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)