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mu****.* I (WWMPMWt——w^nw—■ Israel, Egypt to exchange visitors JERUSALEM (JTA)—Energy Minister Moshe Shahal will visit Egypt next week, and a group of Egyptian agronomists will participate in “Agritec 86,” a major exhibition and convention in Tel Aviv also to open next week. These exchanges will be the first in the wake of the summit conference in Alexandria last week, where Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak pledged a warmer relationship between their countries. New Shin Bet chief installed JERUSALEM (JTA)—The new head of Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security service, took office Monday. His identity is a state secret. He replaced Avraham Shalom, who resigned three months ago after he and several top aides were accused of perjury in an attempt to cover up the deaths of two Arab bus hijackers at the hands of security agents in 1984. Shalom and his associates received blanket pardons from President Chaim Herzog although none was ever formally charged with any offense. Swiss Air Force to consider Lavi GENEVA (JTA)—Israel’s second generation jet fighter plane, the Lavi, is one of six highly sophisticated combat aircraft under consideration for purchase by the Swiss Air Force. The Defense Ministry announced that preliminary studies have been completed and the final decision will be based on tests of the competing aircraft. The Lavi, designed and built by Israel Aircraft Industries and powered by American Pratt & Whitney engines, is due for its first test flights in Israel this month. It is competing against three U.S.-made planes, the F-16, Hornet and Tigershark F-20; the Mirage 2000 built in France; and the Swedish-built Gripen IAS-39. Dr. Revel gets stamp of approval NEW YORK (JTA)—A $1 postage stamp honoring Dr. Ber nard Revel, the first president of the institution that later became Yeshiva University, will be issued by the U.S. Postal Service in a special ceremony Sept. 23 at the University’s Midtown Center in Manhattan, according to Dr. Norman Lamm, president of the university. Sale of Israel Bonds on the rise BALTIMORE (JTA)—State of Israel Bond sales in 1986 totaled $332,957,000. This represented a $51-million increase over the same eight-month period last year and $110-million over the similar period in 1984. These figures were announced at the Israel Bond Organization’s annual National Leadership Conference. The announcement was based on the 1986 annual campaign report which was delivered at the opening session last Thursday. Brig. Gen. (Res.) Yehudah Halevy, president and chief executive officer of Israel Bonds, spoke to the 300 Jewish leaders from 48 communities in the United States and Canada attending the conference. Jordan bank to open in Nablus JERUSALEM (JTA)—The Jordanian-owned Cairo-Amman Bank will open a branch in Nablus shortly, the first Arab bank to operate in the administered territories since 1967. The Central Bank of Jordan announced that it has approved the project, toward which the Israeli authorities have been amenable for some time. The bank in Nablus will be the latest in a series of measures taken recently by Jordan to strengthen its ties with the Arab residents of the West Bank and reduce the influence of the Pales tine Liberation Organization in the territory. Jews in Ethiopia still suffering WASHINGTON (JTA)—Since “Operation Moses,’’the secret airlift which brought some 10,000 Ethiopian Jews to Israel between November 1984, and January 1985, there has appeared to be a public perception that the plight of Ethiopian Jewry has been S °'But the some 100 persons attending a National Conference on Ethiopian Jewry at the Capitol Hill Hyatt here were told that there are still some 7,000-10,000 Jews in Ethiopia, most of them the elderly, women and children. They suffer from the problems that all Ethiopians do, hunger and drought, but also persecution as Jews, speakers said at the conference, which is sponsored by the American Association for Ethiopian Jews. J Letter to Mattingly not an endorsement Editor: This week many Jewish house holds in Atlanta received a letter on stationery titled “Supporters of Mattingly.” This letter, signed by a number of Jewish leaders, cites Sen. Mack Mattingly’s position on key Jewish issues. Without my permission, this campaign letter included a quote from a letter I wrote to Mattingly, as president of the Atlanta Chap ter, the American Jewish Commit tee, regarding his vote on the Gen- Give the Editor: What greater mitzva can you give to our beloved state of Israel than giving of yourself? Spend a few weeks on an Israeli army base. Live the lifestyle of a reservist. Fill kit bags, clean tanks, pack food, work on the grounds, cook the meals, sort parts, drink coffee with the soldiers, listen to Israeli music and many other non military functions vital for the effi cient operation of the Israeli De fense Forces. Meet the people of Israel. The people who defend the state. The people who pay the onerous taxes. The people who are truly the heart and soul of Eretz Israel. Our volun teers return to America more com mitted to our people, more con cerned about Israel and more in volved in the activities of American Jewry. The