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Israeli police nab counterfeiters
TEL AVIV (JTA) — Police raided a small printing plant here
last Friday and confiscated S4.5 million in counterfeit U.S. dollars.
A 37-year-old Ashdod resident, alleged leader of the counterfeit
ring, was arrested with two confederates at the plant. Police said
they were caught red-handed. Two other suspects were arrested at
their homes.
The arrests capped a five-month investigation and stake-out.
Police said they watched the ring members cart hundred-dollar
bills from the press to a rented car. They said a search of the
premises yielded good quality paper sufficient for printing between
200 and 300 million phoney dollars, apparently for distribution in
the United States.
Galilee water level at lowest
TEL AVIV (JTA)—The Mekorot water company shut down
its main pipeline to central Israel and the Negev Sunday because
the water level in the Sea of Galilee is at a near record low. It is the
first time the pipeline was closed since its completion more than 30
years ago.
The Sea of Galilee, Israel's main reservoir, is short about a half
billion cubic meters of water due to several years of sub-normal
rainfall, the national water company said. The surface level is more
than 10 feet lower than average and large stretches of the lake bed are
visible.
Mekorot said it hoped to resume pumping after the winter
rainy season. Meanwhile, it will provide minimum water supplies
to farmers and drinking water from local wells.
Summit condemns Israeli policies
HARARE, Zimbabwe, (JTA)—The final declaration of the
eighth summit of the non-aligned countries, which was held here
last month, included repeated condemnations of Israeli policies
and continued support for the “struggle against Zionism,” the
World Jewish Congress reported.
Peru, Israel still friendly
NEW YORK (JTA)—Peru has reaffirmed its policy of friend
ship with Israel, denying there had been any change in that policy
which had been attributed to remarks made by President Alan
Garcia in Lima. “President Garcia and his government in no way
hfive changed the traditional policy of good relations and friend
ship with the state of Israel,” Cesar Atala, Peru’s Ambassador in
Washington, wrote Israel Singer, Secretary-General of the World
Jewish Congress.
Atala was responding to a cable from Singer expressing con
cern at remarks made by President Garcia at a Lima news confer
ence following his return from the non-aligned summit in Zim
babwe last week.
Spanish, Israeli ties expanding
JERUSALEM (J TA)—Israel and Spain are moving closer to
trade relations since the two countries established diplomatic ties
early this year. The Spanish Minister of Trade, Luis Valesco, will
visit Israel early next year and an Israeli trade delegation will go to
Spain next month.
The visits were arranged between the Spanish M inister and the
Israeli Minister of Commerce and Industry, Ariel Sharon, duringa
conference of the member states of the General Agreement on
Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in Punta Del Este, Uruguay, Represen
tatives from more than 90 countries attended.
IPO to mark 50th anniversary
TEL AVIV (J I A) I he Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO)
opened its 50th jubilee season here and in Jerusalem last week
under the baton of the American conductor and composer Leo
nard Berstein. The IPO was created in 1936 by the late vituoso
violinist Bronislav Huberman. Its musicians were refugees and
exiles from Nazi Germany and performed under the baton of
Arturo Toscanini.
The IPO returned to Israel recently from what was described as
a highly successful tour of Europe and the United States. Its
opening jubilee performance will feature the Jubilee Games Suite
composed by Bernstein especially for the occasion.
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Editor:
I was appalled to read the letter
to the editor from Frederick S.
Davis in your Sept. 26 issue. Mr.
Davis sarcastically criticized the
advertisement in The Southern
Isiaelite of a non-kosher restau
rant, although he does realize that
all Jews do not follow the dietary
laws.
I agree with pleasure, that The
Southern Israelite is “the weekly
newspaper for Southern Jewry.”
However, I am sure The Southern
Israelite's circulation is not restrict
ed and is enjoyed by persons of
many religions. Does Mr. Davis
not also realize that ads accepted
and printed, I’m sure, are not the
opinion nor recommendation of
the paper, but without them we,
the Southern Jewry, would not
have the benefit of the informative
and expert publication The South- z
ern Israelite is. eg
May I also point out that it is my
opinion that the dress ad on page 8, [2
TS1, Sept. 26, is not The Southern Iq
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Which is Pat Robertson’s
Editor:
In a major speech on Sept. 17,
“A New Vision for America,” un
announced presidential candidate
Pat Robertson declared: “...we
pledge ourselves without reserva
tion to maintain religious liberty
for all people.”
Yet, on the Dec. 30, 1981, tele
cast of his “700 Club,” Rev. Robert
son stated that: “The Constitution
of the United States for instance, is
a marvelous document for self-
government by Christian people.
