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Canadian Jews lodge protest
MONTREAL (JTA)—The Canadian Jewish Congress has
protested to Prime Minister Brian Mulroney against the presence
of the Palestine Liberation Organization at the executive meeting
of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), an
agency of the U.N., which opened in Montreal Tuesday.
CJC president Dorothy Reitman, in a telegram to Mulroney
Monday urged the prime minister to bar the PLO from Canada
“because their presence here endangers the Jews of Canada.”
The PLO is represented at the ICAO meeting by O.H. Murad,
who has the status of observer without voting rights, Canada and
Israel are expected to present a detailed report at the meeting on
measures to combat terrorism.
IAF Lebanon attack a success
TEL AVIV (JTA)—Israel Air Force jets attacked terrorist
targets in Lebanon south of Beirut Tuesday and returned safely to
their bases, a military spokesman said. He said all the bases hit
were on mountain tops, away from populated areas. They report
edly included headquarters and staging areas of the Popular Front
organizations and buildings that housed a unit of the Abu Musa
faction of the PLO.
There was apparently no direct connection between the air
raids and recent attacks in south Lebanon on the French contin
gent of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UN1F1L) and
the Israel-backed South Lebanon Army (SLA).
Security sources in Sidon said that many villagers north of the
south Lebanon security zone were fleeing the area following heavy
artillery bombardments by the SLA Monday night. The shelling
continued Tuesday morning, aimed at several villages northeast of
Nabatiya.
Shamir vows new settlements
JERUSALEM (JTA)—Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign
Minister Yitzhak Shamir said he plans to increase the number of
Jewish settlements in the administered territories after he takes
office as prime minister next month.
He told Voice of Israel Radio that they would be established in
accordance with the unity coalition government’s guidelines which
allows for up to 27 new settlements “within the framework of our
economic limitations.”
Only two new settlements were established during the past two
•years. But according to settlement activists, about 17,000 Israelis
moved into the territories in that period, increasing the size of the
150 existing settlements. They said 68,000 Jews now live in the
territories with an Arab population of 1.3 million.
China, Israel see no formal ties
TEL AVIV (JTA)—Chinese scholars and scientists want to
develop technical and scientific cooperation with Israel, but the
government in Beijing is not interested in formal diplomatic ties at
this time, according to Professor Josef Singer, president of the
Haifa Technion.
Singer, who just returned from an 11-day visit to the People’s
Republic of China at the invitation of the Chinese authorities, said
the deans of universities, scholars and engineers plan to attend the
next convention of the International Council of Aeronautical
Science (1CAS) to be held in Israel in August 1988. Singer is
president of the ICAS.
Material claims deadline set
NEW YORK (JTA)—The Conference on Jewish Material
Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) issued a reminder
to Jewish victims of Nazi persecution who worked as forced labor
ers in factories of Dynamit-Nobel or Verwertchemie that the dead
line for the registration of claims is Dec. 31.
Claims are to be filed with Compensation Treuhand, Grune-
burgweg 119, 6000 Frankfurt, West Germany, and should contain
factual information concerning the time, place and circumstances
surrounding the forced labor.
Israelis to climb new heights?
TEL AVIV (JTA)—The first attempt to climb a Himalayan
mountain by a team of Israelis is due to get under way shortly,
following the receipt of permission from the Nepal government in
Katmandu.
An eight-member team led by Doron Erel, 27, a geologist from
Givataim near Tel Aviv, will try the ascent of Mount Kangchutse,
also known as Makalu 11. about 28,000 feet high, in the northeast
of Nepal and only slightly lower than Mount Everest.
etters to the editor
Reader praises Matthews column
Editor:
For nigh onto 39 years, since the
establishment of the state of Israel,
the usage of the term “even-handed”
when applied to the U.S. approach
to the Middle East quagmire, has
on many had the effect of a dagger
plunged into the gut. The frustra
tion, anguish and anger taxed en
durance almost to the limit.
How rewarding then, to read (in
the Atlanta Journal) Richard Mat
thews’ editorial “Poll reveals Pales
tinian majority bloody fanatics”
(Sept. 12). Matthews clearly reveals
that not only are the terrorists who
have wrea^havoc over the years
“vicious animals,” but so are the
majority of Palestinians who revel
in the horrendous acts they carry
out. Nothing pleases them more
than to learn that a synagogue has
been attacked, the worshippers
killed. That the killers themselves
died in the wanton murder con
cerns them little. That Jews were
destroyed is cause for celebration
and joy.
