New Russian-Jewish Crisis Arises Over Israel Protests
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the contract to carry out the visit.
Haftel said that the contract
has no clause making the execu-
tion of the pact conditional upon
any government approval. He said
there is also no clause concerning
damages for non-performance,
since it was certain that once Rus-
sia signed the agreement it had
the government's blessings. He
added that he would ask for clari-
fication of the matter if he re-
ceives no note from the Soviet
Union within the next few days.
The Israel Philharmonic Orches-
tra had been scheduled to leave
for Moscow Nov. 10.
The cancellation, which appeared
to be final, was conveyed Sept. 21
by A. Yakushenko, the Soviet
Charge d'Affairs in Israel, to the
Israeli Foreign Ministry. The So-
viet diplomat gave as the reason
"the wild anti-Soviet campaign
launched by Israel" on the subject
of the situation of Soviet Jewry.
Last June, the Soviets postponed
the tour four days before its then
scheduled departure on the pretext
of inability to find suitable con-
cert halls.
Israeli political sources ex-
pressed "deep regret and disap-
pointment" over the Soviet action.
They said that criticism voiced by
Israel on the treatment of Soviet
Jews had been more moderate than
those voiced by various Western
Communist parties and liberal
groups. They said it appeared that
the cancelation was aimed at in-
itimidating Soviet Jews from con-
tacts with Israel or Israelis, rather
than as evidence of a new anti-
Israel stance by the Soviet govern-
ment.
USSR Offers to Send
Athletes to Israel Despite
Music Exchange Cancelation
TEL AVIV (JTA)—The mystery
of Soviet attitudes toward Israel
Pioneer Educators Join
Fired Teachers Defense
—
deepened with disclosure that the
Russian Football Association had
offered to send a soccer team to
Israel less than a week after Soviet
officials canceled a scheduled tour
by the Israeli Philharmonic Or-
chestra in the Soviet Union.
In a message to the Israeli Foot-
ball Association, the Russians of-
fered to send the team for two
games in Israel between Feb. 18
and Feb. 28. No reply has as yet
been given to the Soviet offer,
which came as a considerable sur-
prise after the unilateral Soviet
cancellation of the orchestra tour.
Some observers suggested that
the answer to the puzzle might be
that, while the Soviet authorities
strongly oppose visits by Israelis
to Russia, they either do not op-
pose or in fact encourage their
artists and athletes to visit Israel.
Reports Say 1,000 Soviet
Jews Are Allowed
to Go to Israel Annually
NEW YORK (JTA)—An "un-
precedented" increase in the num-
ber of Soviet citizens being allowed
to join relatives abroad, with the
largest group going to Israel, was
reported in dispatches from Mos-
cow.
The report noted that about
1,000 Soviet Jews a year are being
allowed to join relatives in Israel,
representing an 80 per cent in-
crease over the numbers permitted
to emigrate to Israel two years
ago. Informed sources have
stressed, however, that those So-
viet Jews permitted to go to Israel
are "only a trickle," compared to
the tens of thousands who want
to emigrate to the Jewish State.
The recent sharp increase in
Soviet exit visas, according to the
reports, has led to family reunions
in the United States, Canada,
France and other countries, in ad-
dition to Israel. It was noted that
emigration from the Soviet Union
was still a long process, with wait-
ing periods of two years or more
from the time of application to
the time a Soviet citizen is allowed
to leave.
Shaarey Zedek Synagogue's edu- done to these two men and through
cation committee last week adopted them to the cause of Hebrew
a resolution in the matter of the two teaching in general."
Norval Slobin, prominent Detroit
discharged teachers, Sol Panush
and Jacob Gilany, declaring it- educator, heads the list of the
self amenable to arbitration, pro- Beth Shalom staff who signed this
protest.
vided the teachers so desire it.
An amendment to the proposal UHS Teachers' Resolution
The United Hebrew Schools'
that the arbitration should be con-
ducted by first reinstating the fired teaching staff, at a specially con-
educators was defeated, 16 to 9. vened meeting, adopted a resolu-
The Jewish News learns, however, tion demanding reinstatement of
that other committee members may the fired teachers and declaring
ask for another meeting to recon- their dismissal one day before a
scheduled election under rules of
sider the latter action.
Shaarey Zedek's office refused the Michigan State Mediation Board
to issue a statement on the com- to have been an act of "intimida-
mittee's meeting and its resultant tion" which they view to be "un-
ethical."
action.
Signers to the United Hebrew
Louis Panush Protests
Schools teachers' resolution include
Pursuant to the committee's ac-
the names of pioneer local teach-
tion, Louis Panush, principal of ers, among them Michael Michlin,
Western High School and one of Abraham Schachter, Miss Rose
Detroit's best known educators, Pike, Judith Slobin Rabbi Charles
who has been a member of the H. Rosenzweig, Jacob and Yonina
Shaarey Zedek education com-
Mathis, Norman Ruttenberg and
mittee for 20 years, tendered his Menachem Glaser, president of
resignation in protest against the
teachers' association.
decisions taken. He listed a series the The
UHS teachers' resolution
of seven reasons, each under an
"I believe" introduction, declaring states:
Whereas Hebrew education is most
that a teacher who is charged with essential to Jewish survival and where-
as
the growth and promotion of
misconduct has a constitutional Hebrew
education requires the accord-
right to face his accuser; asserting ing of respect and dignity to the
Hebrew
teaching profession and,
that the accused employes "must whereas the
right to organize be rep-
not be denied the right to reply to resented and be recognized, is now a
the director's charges"; claiming basic tenet of American democracy
whereas the Hebrew teachers
that "teachers have a right and a and,
of Shaarey Zedek Religious School,
responsibility in shaping the cur- after being denied official recognition
the school administration, organized
riculum of the school" and "in by
and brought the matter to a head
examining new educational tech- by an official representation election
supervised by the State Labor Media-
niques."