But the minute you turn the docu
ment into the hands of non-Chris
tian people and atheistic people
they can use it to destroy the very
foundation of our society. And
that’s what’s been happening.”
And on July 30 of this year in
Lansing, Mich., the TV evangelist
remarked that “Christians feel more
strongly about love of country,
love of God and support for the
traditional family than do non-Chris
tians.”
The question is: Just which vision
is it that this presidential aspirant
has for America? Has Rev. Robert
son really changed his mind about
non-Christians or—finding that
blatantly bigoted statements do
him more harm than good—merely
his strategy?
Maury C. Abraham
Associate director
America for Religious Liberty
Tour Auckland’s Jewish heritage
Editor:
It has come to my attention that
with the increase in tourism, there
have also been more requests by
Jewish visitors to meet Jewish New
Zealanders—if there are any. (There
are approximately 4,000 Jews liv
ing in New Zealand.)
My wife Helen and I have been
hosts to a number of visitors. I am
an Aucklander of long standing
with family roots going back to
Asher Asher, one of the first presi
dents of the Auckland (Orthodox)
Hebrew Congregation. My wife
and I are members of the Liberal
Temple Shalom and I publicly greet
anyone who wishes to contact us.
It will also interest your readers
to know what my wife and I have
been offering a service, which we
call “Shalom Home Tours.” We
pick up visitors from their hotels in
the city, show them places of inter
est and tell them of the Jewish Her
itage of Auckland. We take them
to our own home for lunch and
return them by a scenic route, to
their hotel. Group size is no more
than four people at any one time.
For this five-hour special Jewish
interest day, including lunch, we
charge, at the present, N.Z.S50.
(U.S. $28.) per person.
This past year, we have hosted
Jewish people from all over the
world, and hope to hear from
more. This is a new and unique
service in Auckland, my native
city.
I can be contacted by writing to
36, Allenby Road, Papatoetoe,
Auckland, New Zealand.
David Levin
Protest additions to death camps
Editor:
A Carmelite nun’s convent was
recently established in one of the
buildings at Auschwitz. This fact
alters the very essence of the camp
as well as its nature. Auschwitz,
more than any other place in the
world, symbolizes the Holocaust
of the Jewish people. We see in the
establishment of this monastery an
attempt to distort the nature of
Auschwitz.
The establishment of this mon
astery at Auschwitz is not the end.
There exists a real danger that it
will expand and grow, and turn
into a dominant feature at Ausch
witz, which will distort its very
essence. This may aid and abet
those who claim that “Auschwitz
was not at all a death camp, and
everything that exists there was
built after the war.”
Furthermore, we have recently
received information, that over
and above the establishment of the
convent at Auschwitz, there now
also exists a Capella-Mausoleum
of the Capuchine Order, in Sobi-
bor. As opposed to Auschwitz,
where together with the vast major
ity of Jewish victims, people of other
nations were also murdered, in
Sobibor, all the victims were Jew
ish. Again, the mausoleum at Sob
ibor will be the central building at
■he site arc will distort the tiue
nature of that place.
There exists the very real danger
that after Auschwitz and Sobibor,
similar buildings will be erected in
other places, such as Treblinka,
Chelmno, Belzec, Majdanek and
others.
As soon as we were learned
about these events we registered
our protest to the government of
Poland. Furthermore, when Car
dinal Macharsky, the archbishop
of Cracow, in whose jurisdiction
Auschwitz falls, visited Yad Vashem
on July 17, 1986, we raised these
two issues with him, but received
no binding promise.
...we are convinced, that no one
should alter those camps in any
way or form, and that no construc
tion of buildings should be added
to those which existed in the past.
These sites should remain as they
were for all generations to come, as
everlasting testimony to the crimes
committed against the Jewish
people.
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Was Wertheimer so susceptible
because of his personal tragedy?
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We have received numerous calls
from survivors of these death camps
who complained and asked,” Where
were these churches when we truly
needed them in those tragic days?
Today they make their appearance
at the death camps!” These are
opinions of which account must
definitely be taken.
We turn to your readers to raise
your voice on this issue by protest
ing personally, collectively and
organizationally to the government
of Poland and its representatives,
the pope and the heads of the
Catholic Church in your country;
and to exercise your influence with
anyone who might help this effort.
Only strong pressure from
world-wide public opinion may en
sure that these wrongs be set right,
and can prevent similar occurren
ces at other death camps.
his faith wavering from the begin
ning? We may never know what
was going on in his mind and with
his life, but it may not be important
as long as others can capitalize on
this somewhat tragic figure for
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Rabbi Menachem Fogel
Spokesman
Yad Vashem Jerusalem
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