Greater Detroit Becomes Pilot (enter for Israel Trade Fairs

Jewish communities in Detroit and suburban areas are
assuming the role of r pilot area for expanded Israel
trade fairs to be held throughout the country in 1972.
Under the leadership of the Detroit Zionist Federation,
a program formulated by the American Zionist Federa-
tion is being set into motion here for trade fairs to en-
courage the "Buy Israel Products" drive on a national
basis.

Hope for
End to USSR
Terrorization
Through
Factual
Revelations

Editorial
Page 4

Vol. LIX, No. 26

Mrs. Beatrice Weiss, national director for American
Zionist • Federation Israel Trade Fairs, conferred with
local Zionist Federation leaders, and plans were set into
motion for a trade fair here, to he held at Cong. Shaarey
Zedek for four days, in April, in conjunction with cele-
brations of Israel's 24th anniversary.
Co-sponsoring the trade fair here will be the affiliated
Zionist organizations—Zionist Organization of Detroit,

Hadassah, Labor Zionist Organization, Hashomer, dabo-
riim, Mizrachi, Progressive Zionists; as well as the cor-
porate members of the Detroit Zionist Federation—Temple
Beth El, Temple Israel, Shaarey Zedek, Bnai Moshe and
Beth Moses.
A preliminary function to the trade fair will be the
ZOD fashion and gifts show this weekend, at the Zionist
Cultural Center. Detailed story on Page 5.

THE JEWISH NEWS

Michigan Weekly

Review of Jewish News

Michigan's Only English-Jewish Newspaper — Incorporating The Detroit Jewish Chronicle

27 17515 W. 9 Mile Rd., Suite 865, Southfield, Mich. 48075

356-8400

Gestures of

Good Will
From Israel

Boris Smolar
Relates His
USSR Experiences

Commentary
Page 2

$8.00 Per Year; This Issue 25c September 10, 1971

Aviation Strike Ends; Customs
Strangled; Arrests Threatened

Many NY Elderly
if of Reached by
Antipoverty Aid

WASHINGTON (JTA)—The Office of
Economic Opportunity, investigating
charges that Jewish poor in New York
City are systematically denied partici-
pation in antipoverty programs, has
found that poverty program staff per-
sonnel supplied information that was not
matched by "authoritative" data regard-
ing Jews on the lower East Side and in
the city's Morrisiana and Brownsville
sections.
The OEO said in its report to Rep.
James H. Scheuer (D., N.Y.) who de-
, manded the investigation, that in four
other areas of the city program person-
nel were "unable to furnish an estimated
-ethnic or religious breakdown on the
number of participants."
*making the document public,
-7 -
Scheuer said "This report clearly indi-
cates that Jews — particularly elderly
Jaws — are being underserved by OEO
programs in New York." The congress-
man added: "I can state from my own
experience that the situation regarding
elderly Jews is equally applicable to
the elderly of other faiths and ethnic
groups in the city—particularly the Irish
and Italians."
The investigation initiated by Scheuer
stemmed from charges by S. Elly Rosen,
executive director of the Association of
Jewish Anti-Poverty Workers, who testi-
fied June 25 before an ad hoc subcom-
mittee of the House Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor.

TEL AVIV (JTA)—The wildcat strike by 800 civil aviation workers, which paralyzed Lydda Airport, ended
Tuesday after a stern warning was issued by Histadrut Secretary General Yitzhak Ben Aharon that the strikers
faced back-to-work action.
But striking customs officials at Lydda and Ashdod continued their walkout, and discontent was reportedly
mounting among workers in large factories who are demanding higher cost-of-living allowances. Ben Aharon prom-
ised the aviation workers that their wage negotiations would begin immediately and urged them to wait for the
results. The 10-hour strike created chaos for hundreds of airline passengers who either couldn't leave Israel or
couldn't land there.
Many travelers were stranded at foreign airports. When the strike began, in-air flights were diverted to
Cyprus and Greece. Passengers who did land at Lydda were forced to carry their luggage from plane to terminal
and then
to taxis.
Eilat,
which is almost wholly dependent on air transportation, was virtually isolated until domestic flights