Matthews states that one would
assume that the mass of Palestini
ans didn’t approve of such vicious
terrorism, but could do nothing
about it. He goes on, “The revela
tion that instead there is a mass of
people celebrating such massacres
and hoping for more is a crushing
blow to hopes for peace...and to
one’s ability to care very much
what happens to them.”
It is inspiring to have someone
of Mr. Matthews’ perception in our
midst. We can only hope that his
editorial will open the eyes of many
who have for years been exposed
to a distorted version of what is
happening in the Middle East.
Blinders must be removed before
“even-handedness” can be consid
ered.
Max E. Robkin
An invitation to attend holiday services
Editor:
As the High Holidays approach
each year, those unaffiliated with
any synagogue search for some
where to pray. Faced with over
filled temples, high ticket prices
and requests for donations, these
individuals can now turn to a
community that is looking for High
Holiday participants.
The B’nai Brith State Associa
tion has received a request from
the Meridian, Miss, community.
They have had a minyan for the
High Holidays each of the last 86
years. They request that any number
of men join them this year.
The community is willing to pay
lodging for them and their fami-(
lies. Meals would be at one of the
best restaurants in the city. Those
attending, should plan to stay for
Orthodox-Conservative services
throughout the full days.
Those interested in taking the
opportunity to see first hand a
small Jewish community in action,,
should call Sam Davidson at (601)
693-1861 (work) or (601) 485-9668
(home). On behalf of the State
Association, I wish all of your
readers a L’Shanah Tova.
Bruce H. Gaynes, President
B’nai B’rith State Association
Thanks, but no thanks
Editor:
1 wish to thank you for listing
the menu of some of the restaurant
ads in you paper. Often the ads
placed do not list what they offer,
but only state the general type of
food sold.
However, in the Sept. 12 issue,
on page 3, you were kind enough to
run an ad from “Alfred’s Restau
rant and Lounge” that had a de
tailed listing.
It is not often the Jews reading a
“newspaper for Jews” can find a
restaurant listing such forbidden
foods as shrimp, crabmeat, and the
mixing of meat and milk such as in
veal parmesan.
It is particularly interesting to
find an ad like this one listed under
an ad for kosher meats.
Perhaps you can devote an entire
page for these foods: with an ad
from Honey Baked Hams and some
ads from barbecue restaurants.
Granted that all Jews do not fol
low the dietary laws, but the run
ning of these ads is most offensive
to most Jews, and your newspaper
is “The Weekly Newspaper for
Southern Jewry.”
Frederick S. Davis
Children thank Dassie, Yossi New
Editor:
“Camp Gan Israel is the best
camp in the universe,” answered
the children during a Camp Tele
thon. We agree!
We wish to thank Rabbi Yossi
and Dassie New and Chabad of
Georgia for providing our children
with six weeks of fun. The children,
ages 3-12, enjoyed arts and crafts,
trips to Atlanta’s best attractions,
instructional swim at county pools
and special events days.
Housed at the Hebrew Academy
and Congregation Or VeShalom,
the children learned how wonderful
it is to be Jewish. Jewish values
were reinforced in the songs they
learned. The songs are so special
that their words and message lasts
all year long. The songs are sung
over and over again and its magic
lasts through the year.
Our children had an enriching
experience. We look forward to
next summer.
Leah St ark man, Ziona Feiler
Louise Carter, Judy Merlis
Journey into Russia
Stan Rose, author of “Memo
from Russia,” and his wife,
Shirley, who took the photo
graphs, will be in Charleston
Sunday, Sept. 28, at the invita
tion of the Charleston Jewish
Federation, to present highlights
of their 10,000-mile journey
through the Soviet Union.
Stan Rose is co-publisher of
The Southern Israelite and the
Kansas City Jewish Chronicle.
“Memo from Russia” has
been described as “a provoca
tive, engaging and often biting
account of the Soviet Union as
seen through the eyes of a well-
traveled, seasoned American
journalist.”
Yakov Gorodetsky, Soviet
Jewish activist who was allowed
to emigrate this year, said: “1
want this book to be widely
read in the USA because some
times Americans don’t know
the issue. ‘Memo from Russia’
is right to the point.”
The Roses, through camera
and commentary, provide a
rarely seen glimpse of Jewish
life away from the major cities.
Autographed copies of
“Memo from Russia” can be
ordered through the coupon on
page 9.
The book is also available by
special order from B. Dalton
Booksellers.
PAGE 5 THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE September 26, 1986