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INIEIBS BRIEFS
Cluster bomb use O.K.?
WASHINGTON, (JTA)—Defense Secretary Harold Brown
said Israel’s use of the cluster bomb in south Lebanon last month
was not a big issue and that the United States is discussing with the
Israelis “their reassurances” that its agreements with the U.S. not
to use American-made weapons other than to maintain internal
security or in the pursuit of legitimate self-defense “will be
observed in the future.”
Brown also said that Israel's invasion of south Lebanon was
clearly in reaction to a terrorist attack.
Ford critical of Carter
NEW YORK, (JTA)—Former President Gerald Ford, in a
speech strongly critical of President Carter’s Middle East policy,
charged Sunday night that Carter is making “serious mistakes” in
his treatment of Israel.
“Nothing is more destructive to the negotiating process than for
the United States to leave the impression that it dogmatically
insists that Israel make concessions," he told some 1400 persons at
a dinner sponsored by the National Council of Young Israel at the
Americana Hotel. “Only the parties themselves can negotiate
peace."
Terrorist ‘raid’ a hoax
TEL AVIV, (JTA)—After a 24-hour search in the Ashdod-
Ashkelon area, police Monday night concluded that the report that
terrorists had landed on the southern Israel coast was a hoax.
Before the search was called off it involved thousands of men in the
army, police, border guard and civil guard. Many residents of
Ashkelon spent the night in air raid shelters.
Conversion attempt draws fire
ST. LOUIS,—The American Jewish Committee has sharply
critized the special missionary campaign of the Lutheran Church-
Missouri Synod, that seeks to convert the Jewish people to
Christianity. The Synod, at its 1977 Convention, passed a
resolution committing itself to “a two-year goal of persuading 50
percent of our congregations to prepare themselves for effective
witness to Jewish people" and to “encourage especially those
congregations located in or near Jewish communities to reach out
to the Jews and share our faith that Jesus of Nazareth is the
promised Messiah.”
Rabbi resigns from Red Cross
KIAMESHA LAKE, N Y. (P.O.)—Rabbi Judah Nadich told
the Rabbinical Assembly convention here that he has resigned as
an official of the American Red Cross New York area “in protest of
their failure to actively work for the admission of Magen David
Adorn of Israel" to the International Red Cross.
Nadich declared that while the American group “pays lip
service” to its admission, it has not implemented or expedited
efforts in that direction.
The convention passed a resolution communicating its concern
“of non-recognition of Magen David Adorn" to the International
and American Red Cross.
New UJA chairman
NEW YORK, - Irwin S. Field of Los Angeles has been elected
general chairman of the United Jewish Appeal for the 1979
Campaign. Mr. Field follows Leonard R. Strelitz of Norfolk, Va.,
the present general chairman. At the age of 43, Field is the youngest
general chairman selectfed in UJA history.
JNF honors Humphrey
ST. PAUL, MINN. The Jewish National Fund last week
launched the Hubert H Humphrey Parkway in the American
Bicentennial Park in Israel in tribute to the memory of the late
Senator. The announcement was made at a press conference held
in the State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn., with the participation of
Hubert H. (Skip) Humphrey III and Dr. Samuel I. Cohen, JNF
executive vice president. The Humphrey Parkway, being
constructed as a joint Israel-American endeavor, will stretch for
ten kilometers along the mountain ridges of the Judean Hills
southwest of Jerusalem. It will serve as the main artery linking all
of the facilities of the Park with the Holy City.
France and Sauois sign pact
PARIS, (JTA)—France and Saudi Arabia have signed arms
contracts worth $3.5 billion providing for the purchase in France
of planes, tanks, electronic equipment and sophisticated missiles.
French sources said the contracts also cover France’s participation
in the Arab arms industry now being set up in Egypt.
Definition of Holocaust questioned
(The following letter was written
by Marvin Schpeiser, AJWF
community planning director,
noting a distinct and unsatisfac
tory change in the definition of the
word "Holocaust” in updated
editions of the Webster's
Dictionary.—Editor)
Editor:
Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary
G. A C. Merriam Co.
Springfield, Massachusetts
Dear Sir:
There has been a continuing
concern and heightened interest in
the Holocaust. This interest will be
highlighted by the up-coming NBC
Telecast on the nights of April 16th
through 19th. The Telecast will
end just one day before the Nazis
were supposed to march 1h
Skokie—and the march, if it were
to be held on that day, precedes the
first day of Passover by one day.
Continuing this sequence of
events, Thursday, May 4th, is Yom
Hashoa, the .Day of Remem
brance, when Jews around the
world will hold memorial services
for victims of the Holocaust.
Emory library
of Holocaust
Editor:
With its second anniversary
approaching in June, the Cantor
Isaac Goodfriend Collection of
Holocaust Literature has
experienced considerable growth.
This unique center of information
was created as a tribute to Cantor
Goodfriend, a survivor, who has
spent years in devoted service to
the Atlanta community at large in
the area of Holocaust Education.