were resumed.
International air traffic returned to normal but with some delays in the aftermath of the strike.
More serious for Israel's economy was the customs strike which has halted the movement of cargo at Lydda
and Ashdod, Israel's second largest seaport. Stores and bonded warehouses were filled to capacity, and many export
orders had to be canceled because they depended on delivery dates that the strike made impossible to meet. Ships
waiting to unload at Ashdod were diverted to Haifa where customs men were still on duty.
The situation in the factories stemmed from the devaluation of the Israel pound and the subsequent price
increases. Workers, some influenced by Mapam, threatened to -"go to the barricades" unless their demands were
met. Finance Minister Pinhas Sapir was denounced as "anti-labor." Deputy Premier Yigal Allon took off from
strike-bound Lydda Airport on a special diplomatic mission to Scandinavia Monday but only with the help of the
oa
Israel Air Force which was not subject to strike action. A "Nord" transport flew Allon to Athens where he boarded
a regular flight to Scandinavi a.
The Labor alignment leadership
met for seven hours Tuesday night
on Israel's worsening labor situa-
TEL AVIV (JTA)—An international investigation was continuing into terrorist
tion. Premier Golda Meir, furious
attempts to blow up two El Al airliners in midair over Europe last week.
over the wildcat strike of civil avia-
Although most of the details are still lacking, it was learned Monday that
tion employes Monday, demanded
disaster was averted only because the activating devices in two suitcases filled with
that illegal strikes be punished by
explosives failed to function.
law and denounced charges that
It also was learned that the suitcases were brought aboard the planes by innocent
her government is anti-labor.
passengers—two young girls, one from Holland and one from Peru—who apparently
were duped into doing it by unidentified young men •they had recently met.
The alignment faction in Histad-
Airports all over Europe have been alerted meanwhile against possible new
rut was meeting in urgent sessions
sabotage attempts. International intelligence agencies already have warned govern-
Wednesday to discuss means to pre-
vit

Threat to El Al Planes Probed Internationally

ments and aviation authorities of the possibility of renewed sabotage activity by Arab
(Continued on Page 8)

Mediterranean Festival
o Introduce Flavor of
Israel to Detroit Area

The many-faceted delights of Israel will be a highlight of the
two-week Mediterranean festival sponsored by Winkelman's Mon-
day through Sept. 25.
Fashions, foods and culture of six Mediterranean countries—
Israel, Spain, Italy, Portugal, France and Greece—will be brought
to Detroit for "Winkelman's Focus: Mediterranean," a celebration
that coincides with the premiere of an exhibit of the works of
Shalom of Safed, now under way at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
Israel's contributions to the festival are many and varied.
Adriana Neuman, an Israeli designer of wall hangings, will demon-
strate her art at the downtown Winkelman's store Sept. 25. For
the entire two weeks of the celebration, Israeli policewoman Hanna
Eshkol will be stationed at a kiosk in front of the downtown
Winkelman's.
Bedouin and Yemenite jewelry will be on exhibit and for sale,
along with a showing of glassware and ceramics, at both the
Winkelman's downtown and at Lincoln Center, Oak Park.
The stylized biblical-theme tapestries and banners of Israeli
artist Kopel Gurwin will be on display at the First Federal Build-
ing, and Phoenician glass antiquities, personally autographed by
(Continued on Page 5)

A Zionist Call

to Local Youth

Let Your Hair
Down and State
Views Sept. 26

"Less talk and more action" is
being urged by the Zionist Organi-
zation of Detroit in dealing with the
youth problems.
Dr. Joel Hamburger, ZOD presi-
dent, announced that a full day of
discussion of the manner in which
youth is to be drawn into Jewish
and especially Zionist ranks has
been set for Sept. 26.
Judge Michael Stacey, chairman
of the ZOD program committee,
and his associate, Louis Panush,
announced that the Sept. 26 pro-
gram, to which all Jewish youth
are invited, is for a "let your hair
down, and let your voice be heard"
approach so that there can be a
(Continued on Page 3)

(Continued on Page 8)

Youth, Education, Aliya,
Democratic Principles
Gain in Zionist Ranks

By Jewish News Special Correspondent
PITTSBURGH—Prog,ressive steps toward advancing cultural
and educational needs, enrollment of youth in Zionist ranks and
greater efforts for aliya in Israel, marked the deliberations here
for four days, during the past week-end, at the sessions of the
74th annual convention of the Zionist Organizations of America,
held at the Hilton Hotel.
Major problems involving Israel's current critical positions
were under consideration, with action taken to provide American
aid in defense of the Jewish state. At the same time, during a chal-
lenging session that was created by the arrival of JDL's leader,
Meir Kahane, the convention affirmed the Zionist movement's
adherence to democratic procedures by giving him the right to
address the delegates.
Major on the agenda of the convention, which drew a record
number of delegates from the entire country, was the appeal that
was directed to President Nixon to stand firm in his policies of
assuring Israel's security and of providing the planes that are so
vitally needed for Israel's defense.
Herman Weisman, who was re-elected ZOA president, and the
(Continued on Page 56)