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— Taba Continued from page 1. issues remain to be resolved, hint ing that only then should the pro posed Taba accord to be accepted by Israel. He singled out two issues: “incitement in the (Egyptian) media” and barriers to trade and tourism. Should Shamir insist on a delay, Peres may be prepared to go to a government crisis over the issue. Peres and Shamir are scheduled to switch jobs in less than two months and any crisis now could jeopard ize their rotation agreement. In recent days, Egypt softened its stance on other issues in dispute with Israel, leading to this week’s Taba accord. One had to do with the demands of Israeli families for compensation after an Egyptian policeman went berserk and killed seven relatives in October 1985. The Egyptians had insisted that the families apply to Egyptian courts, but later agreed to arrange for compensation without the need to resort to such courts. Peres’ visit to Morocco this summer and Vice President George Bush’s journey to the Mideast two weeks ago apparently spurred the negotiators to conclude quickly. Melvin I. Tillem * Melvin 1. Tillem, 60, of Atlanta died Saturday, Aug. 9. Graveside service was held Mon day, Aug. I I. at Crest Lawn Mem orial Park, with Rabbi Emanuel Feldman officiating. He was a member of Congrega tion Beth .Jacob. He retired as manager of Rich’s department store at North DeKalb Mall after 27 years with the company. He was a member of the Decatur Rotary Club. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. l.oretta Held Tillem of Atlanta; daughters, Mrs. Gayle Benator of Richmond, Va., and Miss Amy Tillem of Atlanta; son, Arthur Til lem of Atlanta; and three grand children. Donations can be made to Con gregation Beth Jacob. Mrs. Rosemary Berman Mrs. Rosemary Glass Berman, 70. of Atlanta died Wednesday. Aug. 13. Graveside service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 15. at Greenwood Cemetery, with Rabbi Arnold Goodman and Cantor Isaac Goodfriend officiating. She was a member of Ahavath Achim Synagogue. Survivors include her husband. Abe Berman of Atlanta; sons. Irwin Berman and Martin Berman, both of Atlanta, and Harvey Berman of Wapakoneta. Ohio; sister, Mrs. Sylvia Jurofsky of Atlanta; brother, Sam N. Glass of Atlanta; three grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Donations can be made to the Jewish Home. Last Thursday, Mubarak invited the Israeli negotiators to meet with him personally, a clear sign that he wanted to wrap things up on Taba speedily. Meanwhile, plans are going ahead for Israel and the Soviet Union to hold their first publicly acknow- leged meeting since 1967. Two Is raeli Foreign Ministry officials will travel to Helsinki for the talks on Aug. 18 and 19 with their Soviet counterparts. Russian Jews in Israel have in sisted that the Israeli government bring up the Soviet government’s treatment of their brethren in Rus sia. Israel appears reluctant, per haps having agreed with the Soviets that only consular matters will be discussed at this first encounter. Israeli and Soviet delegates are to visit each other’s countries for several-months’ stays following the Helsinki talks. Few believe that the Soviets plan to establish diplomatic relations with Israel, broken off in 1967, very quickly. But that possi bility exists now tha{ the Soviets have agreed to the Helsinki meeting. Relations between Israel and Eastern bloc countries are im proving as well. That may be no coincidence, given the positive sig nals given off by the Soviets toward Israel in the past few weeks. Israel and Poland are expected to develop low-level diplomatic re lations, perhaps at the consular level, within a month. The Bulgar ian government has permitted the Jewish community to invite Sham ir’s Bulgarian-born wife, to visit her homeland. She will probably make the journey in the next few weeks. Hungary has suggested that it too would be interested in warm ing up relations with Israel. All Eastern bloc countries except Rumania broke off relations with Israel at the time of 1967 Six-Day War. Success Continued from page I. of racial discrimination. The A- merican delegate suggested that anti-Semitism be included, to which the Russians countered with a pro posal that, in that case, Zionism, too ought to be included. During the heated debate that followed, it was decided to drop both.” Ten years later, at a United Nations educational Scientific and Cultu ral Organization conference in Paris, Judge Ben-ltto was again present—and helpless—as the in famous “Zionism is racism” reso lution was steamrolled. Her climb on the judicial ladder brought the vivacious judge a nom ination to the district court in 1970 and a six-month, temporary ap pointment to the Supreme