The Holocaust Collection
should be viewed as assurance that
students will be taught an area of
history that virtually has been
ignored by the world. It is hoped
that both Christians and Jewish
communities will become
increasingly more aware of the
importance of Holocaust
education.
To paraphrase Professor
Lawrence Langer of Simmons
College in Boston, it was not
enough that the Nazi killed Jews
once by gas, a second time by fire,
but that now they want to kill them
a third time, by denying that they
ever existed.
It is because of these atrocities
endured by a group of people, that
a continuing commitment must be
made to further the education of
subsequent generations in
Holocaust history. Funds are
needed not only for the continuing
support of the present collection of
Holocaust Literature, but to
develop an active research center.
Although student interest has
increased, scholarly materials are
needed to inspire more research in
the Southeast academic
community. j
Donations of any size would be
greatly appreciated and they
should be sent to:
Cantor Goodfriend Holocaust
Collection
W. Woodruff Library
Emory University
Atlanta. Ga. 30322
Kaelhe Solomon
Out of curiosity I decided to
check Webster’s to see how
“Holocaust” was defined.The only
copy available to me at the time
was the Collegiate Edition,
published in 1936. I am enclosing
the xeroxed page #475, which
states:
“holocaust: l. A sacrificial
offering the whole of which is
consumed by fire. 2. Destruction,
esp. by fire, of large numbers of
human beings.”
The second definition is the one
which I presumed to be the one
understood as most commonly
used, and therefore should have
been primary. In order to satisfy
myself about the definition, l
checked the current edition of
Webster’s, in which the secondary
definition of the 1936 edition is
completely missing. I would
submit that Webster’s has
made a serious error in judgment
and should re-think the
appropriate definition which
appeared as #2 in the I936 edition.
In view of the countless numbers of
human beings consumed by fire in
the crematories, the fire bombings
of Dresden, and the subsequent
raids on Hiroshima and Nagasaki,
it would seem appropriate to
redefine, and reclassify,
Holocaust.
Marvin B. Schpeiser, Director
Community Planning
Atlanta Jewish Welfare
Federation
Doctors needed in Israel
Editor:
May I personally request your
assistance in publishing a call to
Jewish physicians.
We are currently confronted
with a most serious crisis in new
settlements, such as Dimona,
Kiryat Shmona, Yamit, Maalot,
Yeruham, etc. In these areas, there
is a severe lack of qualified
physicians, and in some cases,
there are none available at all.
' I personally undertake, to the
extent of my ability, to attend to
the integration and eased
adjustment period for such
physicians who would indicate
their interest in coming to Israel, in
order to alleviate the current
shortage of physicians in
development areas. I shall put
forth every effort to resolve the
administrative problems which
may arise, as well as expedite the
delays which may occur in the
matter of acquiring rights which
are extended to all new immigrants
to Israel. Thus, such matters as
accommodations, transport of
belongings, technical form«> etc.
would be attended to, promptly
and efficiently, thus easing the
physicians' initial period in the
country.
Statistics indicate an important
and meaningful immigration
forthcoming; this, of course would
yet intensify the lack of qualified
medical staff in the development
areas, as above outlined.
Interested physicians, wishing to
immigrate, may contact me in
order to obtain detailed
information: P.O.B. 26002, Tel
Aviv, Israel.
Samuel Flalto-Sharon
Member of the Knesset
Jerusalem
‘Japan has been
nasty to Israel’
by Rabbi Samuel M. Silver
It’s time to give Japan the “Mexico treatment.”
Japan has been nasty to Israel.
Twice recently, we learn from the Jewish Telegraphic Agency,
Japan has acted in a wretched fashion.
After reports that a few oranges had been deliberately poisoned
by Arab terrorists, Japan turned back, without inspection, a huge
cargo of the fruit.
Other nations, including our own, were wary. They did some
spot checking, but continued to purchase oranges.
Not Japan.She sent the entire shipment back.
And, in another instance, Japan cast the deciding vote to keep
the Israeli soccer team out of competition in Asia.
We know why Japan is doing these things. She’s kowtowing to
the Arab irresponsibilities.
When Mexico voted against Israel, Jews, in repugnance, decided
to protest and boycott Mexico, which later changed its tune.
The Jews have been helpful to Japan. Among the idealists who
have called for American penitence with regard to the atomic
bombs unleashed against Japan in World War II have been many
Jewish young people.
Israel has given to Japan considerable know-how and has always
traded with her.
Incalculable is the Jewish tourist money spent in Japan. It no
doubt runs into the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
I suggest we stop these favors. I propose we stay out of Japan.
And we ought to let the Japanese know we resent their catering to
child-killers and orange-poisoners. I’m writing to the Japanese
Ambassador in Washington. You might want to do the same, or
clip this column and send it to him, with an angry scrawl: “I agree!”
Pag* 5 THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE April 14, 1978