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Virulent anti-Semitism sweeping Paraguay WASHINGTON (JTA)—B’nai B’rith International, alarmed by a wave of virulent anti-Semitism sweeping Paraguay, has sent an urgent cable of protest to President Alfredo Stroessner urging his government “to act officially and decisively” to stem the tide of big otry. The message, signed by Seymour Reich, BBI president, noted that Jews are being attacked in the media and in slick posters promi nently displayed in the streets of Asuncion, capital of the land-locked South American country. There are no more than 500 Jews in Paraguay, a nation of over 3.4 mil lion, long a haven for Nazi war criminals who escaped from Europe after World War II. According to Reich, posters urge Paraguayans not to patronize shops owned by Jews “because the money they steal they send to Israel and Moscow.” The posters list 20 shops with the names of their Jewish owners. Another poster has an inscrip tion, “Wanted: Jews. Dead or Alive for killing Christ, for establishing the Communist Party, for causing two World Wars, for bombing Libya and killing children, for planning three world wars.” Last May, a leading newspaper advertised a requiem mass for Hitler. Mobs stormed a radio sta tion whose owner was described in the same paper as a “wealthy Jew.” Reich noted in his cable to Stroessner that B’nai B’rith had protested to Paraguay several months ago over the posters and other anti-Semitic propaganda, but the situation has since become worse. He said several Paraguayan newspapers have denounced anti- Semitism, “but there has been no response to pleas for government action.” Ivory Coast reopens Jerusalem embassy by Gil Sedan JERUSALEM (JTA) —Ivory Coast reopened its embassy in Jer usalem last Monday, formally re suming diplomatic ties with Israel which it broke after the Yom Kip- pur War in 1973. A charge d’af faires will head the embassy until the ambassador arrives to present his credentials to President Chaim Herzog. Israel and Ivory Coast agreed to resume diplomatic relations at a meeting in Geneva last January between Prime Minister Shimon Peres and President Felix Hou- phouet-Boigny. Israel already has an ambassador in Abidjan, capital of the West African nation. The fact that he is the former interests officer promoted to am bassadorial rank appeared to have irked the Ivorians, according to some sources here, and accounts for the nine-month delay in re opening the embassy. Others believe Ivory Coast, with a 15 percent Moslem population, may have been nervous about resuming relations with Israel. But the fact that the embassy is in Jerusalem rather than in Tel Aviv is heartening to Israelis. The Ivory Coast government continued to pay rent for the building during the 13 years it was vacant and also paid the salary of the embassy secretary who has now returned to her old job. TV film, ‘Exile,’ to probe Jewish roots of filmmaker Filmmaker Alexis Krasilovsky’s own compelling journey behind the Iron Curtain to retrace her roots is the subject of “Exile,” air ing Sunday, Sept. 21, at 3:30 p.m. on WGTV, Channel 8. Krasilovsky’s own family, both in New York and Europe, are the participants. Many of the relatives in Vienna and Prague have denied that they are Jewish from the be ginning of the Holocaust to this day. The film is shot against beautiful European backgrounds with a haunting musical score punctuat ing the often poignant interviews. Alexis Krasilovsky has made a number of short films, videos and her book, “Some Women Writers Kill Themselves” was published this year. sCuba’s Jews condemn killings■> NEW YORK (JTA)—The Jewish community of Cuba con demned the terrorist killings of 21 jews in Istanbul on Sept. 6. A telegram from Havana to Jacobo Kovadloff, director of South American Affairs and Spanish Media of the American e ^ ,s Committee, signed by Dr. Jose Miller, president of the Comum a Hebrea de Cuba, and Adela Dworin, secretary, stated. “We openly condemn the brutal crime which unfol e Istanbul synagogue. This is the work of lanatics motivate y hatred, no matter what their origin. We stand side by side wit Jewish brothers and those of other faiths in the right to and respected. y Obituaries Michael S. Arogeti Mrs. Freda K. Drucker Charles Weinstein Lance Cpl. Michael Scott Aro geti, 20, died in an automobile accident Wednesday, Sept. 10, in 29 Palms, Calif., where he was sta tioned as a United States Marine. Graveside service was held Sun day, Sept. 14, at Greenwood Ceme tery, with Rabbi S. Robert Ichay officiating. He was buried with military honors. A native of Atlanta, he gradu ated from Briarcliff High School, where he participated on the foot ball team, swimming team and soccer team. He was a member of AZA-SOI and a Boy Scout. He attended Georgia South western College in Americus, where he was on the football team. In the Marines, he was on the swim team and football team in their athletic program. Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Arogeti; broth ers, Ricky Arogeti and Jeffrey Arogeti;grandmothers, Mrs. Morris Arogeti and Mrs. Dave Taratoot; aunts, uncles and cousins, all of Atlanta. Leonard Karesh Leonard Karesh, 74, of Charles ton, S.C., died Monday, Sept. 15. Funeral was held Tuesday, Sept. 16, with burial at B’rith Shalom Beth Israel Cemetery in Maryville, S.C He was the retired owner of Dixie Shoe Company. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Margaret Ringel Karesh; son, J. Mack Karesh of Atlanta; daugh ter, Mrs. Lisa Bluestein of Atlanta and another daughter: sister, Mrs. Shifra Gershon of Atlanta and another sister; and four grand children. Notrica Unveiling The unveiling ceremony in memory of Matilda Notrica will be held at 9:30a.m. Sunday, Sept. 28, prior to ziara service at Or VeSha- lom Synagogue, at Greenwood Cemetery, with Rabbi Robert S. Ichay officiating. May We Serve You ? Custom Design ROSENBERG Rose Monument Co. Call Ms. Pat Shapiro 642-7211 Mrs. Freda Kahn Drucker of Atlanta died Saturday, Sept. 13. Graveside service was held Sun day, Sept. 14, at Greenwood Ceme tery, with Rabbi Arnold Goodman and Cantor Isaac Goodfriend offi ciating. The widow of Abraham H. Drucker, she was a member of the Ahavath Achim Sisterhood. Survivors include her sons, Har vey K. Drucker of Decatur and Ronald K. Drucker of Atlanta; brother, Julius Kahn of Savannah; and two grandsons. Donations can be made to the Ahavath Achim Synagogue or the Jewish Home, 3150 Howell Mill Road, N.W., Atlanta 30327. Dr. Morris Freedman Dr. Morris Freedman, 72, of Atlanta, formerly of Union City, N.J., died Tuesday, Sept. 16. Graveside service was held Thursday, Sept. 18, at Arlington Memorial Park, with Rabbi Philip N. Kranz officiating. Dr. Freedman lived in Atlanta for 40 years. He was a dentist. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Sylvia S. Freedman; sons, Dr. Louis M. Freedman and Dr. Charles G. Freedman, both of Atlanta; brothers, Dr. Albert Freedman of DePere, Wise., Sidney Freedman and Morris Warshaw, both of At lanta; and six grandchildren. Donations can be made to the Sloan-Kettering Memorial Hospi tal. 1275 York Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10021. Charles Weinstein, 79, of Bir mingham died Thursday, Sept. 4. Graveside service was held Sun day, Sept. 7, at Elmwood Ceme tery in Birmingham. He was born Aug. 1, 1907, in Birmingham, and graduated from the University of Alabama in 1928. He was a retired salesman of women’s apparel, and a former president and board member eme ritus of the Southern Fashion Ex hibitors Association. He was also former president of the Alabama Salesman Association. Survivors include his son, Steven E. Weinstein; sister, Dinah Cove; and grandchildren, Alyson and Julie Weinstein, all of Atlanta. Donations can be made to the Jewish Home, 3150 Howell Mill Road, Atlanta 30327. Maurice Sabbath Maurice Sabbath, 62, of Atlanta died Tuesday, Sept. 16. Graveside service was held Thursday, Sept. 18, at Arlington Memorial Park, with Rabbi Ronald Goldstein officiating. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Frances Sabbath; sons, Steven Sab bath of Boulder Creek, Calif., Michael Sabbath of Macon, and Scott Sabbath of Norcross; sister, Mrs. Shirley Ross of St. Louis; and three grandchildren. Donations can be made to the American Heart Association. 2581 Piedmont Road N.E., P.O. Box 13589, Atlanta 30324. /■Israeli Arabs get life sentence\ JERUSALEM (JTA)—Two Israeli Arabs were sentenced to life imprisonment last Thursday for the terrorist-related murder of an Israeli soldier, Moshe Tamam in August 1984. The sentences were imposed by a military court in Lod on Ibrahim Razek Bayadsi, 26, and Ibrahim Nayef Abu Moh, 25, both from Baka el Gharbiya village near Hadera. The accused had pleaded guilty, but justified their crime as a political act. Four other men arrested with them last March pleaded not guilty. They will be tried at a later date. J PAGE 29 THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE September 19, 1986