Koch Bill t7 Admit 30,000To7a=ws to
U.S. Privately Felt Irrelevant by NCRAC
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Senti-
ment among delegates to the an-
nual meeting of the. National
Jewish Community Relations Ad-
visory Council, which ended Sun-
day night in Atlanta, was over-
whelmingly opposed to the Koch
Bill for 30,000 emergency visas to
Soviet Jews to enter the United
States, NCRAC officials here con-
firmed Monday.
The officials said it was felt that
any Soviet Jews who wanted to
be admitted to the United States
could do so without that legisla-
tion and that the bill was irrelevant
because most Soviet Jews seeking
to leave Russia want to go to
Israel.
However, the officials said, the
plenary decided not to record any
official opposition to the Koch Bill
nor to work against its adoption
by Congress out of fear that a
defeat of the measure could be
misinterpreted.
(Judge Lawrence Gubow of
Detroit and Dr. Jack Stanzler of
Flint were elected to the execu-
tive committee of the NCRAC.)
Two leaders of the NCRAC
warned the organized American
Jewish community not to allow
its "priority concerns" of Israel
and Soviet Jewry to isolate it from
the grave social problems confront-
ing America.
The warning was contained in
addresses by Albert E. Arent of
Washington, D.C., newly re-elected
chairman of the NCRAC, and his
immediate predecessor, Jordan C.
Band, to 250 representatives of the
Council's 90 constituent organiza-
tions attending the annual plenary.
Both drew a distinction between
emphasizing "top priority"—a cate-
gory in which each placed the
issues of the Middle East and
Soviet Jewry—and treating them
as "pre-emptive concerns" which
Arent and Band said, tend to sep-
arate Jewish activity from the
mainstream of American life.
Band urged the NCRAC con-
stituents to become more actively
involved in the problems of urban
decay, crime, drug abuse, poverty
and ecology. The plenary meeting
explored a number of such issues.
A proposed policy statement
calling for "immediate" Amen-
Rate of Anti-Semitism can withdrawal from Vietnam—
long a divisive issue among
in France Unchanged NCRAC agencies—produced a
Since 1966, Poll Finds compromise resolution calling for
withdrawal "at the earliest pos-
NEW YORK (JTA)—The propor- sible date, and pending that
tion of Frenchmen holding anti-
time, immediate steps by our
Semitic attitudes has remained
government to initiate a cease
relatively static during the past fire and steps to ensure free
five years, even though relations
elections in South Vietnam."
between France and Israel have
In another action in which only
become strained and the late
the
Union of Orthodox Jewish Con-
President Charles de Gaulle made
statements widely considered anti- gregation of America dissented,
Semitic. Those were the findings the plenary reaffirmed its opposi-
of an opinion poll on French atti- tion to tax-supported sectarian-
tudes toward Jews reported here sponsored education.
A policy declaration on civil
by the American Jewish Commit-
liberties condemned secret data
tee.
The poll was conducted by a gathering by government agencies
leading French survey organiza- on the personal habits and political
tion (SOFRES) in consultation views and activities of private
with AJCommittee's European of- citizens.
The declaration warned of a
fice in Paris.
The findings were intended as threat of . "dossier dictatorship"
background for the second edition posed by the uncontrolled collec-
of a book titled "Guide Juif de tion of such data and expressed
strong opposition to the govern-
France," to be published shortly.
Among the conclusions of the ment's use of computerized data
survey were the following: As banks to store information on pri-
Govt. to Withhold Aid
in a poll taken in 1966, about 10 vate citizens "unless they are
From Black Group Till per cent of the respondents were severely limited as to purpose,
openly anti-Semitic, while 20 per content and use."
Bias Charge Disproved cent demonstrated tacitly hostile
The chairman of the Bnai Brith
Anti-Defamation
League replied
attitudes
to
Jews.
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The
In answer fo a question on the forcefully to Jewish groups which
Blackman's Development Center.
run by the Blackman's Volunteer desirability of a • Jewish presence criticized the defense agency re-
Army of Liberation, will not get in France, 39 per cent declared cently for "informing" on mem-
.a $197,847 government training they would not care if there were bers of the Jewish Defense League
grant until an administrative audit many more Jews in the country; to the FBI. Seymour Graubard,
proves that its director, Col. Has- 21 per cent said the number had addressing the plenary, said the
san Jeru-Ahmed, is not an anti- no importance; 17 per cent felt charges of "informer" raised
Semite and that the funds will not that the number should not in- "serious questions of principle."
He termed the precept that
crease; 12 per cent said that
be-used to breed bigotry.
Jews should not "inform" on
France
would
be
better
off
with
Charges to that effect have been I
other Jews a relic of medieval
Jews; and 11 per cent had
leveled against the center by the fewer
times when Jews "were univer-
no opinion.
