Mme. Kaminska Appeals for EIJA

British Asylum
Denied to Couple
Who Fled Poland
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LONDON (JtA)-46ritish author-

ities have refused' to'grant political
asylum to a POlish,Tewish refugee
who spent tWo years in Polish jails
as a political prisoner. But Home
Secretary James Callaghan an-
nounced that 28-year-old Nina Kar-
sow, a writer and her blind hus-
band, Dr. Szymon Szechter, may
remain in Britain for 12 months.
Their permit was due to expire on
Saturday.
The case of Miss Karsow became
an international cause celebre and
drew widespread sympathy from
Western writers and intellectuals,
among them Bertrand Russell. His
cabled plea on her behalf to Polish
Communist Party chief Wladyslaw
Gomulka was believed partly re-
sponsible for her release from pri-
son last September.
She was arrested in 1966 when
police found an unfinished novel
and other material deemed critical
of the Communist regime in her
room. Amnesty International, a
privately sponsored humane soci-
ety, designated Miss Karsow "pri-
soner of the year."
She came to England with Dr.
Szechter and a companion, Viktoria
LeBlang, earlier this month to par-
ticipate in Human Rights Day cele-
brations and applied for permis-
sion to remain.
Miss Karsow was tripped at
age 2 when her mother leaped
from a train carrying Jews to
the Treblinka death camp. Her
mother was killed, but the child
was rescued by a Polish resist.
ance woman. Until recent years
she did not know she was born a
Jew.
She was secretary to Dr. Szech-'
ter, a Polish historian and Soviet
Army officer in World War II. He
was arrested with her but never
tried, and his subsequent efforts
focused international attention on
her case. She was tried in secret
and for that reason refused to
testify.
Dr. Szechter said she was a vic-
tim of anti-Semitism and police
brutality. He appealed to "men of
good will" and named several
Western writers to observe condi-
tions in Poland as reflected in her
case.
The home office's refusal to
grant the couple's bid for political
asylum came to light when Liberal
Party leader Jeremy Thorpe and
other friends protested. Thorpe
asked for a meeting with Callaghan,
who he hoped "will show compas-
sion in view of the history of this
case." Under international conven-
tions subscribed to by the British
government, a refugee is entitled
to apply for political asylum in the
first country reached after escap-
ing. But authorities here said that
Miss Karsow and her husband were
not entitled to remain in Britain
because this was not the first coun-
try or their only possible place of
refuge.
The couple went from Poland to
Austria and could live in Israel.
The home office maintained there-
fore that there was no question of
being given asylum because their
lives were not in danger.

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Mme. Ida Hombssia, former head Of the Jewsh State Theater of
Poland and internationally hailed star of the Czechoslovak film "The
Shop on Main Street," and her family, will make New York City their
permanent home. Mme. Kaminska and her husband, Marian Melman,
are shown in the offices of the New York Association for New Ameri-
cans discussing their settlement plans. Accompanying the family to
the U.S. from Poland were their daughter, Ruth, a son, Victor, and a
granddaughter, Eryka Kowalik. The United has Service arranged
their immigration to the United States. Mme. Kaminska urged gen-
erous contributions to the 1969 national campaign of the United Jew-
ish Appeal and its Israel Emergency Fund. "The world is in upheaval
and Jews are once again forced to flee to free lands," she said.
"Israel is in danger, night and day, of Arab assault. The help that
American Jews can give is more important now than ever before."
Mme. Kaminska will undertake a 10-week tour arranged by the
Jewish Welfare Board beginning in February which will include
visits to Boston, Miami, Philadelphia, Detroit, Chicago, Toronto,
Montreal and New York. She will appear with five members of her
troup of Polish State Yiddish Theater actors in scenes from various
plays which were presented on Broadway in Yiddish, • as well as in
monologues and songs. The tour is in addition to a production of
"Mirele Efros" which Mrs. Kaminska and her troupe are preparing
to offer in Montreal, Toronto, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston and
Baltimore.

