Israel's Immigrant Rolls Filled by 'Law of Return'

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS8

34—Friday, June 27, 1969

London Jewish - Chronicle Says
Ilya Ilipps - Ilan ds Amputated

(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
to The Jewish News)

Ministry, as denying that Ripps
had applied for permission to leave
for Israel. According to his ac-
count, the passport official said
that Jewish applications to leave
are given very careful appraisal on
an individual basis "because there
are many cases when persons re-
ceiving permission to leave for Is-
rael again apply to Soviet authori-
ties for permission to return."

LONDON — A student who set
himself afire in Riga, Latvia, last
April, reportedly to protest Soviet
anti-Semitism, has had both his
hands amputated, the Jewish
Chronicle reports.
The student. Ilya Ripps. 21, was
said by purported eye-witnesses to ,
have demanded freedom for him-
self and all other Russian Jews to
go to Israel and denounced Soviet
The most learned among us dif-
repression of its Jewish citizens as fer only from the ignorant by their
he put a torch to his gasoline- faculty of finding amusement in
soaked clothing in a Riga street.
multifarious and complicated er-
According to the accounts, the rors. —Anatole France.
flames were put out by passing
Russian sailors, who allegedly beat
"Merging Traffic"
up Ripps. He was later taken to a
d
Acel
prison hospital. His present where-
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Chronicle's report.
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The newspaper said that news
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of Ripps' condition reached here
at the same time as the Soviet
Weekly, organ of the Soviet Em-
to
Arriving immigrants (left photo) waited impatiently at Haifa for the final docking procedures
bassy in London. published a long
ALL COLOR PHOTOS
completed so they can meet their relatives and begin new lives in Israel. Then, they rush down
account alleging that the stu-
law
be
MADE BY HAND
the gangplank seeing their families and friends. "The Law of Return" is the Israeli immigration
dent's self-immolation was not
to the
which entitles any Jews in the Diaspora to become an Israeli citizen simply by migrating
the result of being denied an exit
Last year. Israel absorbed 30.000 immigrants. This year. it will wecorne about 40,000. Were
visa
or
anti-Jewish
discrimina-
state.
in 3.000.000 immigrants each year—a
tion.
the U.S. to absorb immigrants at the same rate. it would take
United States during the past 10 years.
Photogrophers
figure greater than the total immigration to the
The article in Soviet Weekly was
UN 4-8785
written by Pyotr Petrov, who said
Zionist Federation
he had interviewed the young
man's father, Aaron Ripps, who al-
Gains Ground as Idea legedly said his son had attempted
NEC YORK — Martin Levinson permanenty: and over 40 non-Jew-
GET IN TUNE WITH
NEW YORK — At a meeting of suicide twice before and was under
ish
men
and
women
particiapted
in
THE RIGHT TONE
quit his job. canceled plans for a
the American Zionist Council, treatment by a neuropathologist
three-week vacation this summer in the plan.
action was taken to accept in prin- prior to the Riga incident.
Rome. spent 5670 for a ticket to
ciple the recommendations of a
Israel and had 538 left in the bank. Naturei Karta. Police
The Soviet writer quoted Kaia
special committee of Zionist lead- Helmut. chief of the passport de-
"But I feel great." the 26-year-
ers charged with the task of draft- partment of the Latvia Interior
PIANO TUNING
old advertising salesman remarked Clash Over Autopsy
ing a structure and program for
as he prepared for training with
AND
the projected American Zionist
Sherut La'am (Service for the Issue in Jerusalem
Federation.
REPAIR
SERVICE
Jew-
-
Sidney
JERUSALEM
(JTA)
—
Fifteen
The
Frank
.
Israel's
little
known
People )
"The new Zionist Federation,"
ish Peace Corps." a program spon- religious zealots of the Naturei
Orchestra
Murray
Jackman
said
Rabbi
Israel
Miller.
chairman
Karta
sect.
which
does
not
recog-
sored by the Jewish Agency. which
Adult Professional
is a major beneficiary of the United nize the authority of the state of of the council. - will now hopefully
2;441 James Coaxer
Entertainment
Israel, were released on bail Tues- become a reality during the corn-
Jewish Appeal.
273-3800
ing.
year."
day
pending
trial
on
charges
aris-
VAlley 31739
Levinson and 90 other young stu-
The committee has been working
dents and executives took six days ing from a violent demonstration
of training at the 200-acre Sherut Sunday against autopsies and Zion- on the drafting of a constitution
and by laws for the federation
La'am camp in Hig.htstown. N J.. ist rule.
The Name
Four others were held in deten- since the decision of the 27th
to learn Hebrew and Prepare for
World Zionist Congress, held in