Anti-Defamation League of Bnai
sally the victims of anti-Semit-
On
the
question
as
to
whether
Brith and by Rep. Robert M.
ism" and "the state was the
being
a
Jew
would
harm
a
person
Giaimo, Democrat of Connecticut.
enemy of the Jew."
in a political career in France, 46
Its application to a Jewish com-
Giaimo said last week that as per cent said this was unimpor-
a member of the District of tant; 15 per cent said jt might be munity in the U.S., he added, "sug-
Columbia appropriations subcom- harmful; 11 per cent were sure it gests there is a similarity" be-
mittee, he planned to press for was harmful; and 13 per cent felt tween the American government
a General Accounting Office it would make a political career and medieval regimes, a "com-
audit of the center's operations I easier.
parison all of us reject out of
and a "high level review" of
hand." Graubard asked if the.
These
figures
would
seem
to
in-
federal funding.
dicate a growing acceptance of JDL's "violent activities" had been
Jeru-Ahmed responded with a Jews in politics, contrasting with the work of non-Jewish groups,
$10,000,000 slander-and-libel suit, a 1966 poll in which 50 per cent of "would there be any question of
but said he welcomed an audit and the French said they would. not our responsibility to respond to
has repudiated 1967 statements vote for a Jew as president of the inquiries by a government agency
that led to the charges of anti- Republic, and 33 per cen' said about them? Are there separate
Semitism against him.
they would not vote for a Jewish criteria for Jews and non-Jews?"
The NCRAC engaged in a colla-
Jeru-Ahmed, 47, self-proclaimed deputy.
borative effort with the Council
head of the "provisional govern-
of Jewish Federations and Welfare
ment of the United Moorish Repub-
Funds and the National Jewish
lic," has been receiving federal Pamphlet Describes
Welfare Board in a study to deter-
funds for his narcotics-rehabilita- Israel's Historic
mine the security and socio-
tion programs here and in Spot-
I economic problems that affect Jews
Background, Issues
sylvania County, Va.
But ADL general counsel Arnold
A 64-page pamphlet "Israel's in urban centers, delegates were
Forster told the JTA April 14 that Fight for Life: The Issues and told at the closing session.
The inquiry is seeking to deter-
Jeru-Ahmed had a background of Background" by Harry Milt, has
"racism, bigotry and anti-Semit- been issued by the American Zion- mine information about the physi-
ism," and ADL fact-finding direc- ist Federation as a pamphlet de- cal safety of Jews, the needs of
tor Justin Finger added that Jeru- signed to tell the story of the pres- Jewish merchants in violence-
Ahmed has been "involved with ent Israel crisis in terms of its prone areas, the incidence of
known anti-Semites and racists." background. It tells the story of crime and vandalism affecting
Jeru-Hamed threatened Wednes- Israel's present diplomatic crisis synagogues or other Jewish in-
day to sue the government unless in a historical setting that goes stitutions and the special prob-
the Department of Health, Educa- back to the first Jewish settle- lems of elderly Jews, the NCRAC
tion and Welfare rescinds its order ments in Israel, the Balfour Dec- said.
The agency recommended that
to cut off the training grant pend- laration, the Mandatory era, the
organized efforts be made by the
ing an administrative audit.
United Nations Partition decision, heavily suburban Jewish commu-
He accused the ADL, which has the War of Liberation and the
charged him with anti-Semitism, establishment of the state, the con- nities for more active involvement
of "systematically trying to turn tinuing crisis and non-recognition in programs to restore the viability
the white and Jewish community that led to the Six-Day War and of the nation's troubled cities.
The statement proposed that
against us." Hassan claimed that its aftermath.
Jewish groups participate in forg-
this has been going on "for more
It gives the background of the ing coalitions of "disadvantaged
than three years."
much discussed Arab refugee situ- minorities, apprehensive. 'ethnics'
ation, and does much to dispel the
You can he invincible if you propaganda being leveled against and suburbanites" as a political
never enter a contest where victory Israel by too many otherwise fair- force to compel federal and state
governments to initiate reforms
is not in your power.—Epictetus.
minded persons.
that could "rescue our cities."
18—Friday, July 2, 1971
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Trotsky's 'Lenin'
in New Edition
Few were the authors as quali- association with Lenin from 1902
fied to write about Vladimir Ilyitch
Lenin as was Leon Trotsky, who
was his closest associate in the
establishment of the Communist
regime in Russia. "Lenin," the
famous biography by Leon Trotsky,
in a translation from the Russian
by Tamara Deutscher, and her
annotations, has just been pub-
lished by G. P. Putnams Sons.
An introduction by Bertram D.
Wolfe adds importance to the new
work.
Wolfe, renowned authority on
modern Russian history, is the
author of a biography of Lenin,
Stalin and Trotsky.
Of the few men qualified to write
the secret and personal history of
the Russian revolutionary move-
ment, Leon Trotsky was unique.
He alone was in the best possible
position to provide a shrewd esti-
mate of the character of the man
who engineered the greatest social
and political revolution in history.
Privy to the inner councils and
innermost thoughts of Lenin—the
man who became god to Soviet
Russia — Trotsky worked in close
until the time of the latter's death \
and Trotsky's exile. Of different
origins and environment, the two
men nevertheless developed a deep
and stalwart friendship and fought
side by side for the common cause
of revolution.
Trotsky draws primarily on his
memories of the struggles ane, \
complex events of pre-revolution
times and of his close friendship
with Lenin. A highly personal ac-
count of the revolutionary move-
ment, Trotsky's comments are
those of a brilliant historian as
well as an intimate friend. —P.S.
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