Court 10 years later. “It is true that 1 received an additional dimension in this position,” she says, “but 1 am not sure I would want it as a permanent occupation.” Continuing her travels on Israel’s behalf, the judge has been on a speaking tour to South Africa, has served as a scholar-in-residence in Colorado, has spoken to British citizens on the importance of the United Israel Appeal and has ad dressed a group of French court presidents at the Palais de Justice in Paris plunging into an intensive one-month French course to pre pare for the event. At a difficult moment—after the massacres in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps—she addressed a UNESCO session in Paris dealing with human rights, earning applause from even the African delegates and consid erable coverage in the French press. The energetic judge remains in volved in the drive to fight the Zionism-racism equation. She has met with 60 young solicitors in London, who, she says "are raring to go and join the fight.” The drive has already spawned debates in both the American State Depart ment and the French Parliament. Judge Ben-ltto manages to fit her “extracurricular” activities which have also included teaching law at Bar Ilan University, into her regular schedule of daily court ses sions, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., “And after that 1 sit at home and write the court decisions,” she says, adding that she also finds time for her passion, swimming. It is obvious that Hadassah Ben- ltto takes to heart the words of Shakespeare’s Polonius, on display above her desk: "This above all, to thine own self be true.” Hbugive hope. The United Way Obituaries Mrs. May Kirsch Maurice R. Jolson Henry D. Bloom Mrs. May Herman Kirsch, 98, of Atlanta died Thursday, Aug. 7. She was a math teacher at a New York City junior high school for 35 years. Survivors include her daughter, Mrs. Beatrice Newmark of Atlanta; two granddaughters and six great grandchildren. Morris unveiling The unveiling ceremony in memory of Hilda Morris will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17 at Crestlawn Memorial Park. Rabbi Judah Kogen will officiate. Mrs. Effie Becker Mrs. Effie Becker, 66, of Atlanta died Saturday, Aug. 9. A private memorial service was held Monday, Aug. I 1. Survivors include her daughters, Mrs. Lois M. Schwartz of Marietta, and Miss Tedi Digennaro of Spring Valley, N.Y.; mother, Mrs. Clara Lewis of Livonia, Mich.; brother, Frank Lewis of Livonia; and two grandsons. Donations can be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Maurice R. Jolson, 93, of Balti more died Tuesday, Aug. 12. He was the father of M rs. Wilma J. Bloom of Atlanta. Funeral was held Wednesday, Aug. 13, in Baltimore, with Rabbi Yaakov Chaitovsky officiating. M r. J olson was a native of Latvia. Other survivors include another daughter, Mrs. Beverly J. Robin son of Baltimore; six grandchild ren and four great-grandchildren. Bea R. Simonoff Bea R. Simonoff, 69, of Atlanta, formerly of New York City, died Wednesday, Aug. 13. Funeral will be held in New York. She was the retired executive director of the Jewish Children's Service in Atlanta. She was a member of OWLS, the Older Women’s League. Survivors include her daughter, Mrs. Sheila Schwartz of Atlanta; son, Jeffrey Simonoff of Connecti cut; sisters, Mrs. Harriet Garber of Camarillo, Calif., and Mrs. Muriel Stein of Florida; and five grandchil dren. Our years of faithful service to the community are your assurance of satisfaction. Mableton Marble & Granite Co. Mrs. Irving M. Galanty 948-2279 (office) 872-9039 (home) M | ||( IK I/I l> (it OKtilA M AKKI I ■ l>l AI IK Henry D. Bloom, 66, of Atlanta died Monday, Aug. 11. Funeral service was held Thurs day, Aug. 14, at Spring Hill Chapel, with Rabbi Samuel R. Weinstein and Cecil Marks officiating. Inter ment followed at Riverdale Ceme tery in Columbus, Ga., with Rabbi Edward Chesman officiating. The Columbus native was na tional sales manager of Crown, Cork and Seal Co. for 22 years. He founded Bloom Inc. in 1961. He served on the board of directors of Ambec Conveyor Co. of Baltimore and was a director of the Georgia Soft Drink Association. Bloom attended Boys High School in Atlanta and was a 1940 graduate of the University of Vir ginia. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. June Crawford Bloom of Atlanta; sons, Henry D. Bloom Jr. and Eric Bloom, both of Atlanta, and David Leserman of Los Angeles; mother, Mrs. Marjorie Piowaty of Chicago; sister, Mrs. Marjorie Lepman of Glencoe, Ill.; one grandson; one niece and one nephew. Sandy Springs Chapel Funeral Directors serving the unique needs of the Jewish community 136 Mt. Vernon Hwy. Sandy Springs CHARLES C. 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