rigorous life in Israel. They will be tion after they refused to ansv.er
June
of
last
year.
which
called
for
followed by over 750 more volun- the charges or to recognize the
teers from all over the United court. The zealots were arrested the establishment of territorial
for illegal demonstrations. stoning Zionist federations in every coun-
States and Canada.
Is Synonymous With FINE PHOTOGRAPHY
police and calling policemen try.
Since its inception in 1965. over
FOR A DIRECT COLOR PORTRAIT '
Nazis."
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1.238 young men and women
Some 400 members of Naturei Canadian Teachers Get
from North America have volun-
teered for service in Israel,
Karta sect clashed with police.
IN YOUR HOME
lending their knowledge and ex- ,Nineteen protestors were arrested. Time Off for Holy Days
including veteran Naturei Karta
MONTREAL (JTA) — Jewish
perience to kibutzim and develop-
CALL 626-6546
leader Amram Blau. The demon- teachers in the Winnipeg school
ment towns throughout the land.
We Also Feoture Wecithrtgs & Bor Mitz,os
The Sherut La'am program can strators gathered at dusk at Sab- division. largest in Manitoba. will
boast that in the past four years. bath Square. holding up traffic and be allowed five days off for reli-
M per cent of the volunteers who shouting anti-Zionist and anti- gious holiday observance annually
originally signed up for service autopsy slogans. A police detach- without loss of pay under a new
extended their stay in Isragl be- ment asked them to disperse. but agreement with the teachers asso-
yond one year: 331 have remained they regrouped after an hour and ciation. the Canadian Jewish Con-
threw stones at policemen.
gress has reported.
The police brought up a baton
The agreement was worked out
Israel Top M.E. Market
charge against the demonstrators. primarily for the Jewish teachers
arresting
the
leaders
and
dispers-
• .1110 BROTHER" ATMOSPHERE
for West Germany
but applies to all teachers in the
• JULY 7-AUGUST IS
EACH OROUP LIMITED
• EXCITING TRIPS!
LONDON (JTA)—The Financial ing the rest with a high-pressure division, the CJC said.
TO 7 BOYS
the
believe
• MINIMUM ENROLLMENT
• SPORTS
Under the agreement. such time
Times reported that Israel has water hose. Observers
TWO WEEKS, THREE
elec-
is
being
reopened
as
the
STIGATIONS
E
SCIENCE
INV
issue
•
off will not be deducted from sick
become the largest single mar-
AFTERNOONS PER WEEK —
WITH A SPECI ALIST
Naturei
leave and the cost of substitute
14 PM.
ket for West German goods in the tion draws near. and the
• FREE TRANSPORTATION
Karta wants to influence the mod- teachers involved. The CJC said
Middle East. The paper said that
For Information Call 352-4728
is-
the agreement constitutes "a rec-
Director: Boil Lkhtman BA, MA+ in Education
Israel's trade with West Germany erate Orthodox on the autopsy
violent
ognition that teachers have the
Oak Park Teacher 11 TN. Experience
has grown spectacularly in the past sue. The clash was the most
right to absent themselves on such
decade, especially since the Six- of its kind since the 1967 war.
days without cost to them."
Day War. It reached a volume of
Head
Start
for
Mothers
Under terms of a contract be- ,
5190.000.900 in 1968.
MENTION THIS AD FOR SPECIAL RATES !
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Women tween the Protestant School Board
West German exports to Israel
increased from $63.000.000 in 1967 members of a suburban Reform of Greater Montreal and the Mon-1
to $120.000.000 in 1968. a rise of 90 synagogue who took part in an treal Teachers Association, the
REGISTER YOUR OUT-OF-TOWN GUESTS AT THE BEAUTIFUL
per cent compared to a rise of 76 interfaith project to teach mothers CJC also reported. a school prin. I
per cent in British exports to Israel of Head Start children practical cipal may grant a teacher leave of
absence
without
loss
of
pay
for
skills while the children were at-
in the same period-
specific purposes, but such absen-
Over-all British-Israel trade tending the Head Start classes are
Ideally Located N Milo From Northland
expecting to participate in an ex- ces are deducted from the teach-
higher.
however.
total-
trade was
ers' cumulative leave of absence
the
during
COLOR TY — Hooted Pool — Ni-Fl — ',steward
ing W09.006.000 in 1968. In con- tension of the program
reserve.
During
the
six-
next
school
year.
Ben Halpern, ce avram
trast. West German sales to Egypt
Airport Transportation Available
in 1968 totaled only S60.000,000. to week program, the members of
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It
is
better
to
know
nothing
than
,
Lebanon 551.000.000. to Syria 522.- Temple Emanuel in suburban Ken-
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to
know
what
ain't
so.
sington
taught
18
Negro
mothers
000.000 and to Jordan 515.000.O00.
—Josh Billings. I
how to sew.
the Financial Times said.

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