Underground Reunion Recalls Mandate Period

the defense force of Jewish Pales-
tine and forerunner of Israel's
army; the Irgun Zvai Leumi and
"Lehi" or Stern Gang, smaller
militant groups whose commando
tactics were credited by many
with having hastened the British
decision to give up the Palestine
mandate but which brought them
into conflict with the Hagana.
But the political differences of
the past were forgotten during the
celebration that lasted through the
night. The hall was decorated with
old posters and placards bearing
fiery slogans that the inmates once
hung in the Latrun dormitories in
defiance of their captors.
Those relics of the prestatehood
Social Club Bias Linked period were preserved by many of
underground members who are
to Executive Suite Jobs the
today scientists, industrialists, civil
The link between social club dis- servants, businessmen and ordi-
crimination and executive suite nary laborers.
promotion practices is revealed in
a study made public in the Jan-
uary issue of Careers Today, a Senator Supports Policy
magazine for college youth.
of 'Stronger Israel'
An article entitled "Anti-Semi-
WASHINGTON (JTA)—A mem-
tism's Last Hurrah in American ber of the Senate Armed Forces
Business," by Craig Vetter, de- Committee, reporting on a trip
scribes the findings of a seven- which included visits to several
year study by Dr. Reid M. Powell, Middle East countries, feels that
sociologist who is dean of Ohio the Arab-Israel crisis is danger-
State University's school of busi- ous but not critical. Sen. Jack Mil-
ness. Dr. Powell's 450-page report ler, Iowa Republican, said in a
"The Social Milieu as a Force in radio interview that he also be-
Executive Promotion" — discloses lieved that Israel "has the situa-
that out of 825 upper-middle-level tion well in hand."
executives from two large, un-
Noting that Israel wants the
named corporations, 58 per cent
United States to provide it with
felt that a Jewish representative military weapons as a deterrent,
of the company would have trouble the Senator added that "I think
meeting and being accepted by Israel should have a deterrent
third parties.
capability—a little stronger than
Dr. Powell's study, financed by that of the Arab countries." He
the Maurice and Laura Falk. Foun- said he agreed with the campaign
dation of Pittsburgh, is one of a statement of President-elect Rich-
series of American Jewish Com- ard M. Nixon that the Mid East
mittee-sponsored examinations by power balance should be tipped in
university scholars of aspects of
discrimination at decision-making Isfael's favor to avert war.
He added that he agreed the
levels of American life.
Dr. Powell learned that so-called United States should seek good
exclusive social clubs provide the relations with all Middle East
business world with "valuable countries but also that Israel
centers where views are presented, should be assured that United
ideas are modified and new ideas States Mideast policy would not
be formulated 'at Israel1/4-erpbtlifet $

TEL AVIV (JTA) — An early
chapter in Israel's history was re-
called at a reunion of 400 former
political prisoners who were jailed
by British Mandatory authorities
at Latrun from 1945 to 1948.
Mostly middle aged now with
wives and grown-up children, the
former inmates recalled their ad-
ventures and exploits at a time
when the struggle for Israel's in-
dependence had to be carried on
underground.
Among those celebrating the
20th anniversary of their release
from the Latrun detention camp
were former members of Hagana,

Socialist Parties in Israel
Create a United Front

TEL AVIV (ZINS)—With a two-
third majority, Mapam, Israel's
leftist Socialist party, decided to
join the Maarakh coalition, thus
establishing a powerful Socialist
united front controlling 67 votes in
the present Knesset.
Mapam is said to have taken this
step fearing Dayan's chances to
become premier due to his popular-
ity among the Israeli masses.
Therefore, Mapam rushed to the
aid of the Mapai leadership (Esh-
kol, Golda Meir and Pinhas Sapir)
to assure the continuation of the
administration.
Political observers point out that
if the non-Socialists will fail in
finding a way to form a united
block, the Socialist coalition will
be so victorious in the forthcoming
Knesset elections, that it will have
no need for coalition partners in
order to form a government and
will actually become the absolute
ruler in Israel.

Friday, January 3, 1969-29

Weinberger-Shilbnan
Rites Slated for !flay

MISS MARLENE WEINBERGER

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Weinberger
of Strathmoor Ave. announce the
engagement of their daughter Mar-
The third in a 'series of back- lene R. to Jeffrey N. Shillman, son
ground papers, reflecting the con- of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Shillman
siderable change that Christian of Westhampton Rd., Southfield.
attitudes toward Jews and Juda-
The bride-elect is a graduate In
ism have undergone in recent education from Wayne State Uni-
years, has been published by the versity. Her fiance attends Wayne's
Institute of Jewish Affairs of the law school.
World Jewish Congress.
They plan to marry May 29.
The study, "Christian Attitudes
on Jews and Judaism," attempts
The great pleasure of a dog is
to present, in the words- of its that you may make a fool of your-
authors, "the different manifesta- self with him and not only will he
tions of this new approach by a not scold you but he will make a
review of some of the more im- fool of himself too. — Samuel
portant statements and publica- Butler.
tions." Documentation of the
thought of Catholic and Protestant
leaders, both lay and ecclesias-
tical, who "have sought a new
understanding of Israel among the
nations, Judaism as a way of life,
the story of Jewry's exile and the
significance of its return" will
serve as an invaluable source of
reference to those interested in
studying contemporary Christian
attitudes vis-a-vis Jews and Juda-
ism.

Christian Attitudes
Toward Jews Explored

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Israel, France Sign Pact

to Boost Farm Exports

PARIS (JTA)—Israel and France
signed a trade agreement under
which Israel agricultural exports
to France will be increased 50 per
cent over last year to a total of
12,000,000 francs (about $2,500,000).
The new agreement does not cover
citrus exports to France which are
governed by Israel's agreements
with the European Common. Mar-
ket.
The economic counselor at the
Israel Embassy here welcomed the
new agreement as evidence of
French good will and readiness to
help redress the trade balance.
Over all, Israel's imports from
France run about $44,000,000 while
Israel exports to this country about
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