New York Department Store Boycotts Goods From E. Europe, Arab Lands NEW YORK (JTA) — The presi- dent of J. W. Mays, a department store chain in the metropolitan area which has imposed a ban on imports from Arab countries, told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that the public has expressed co- operation with the firm's boycott of goods imported from countries that are "unfriendly and arbi- trary" toward Israel. Max Shulman, president of Mays, said that all products from Poland, Yugoslavia and Czechoslo- vakia as well as from Arab coun - tries have been barred from Mays stores until further notice. Munich Deputy Mayor Says Priests Studying Passion Play for Bias BONN (JTA) — The deputy mayor of Munich, Artur Haser, told the Jewish Telegraphic Agen- cy Sunday that a priest has been studying the controversial text of the Bavarian Passion Play to de- termine whether there was any- thing in it that could be called anti-Semitic. The charge has been made repeatedly against the ver- sion used in the Bavarian village of Oberammergau where it is pre- sented every 10 years. The American Jewish Congress recently renewed a call for a boy- cott of the next scheduled presen- tation in 1970, charging that the villagers had refused to alter its "viciously anti-Semite" text. The deputy mayor said the priest, Stephan Scheller, had been studying the text for six months and would submit his proposals for changes by next September at the latest. The deputy mayor added that he thought "certain changes will be made." Another source, Michael Hoeck, an assistant to Julius Cordinal Doepfner, archbishop of Munich, said that the text had been changed • but gave no details other than that it had to be "brought into accord" with the new position of the Vati- can Council which approved a declaration repudiating the charge of decide against the Jewish people in the crucifixon of Jesus, which is the theme of the Passion Play. The assistant added that the text had been changed, not because of the American Jewish Congress call for a boycott of the 1970 per- formance, but to conform with the Vatican Council position. Ile said the boycott call was unjustified. Israel to Reserve Action on Non-Proliferation Pact JERUSALEM (JTA) — Foreign ministry sources indicated that Israel will withhold any public statement of her position on an international treaty for the non- proliferation of atomic weapons until she has further information on guarantees to nonnuclear states that may be faced with nuclear ag- gression. Israel is also waiting for the reaction to such a treaty by ' other states considered capable of producing nuclear weapons. The United States and the Soviet Union have agreed on the draft of a non-proliferation t r cat y, worked out at Geneva, to be signed by non-nuclear as well as nuclear powers. The draft has been en- dorsed by Britain though not by France or Communist China which also possess nuclear weapons. The fate of the treaty depends to a great extent on its acceptance by such countries as Israel, Swe- den, India, Poland, West Germany and Italy, all of which are con- . sidered capable of producing hu- clear weapons, including megaton bombs. Israel is known to be ex- ' perimenting with nuclear reactors at a secret installation in the Negev. 666 Mays volume of business is $120,- 000,000 a year, according to Shul- man, who stressed that business dealings with countries "guilty of excessive discrimination against Israel will resume only when those countries show they know how to behave properly toward Israel, which is far more equitable in its treatment of other peoples." Shulman noted that the con- sumer here has shown "favor- able response" to Israeli prod- ucts found at Mays, which, he added, has stepped up its im- ports from Israel "thanks to merchandise that is distinctive in styling and competitive in price." Israeli products featured in the Mays chain include giftware, re- ligious items, toys, candy, outer garments, knit goods; rainwear and beachwear. Shulman said the firm plans to send representatives to fashion shows in Israel but there are no current plans to establish a buying office there. He asserted that Israeli products "sell well" and' that continued importing from Israel "would strengthen its econ- omy." Mays is also using El Al Israel airlines for shipping merchandise. Praising El Al's service, Shulman said that it is "much more effi- cient than any previous shipping from the Middle East." YM-WHA Invites Aid in Ban on Smoking BROOKLYN (JTA) — The East New York YM and YWHA appeal- ed to parents of teen-age members and to adult members to help the Y's ban on smoking by teen-age members by refraining from smok- ing while they are in the building. Adolph E. Wasser, executive di- rector, said the ban on smoking was put into effect last September after considerable staff discussion. He said the 14 professionals, who include three smokers, recom- mended the ban unanimously to the Y's board. The ban applies also to staff members while they are working with teen-agers in the building. Wasser said that for a year prior to the imposition of the no-smoking rule, the Y had sought to achieve the no-smoking goal by an educa- tional campaign but that this had been a complete failure. He added that while there had been "sur- prisingly few" protests from teen- age members, the fact that the Y felt it could not impose the no- smoking rule on adults was ham- pering the effectiveness of the ban on the teen-agers. In an appeal in the current bul- letin of the Y, Wasser declared that the Y found it difficult to enforce the rule for the teen-agers because "many adults do smoke while in the Y. I can direct the staff not to smoke but I cannot direct you. I can, however, ask you to, voluntarily, refrain from smoking while in the Y building so as to set the proper example for your own and your neighbors' teen-age children to follow. He said that another effort to induce adults to cooperate would be a discussion of the problem during one of the family life education programs which will begin in Feb- ruary. He disclosed that a few of the teen-age members had dropped their membership because of the no-smoking ban. Proposed Tourist Tax Hits Israel Convention TEL AVIV (ZINS)—While Presi- dent Johnson's request for a tax on travel abroad has not yet been enacted by Congress into law, its effects are already felt in Israel. The chief of the travel bureau, 1 "Dafne," reports that a group of American businessmen who have planned to hold their annual con- ference in Israel, canceled arrange- ments, citing Johnson's appeal to American citizens to reduce over- seas travel in order to halt the dollar-drain. THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, February 16, 1968-11 ADL Official Expresses Concern Over Future' of Latin American Jewiy Thinking of a new Cadillac? e eV' ST. LOUIS, Mo. (JTA)—Concern over the uncertain future of Latin American Jewry, particularly in Argentina, was voiced here by Rabbi Morton M. Rosenthal, head of the Bnai Brith Anti-Defamation League's Latin American Depart- mest. Rabbi Rosenthal spoke at a conference on Latin American problems sponsored by the Catho- lic Inter-American Cooperation Program. He said that Argentina, with the largest Jewish commun- ity in Latin America, presents the most acute problem because the Jews there are regarded as "an alien element in the body politic." He noted that while the military government in Buenos Aires has officially declared that it is not anti-Semitic, many anti-Semites are in positions of power. Dayan Says U.S. Holds Key to Mid-East Peace JERUSALEM (JTA) — Defense Minister Moshe Dayan told a stu- dent forum here that if the United States applied sufficient pressure to the Arab states they would agree to start peace negotiations with Israel. "The key to war in the Middle East is in the hands of the Soviet Union and the key to political set- tlement is in the hands of the United States," he said. Gen. 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