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The Weekly Newspaper for Southern Jewry Our 54th Year nn’« |a " Atlanta, Ga., Friday, September 2, 1977 VOL. UII Souther U D5 3 Q •H > -H C <5 +-> aJ U U o Endless effort of Natalia Scharansky * Natalie Scharansky, wife of imprisoned 9oviet dissident, Anatoly, is shown at the New York headquarters of the Greater New York Conference on Soviet Jewry. Mrs. Scharan- aky’s visit to the U.S. is part of an intensive effort of visit ing over 20 countries to gain support for her husband who has been jailed sines last March on Soviet treason charges. She is determined to gain his release by continuing to exert exter nal pressures on the Russians. — assess**: J Mission to Israel JERUSALEM (JTA) - Prime Minister Menachem Begin’s statement upon his arrival back in Israel from his visit to Rumania was seen Wednesday by Government officials as a warning to the Arab states, following a growing number of “threats” coming from Arab leaders. Arriving Tuesday afternoon at the Ben Gurion Airport, the Prime Minister said, among other things, that Israel would retaliate fiercely if it is attacked by the Arab states. Government sources drew attention to th^^ntenqe In the Apr * P Prime Minister Menachem Begin met this week with eight Atlanta Jewish leaders who flew to Israel Sunday on a special Prime Minister’s mission. Those attending under the auspices of the Atlanta Jewish Welfare Federation are Gerald Cohen, Jack Freedman, Burton Gold, Harvey Jacobson, Louis Taratoot, Milton Weinstein, Ber nard Zuckerman and Gary Alter. The briefings, which covered current political and financial conditions in Israel reflect Prime Minister Begin’s continuing emphasis on the importance of maintaining close com munications with American Jewish leaders. The group also visited defense installations and received briefings from other members of Begin’s cabinet on key issues. The intensive round of meetings ended early this mor ning with a special session at the Knesset. The Atlanta contingent is ex pected to'return to Atlanta to day and will report immediately on current conditions in Israel to the leadership of the Atlanta Jewish Welfare Federation. They will also bring recommen dations concerning the needs of Israel in planning the upcoming 1978 Federation campaign. few days from Arab leaders. > The sources said that the Prime Minister^ remark actual ly means that the Arab states must take into consideration that any initiative on their side to embark upon a new belligerent action against Israel might result "quite differently" from what the Arab states might expect — including the Israel Defense Forces advancing beyond the present border lines. Begin called his five day of ficial visit to Rumania "impor- An angry Begin: “Israel would retaliate fiercely. tint, interesting and exciting.” He said that Rumanian Premier Manea Manescu has accepted an invitation to visit Israel, the first by a Rumanian premier. “Without even trying to play we agreed that they must not affect our very close relations and friendship,” Begin said. He said he tried to convince the Rumanian leaders that the Likud Goyernment wanted down our differences over the peace as much as the previous question of a Middle East peace, Labor Governments. Israel Is into underwater exploration I Poll shows U.S. Jews favor Carter by 66% Despite criticism of President Carter’s policy on the Mid dle East by many Jewish leaders in the United States, a majority of the Jewish public approve# of his performance in office, according to a GaHup poll. Ap analysis based on she national surveys conducted from May to July indicates that 66 per cent of American . Jews' approved of Carter’s performance as President. Seventeen per cent disapprove, according to the poll, and 17 per ceat were undecided. Much of the criticism directed at the President has been a result of his proposals for the West Bank of the Jordan River, now occupied by the Israelis. Carter has said the United States expects Israel to withdraw from the territory as pari of any Middle East peace solution. In the latest analysis of Carter’s popularity, two-thirds of the Jews surveyed expressed approval of his performance, closely paralleling the approval rating given by other groups. Roughly two-thirds. of Roman Catholic and Protestants, for example, have also indicated approval. The survey asked the following question; “Do you ap prove or disapprove of the way Mr. Carter is handling nis ! job aa Presidestr* • - . Searching for ihipwrecks off the coast of Israel. (Sea story page 10)