total cost of round trip air- ocide Convention. The mailing also included copies of letters written by various other Jewish organiza tions. Both Senate candidates Wyche Fowler and Mack Mattingly have received numerous letters from our organizations for their positive votes on Jewish issues. For those of us in the nonprofit, tax-exempt world, it is illegal for our organizations to endorse candi dates. I want to emphasize this point ultimate gift fare from New York, housing, food and tours within Israel may be as low as $524 and even less for stu dents. (Prices vary depending on the season and are subject to change.) Upon request, 1 will present to you and your group a video film showing the American volunteers during their participation in the program. Relief can be Editor: “Relief’ doesn’t have to be spelled like a popular antacid—it can be spelled “Hillel,” especially for those parents who have sent their sons and daughters to Emory. As a long-time supporter of Atlanta’s Hillel, it was a joy to attend a Shabbat dinner and find over 50 students participating. Of and correct any misimpression people might get from reading this campaign letter. At no time has the American Jewish Committee ever endorsed or opposed a candidate for elective office. We correspond with our elected officials on var ious legislative issues. Such cor respondence should never be inter preted as a political endorsement. Marvin Weintraub, Ph.D. President. Atlanta Chapter American Jewish Committee to Israel We hope that after you have seen our film you will consider giv ing the ultimate gift—involving yourself in this inspiring, illumi nating and rewarding experience. Bernie Luvitky 808 Country Park Drive Smyrna, Ga. 30080 (404) 432-0644 (evenings) (404) 331-2932 (days) spelled ‘Hillel’ course, this wasn't done with mir rors. Dr. Aaron Shatzman and Rabbi Zvi Shapiro have created an opportunity for students to share a Shabbat and at the same time, do a little networking. This kind of suc cess warrants continued commun ity support. Esther Rechtman AJECOMCE ‘Ruach’ is contagious Editor: I nis summer my five-year-old daughter Shira, my six-year-old son Jordy, and my ten-year-old son Eric came home from AJECOMCE Day Camp and ex citedly exclaimed, “Daddy, we’ve got ‘Ruach!’” Admittedly lacking in my knowledge of Hebrew, my first reaction was that “Ruach” was some contagious disease which would require immediate medical attention. However, upon further Continued from page 4. started falling on Dina herself. Her whole body was buried under the sand but she did not move until it began to cover her mouth. She was lying face upwards, breathed in some sand and started to choke, and then, scarcely realizing what she was doing, she started to strug gle in a state of uncontrollable panic, quite prepared now to be shot rather than to be buried alive. “With her left hand, the good one, she started scraping the sand off herself, scarcely daring to breathe lest she should start cough ing; she used what strength she had left to hold the cough back. She began to feel a little easier. Finally she got herself out from under the earth... “Dina's eyes were full of sand. It conversation, they pridefully edu cated me that “Ruach” is the Hebrew word for spirit. It has been several weeks since camp concluded, and I still hear them daily singing spirited Hebrew camp songs, belting out spirited camp cheers and fondly recounting their happy memories of summer camp. To all the staff members, coun selors and community supporters of the AJFCOMCF Dnv Camp my -Babi Yar— wife Glenda and I want to say a heartfelt “thank you” for giving our children and hundreds of youngsters in our community a feeling of “Ruach.” We have found that AJECOMCE “Ruach” is, in fact contagious and if your children haven’t caught it yet, then we hope you will expose them to the “bug” next camp season. Fred and Glenda Broder was pitch dark and there was the heavy smell of flesh from the fresh corpses...she stood up and started making little foot-holds...and so raised herself an inch at a time, likely at any moment to fall back into the pit. ...she heard a whisper which nearly made her jump back. ‘Don’t be scared, lady! I’m alive too.’ It was a small boy in vest and pants who had crawled out as she had done. He was trembling and shivering all over. ‘Quiet!’she hissed at him. ‘Crawl along behind me.’ And they crawled away silently, without a sound. “The boy’s name was Motyn. As they were on the verge of leaving the area, he called to her, ‘Don’t move, lady, there’s Germans here!’ His call of warning was heard by the Germans, who killed him on the spot.” After two days of shootings by machine gun and other arms, the Einsatzkommando unit had mur dered 33,771 Jews, one human life about every five seconds. Rotation won’t affect embassy \ BALTIMORE (JTA)—Finance Minister Moshe Nisstm oj Israel told 400 Jewish leaders from the United States and Canada that when the Israel unity government’s rotation process takes place next month, and Prime Minister Shimon Peres and Foreign Minister Yitzhak Shamir exchange positions, “Israel’s economic and foreign policies will remain unchanged.” PAGE 5 THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE September 19, 1986