tion Board and, whereas in spite of
He charged, addressing himself blatant intimidation by the Shaarey
to the chairman of the education Zedek Religious School Administra-
tion, the result of the secret ballot
committee, that the trustees, by election revealed a unanimous desire
sending out the dismissal notice and determination of the Shaarey
Religious School teachers to be
"without your knowledge and ap- Zedek
represented collectively, be it resolved
proval" had "undermined the pro- that we, the teachers of the United
Hebrew Schools of Metropolitan De-
fessional status of the teachers."
troit, consider reprehensible and totally
Panush said his action is not in unethical the firing by the Shaarey
Religious School Administration
behalf of his brother, who was one Zedek
of two of its veteran teachers one
of the two fired teachers, but in day before the scheduled elections.
Even more repugnant was the mailing
defense of a principle.
by the Shaarey Zedek Religious School
In a supplementary statement, Administration of the firing notice of
teachers to all the teachers of
Panush quoted from one of the said
the Shaarey Zedek Religious School.
Holy Day readings during Shaarey This action, too, was done one day
Zedek services, "If he has no before the scheduled elections. Ob-
viously these actions were intended,
mercy for his brother how dare though unsuccessfully, to intimidate
he make supplication for his own and interfere with the scheduled elec-
sin?", adding thus to his appeal tions.
Be it further resolved that the Hebrew
school must by its very character
for justice.
represent
the finest principles of social
Community Teachers' Protests
justice.
The aforementioned activities by the
Protests against the firing of
Zedek Religious School neither
the two Shaarey Zedek teachers, Shaarey
represent nor are conducive to social
mounted this week, all the United justice
Be it further resolved that the
Hebrew Schools and another
undersigned urge the authorities of
hag staff having addressed them- the Shaarey Zedek Religious School
immediately reinstate the two fired
selves to the Shaarey Zedek board to
teachers and thus at least partially
with an expression of "dismay over rectify the wrongs done to Hebrew
the arbitrary dismissal of two long- education, an elementaary human
term Hebrew teachers." The He- justice.
We trust that our deep concern will
brew Teachers Association of Con- bring forth a positive response from
the Administration of the Shaarey
gregation Beth Shalom, including Zedek Religious School and that they
all the teachers of the Hebrew will immediately reinstate the veteran
teachers, thus making the name of
and Sunday School, placed them- the
Congregation Shaarey Zedek, Gates
selves "on record as supporting of Justice, meaningful.
The signers to this resolution
the right of all Hebrew school
teachers in general to organize, include 49 members of the United
and of the teachers of Shaarey Hebrew Schools' teaching staff.
Protests against the dismissals
Zedek in particular to exercise this
right without intimidation." They are beginning to assume a wider
de c l a r e d that they back the scope. A number of such com-
Shaarey Zedek Teachers Associa- munications have been received
tion "in all their efforts to cor- by The Jewish News from indi-
rect the injustice that is being viduals.
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
6 Friday, September 30, 1966
Arabs Boycott Lindsay Dinner
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believed that the Arab delega-
tions were trying to revive the
June controversy in an effort
to make United States-Israeli
relations an issue in the coming
elections.
Tunisia quit the Arab League
in protest against efforts by
President Nasser of Egypt to
dominate it. Pakistan, an Is-
lamic country, is not a member
of the Arab League but does
not recognize Israel.
The mayor canceled an official
dinner for King Faisal June 23
when the king said in Washington
that he considered friends of Israel
to be enemies of his country.
A meeting was called Monday
at the UN to consider the mayor's
invitation. Tunisia and Pakistan did
not attend. The 12 nations then
voted to boycott the dinner-dance,
and Dr. Hammad indicated that
while the vote involved only the
Monday event, it was expected to
be a precedent for all future func-
tions of the Lindsay administra_
tion, at least for the duration of
the General Assembly.
About 900 persons have been
invited to the dinner-dance, includ-
ing Secretary General U Thant and
200 "very distinguished Ameri-
cans," city officials said.
*
*
*
mascus on an official visit after
visiting Egypt.
The deputy foreign minister re-
portedly will discuss Syria's re-
quest for more Soviet weapons,
particularly modern fighter planes.
Syria has a substantial number of
Soviet-made MIG-1'7s in its air
force.
German Youth Not to Blame
for Parents' Errors—Eshkol
HAMBURG (JTA)—The curreir.
issue of The German Tribune, an---
English-language public a t i o n
printed in Hamburg, featured an
interview in Israel in which Pre-
mier Levi EAshkol declared that
the current generation of German
youth could not be held responsi-
ble for the crimes of the Nazis.
The publication is a propaganda
organ disseminating news a n d
views favorable to the West Ger-
man regime.
The premier made the statement
in an interview in a newly-formed
newspaper in Israel, established
by the alignment of his Mapai
Party with the Ahdut Avoda.
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Arab League Seeks
More Soviet Weapons
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to The Jewish News)
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gation of the Arab League's United
Arab Command arrived in Damas-
cus to study Syrian defenses on
its southern border with Israel, it
was reported here Tuesday from
Damascus.
The delegation assembled in
Cairo. It is headed by Gen. Abdel
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the command. At the same time,
Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister
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