points and also raised the question of the rights of some 800 captured Syrian Jews and returned to toe Waldorf to at tend the luncheon of 2200 per sons, including the just arriving Sidney Feldman and Louis Tara toot. This huge, almost un manageable crowd rallied around Begin’s every word. These people came from 86 states to hear Begin speak and that he did and aid not repeat much of what was said earlier. He stated that Chiam Heraog and Simcha Dinitx would remain at their respective poets, that Rabin’s advisors are still at their jobs, that the new government would promote free business ventures by private persons and corporations and would make ef forts to reduce governmental red tape and bureaucracy. He is concerned about public opinion in the U.S. (which he believes was enhanced during the trip, “I have been on T.V. more in the last three days than j in my previous 63 years”) and ’ public opinion in Israel. J “Before I left everyone was worried. Are the U.S. and Israel on a collision course? Will there be a confrontation? Worry, worry — everyone worries. Jews like to worry, but worry is con tagious, so I got worried” he said as he threw up his hands ala Myron Cohen. “But let me assure you, as I will my people in Israel next week on my return — the U.S. and Israel grew closer than ever before as a result of my visit. The U.S. president is intelligent and understands our problems. But the people of Israel need to know that the Jews of the U.S. (the largest con centration of Jews in the world and likened by Begin to the Jewish community of Alexan dria in the time of the the Se cond Temple) are with them.” He started to leave as the assembled crowd sang Oseh Sha lom, Hatikva, and the UJA “Fight Song” — We Are One. He was presented a blue carnation from a camp survivor, and he waved it and threw kisses to the crowd — and was gone ... swal lowed by his ever present sea of security. The trance he created kept people buzzing. “I didn’t know he was such a good speak er” — “Wasn’t he marvelous?” — "Long live Begin” — Amen. ®bituari£0 Atlanta’s Piano-Organ Warehouse Showroom Southern Keyboards, Inc “OUR GOAL IS TO OFFER THE FINEST PIANOS AND ORGANS AVAILABLE AT THE LOWEST PRICE POSSIBLE - WITH SERVICEI" SEE US FOR: SALES - INSTRUCTION SERVICE - RENTAL THOMAS and KAWAI Pianos & Organs Also Other New A Used Famous Brands Warehouse Showroom 3629 N.E. Expressway Access Rd. Between Chamblee-Tucker & 1-285 455-7647 South DeKafb Mall 1-20 at Candler Rd. Decatur, Ga. 243-4140 Hyman Witkind Hyman Witkind, 81, of Miami Beach, formerly of New York and New Jersey, died Saturday, July 28, in Miami Beach. Mr. Witkind was the father of Mrs. Evelyn Simmons of Atlanta. Funeral service was held Mon day, July 25, at Green Lawn Chapel with Rabbi Mare Wilson officiating. Interment was in Crest Lawn Memorial Park. A native of Russia, Mr. Witkind waa a retired furrier. He was an officer of the Fur Dressers Union and was a member of Workmen’s Circle for sixty yean. A member of Golden Rule Lodge No. 285, FAAM, be wee a 82nd Degree Mason and a veteran of World War L Other survivors include hie wife, Mn. Ids Witkind of Miami Beach; a son, Dr. Elliott Witkind of Coral Gablea, Fla.; a sister, Mrs. Fannie Bram of Montevideo, Uruguay; and five grandchildren. Mrs. Phoebe Fryer Mrs. Phoebe Fryer, 84, of Atlanta died Wednesday, July 27. Graveside service was to be held Friday, July 29, at Crest Lawn Memorial Park with Rab bi Harry Epstein and Cantor Isaac Goodfriend officiating. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs. Fryer was a member of Ahavath Achim Synagogue and was a resident of the Jewish Home. Survivors include two sons, Judge Joel J. Fryer of Atlanta and James Maxwell of West Point, Ga.; a sister, Mrs. Martin Golden of Cleveland, Ohio; a brother, Edward Goldberg of Santa Monica, Cal.; five grandchildren, and four great grandchildren. Mrs. Rose B. Glazer Mrs. Rose Berchenko Glszer, 56, of Atlanta died Friday, July 15. Graveside service was held Friday, July 15, at Greenwood Cemetery with Rabbi David H. Auerbach officiating. A native of Atlanta, Mrs. Glaser was a member of Ahavath Achim Synagogue and its Sisterhood. She was an employee of the DeKalb County Government. Survivors include s daughter, Mrs. Gail Saloff of Atlanta; two sons, Rabbi Melvin Glaser of Grand Rapids, Mich., and Jerry Glaser of Atlanta; four sisters, Mrs. Fsnnye B. Leslie of Atlan ta, Mrs. Ids Letter of Miami Beach, Mrs. Jennie Wilensky of Augusta, Mrs. Lil Green of New Orleans; three brothers, Jack and Harry Berchenko, and Louis Berch, all of Atlanta. Mrs. Rachel Portman Mrs. Rachel Portman, 94, of Savannah died Wednesday, July 6. Graveside service was held Thursday, July 7, at Bonaven- ture Cemetery. A native of Russia, Mrs. Port- man had lived in Savannah for 65 years and was the oldest liv ing member of Congregation B’nai B’rith Jacob. She was a member of the Hebrew Women’s Aid Society, Hadassah, the Sisterhood of B’nai B’rith Jacob and Hesed Shel Emeth. Survivors include three sons, Dr. Harry Portman and Ben and Nathan Portman, all of Savan nah; a daughter, Mrs. Dora Port- man Katxman of Los Angeles; 15 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. —Maccabiah — — Continued from Page 1 teammate Larry Nagler 6-3,6-2. Peter Rennert and Joel Roes of the U.S. were sharp and swift in disposing of Israel’s Haim Ariosoroff and Reuven Porges in the men’s 1 doubles. Margolin and Rennert teamed up in mixed doubles to down South Africa’s liana KIoss and Graham Silverman 6-3, 7-5, for the gold medallion. Americans dominated the swimming events, with a number of new Maccabiah records set The 400-meter free style men’s relay team topped the 1969 time of Mark Spitz's quartet, while Wendy Weinberg of Baltimore took the 800-meter free-style women’s event in record time of 9.08.46, breaking Nancy Spitz’s 1969 mark of 9.40.5. Hilary Bergman of the University of Alabama set a new record in the 400-meter in dividual medley in 4.39.31, top ping Rob Abramowitz’s 1973 mark of 4.51.4. Bergman also tied Mark Spitz's mark of six gold medals in one meet. Norma Barton, 15-year-old Californian, beat out Olympic star Weinberg in the 100-meter butterfly in a new Maccabiah time of 1.4.39. Weinberg emerg ed with six gold medals and three silver medals, bettering her 1978 mark of four gold and three silver. Americans also dominated the track and field events with Jay Pushkin of Arizona creating a new games record while leading the U.S. in a sweep of the discus event In the diving competition, Michael Taber and Tony Scott of the U.S., ran first and second on both the three meter and ten meter boards, setting game records. Julie Bachman of the U.S. took golds in both women’s dives, also establishing new records. American wrestlers took nine medals in Greco-Roman wrestl ing and seven in free-style grappling. The 10th Maccabiah Games ended July 20 when a highly favored Israeli basketball team ioet in the finals to the underdog United States squad by 92-91, With three seconds remaining and Israel leading 90-89, Willie Sims, a black Jew from Long Island City High School, waa fouled while driving for the hoop. After an Israeli time-out, $ims stepped to the foul ’ine, took a deep breath and calmly caged two foul shots giving the U.S a point edge. The clock ran out on the Israelis, thus giving America its first basketball championship in three Mac- csbishs. Later in the dressing room, Sims said, “It’s great to ba a Jew in Israel. These have been among the happiest days of my life.” From Combtnad Wiramrrfaa Raporta