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legislative prophial
The "Ism-poll" Company, which
would Protect a religiously otisery 'undertakes public opinion polls of
ant person from distrimination in all kinds,, recently presented a wide
• employment :because
the-, _tYPe --cross-section of the Israel public,
of garb_ he. wears is contained in Mireienting every shade of opin-
an amendment ' to the New York ion, with a - aeries of questions on
City administrative code. submitte d what are regarded as the most
to the city council by Mayor. Jo lm topical problems in Israel at the
V. Lindsay Monday.
present time. The results of the
The unique nature of the provis o poll seem to show that public
was pointed out to the Jewish Tele opinion generally conforms with
graphic agency by Marvin Schick, the attitude of those who represent
. the mayor's assistant for inter a more activist line of policy, both
group relations. According to in government circles and outside.
Schick. it may be the first proviso
Is It desirable for Israel to
of its kind in the history of West- evacuate Sinai in return for the
ern law. He indicated that the reopening of the Suez Canal to
principal beneficiaries would be Israeli shipping?
Hasidim and other Orthodox Jews
1,200 were questioned, 56 per
who wear yarrnulkas and other un- cent answered in the negative;
conventional types of dress be- 35 per cent gave an affirmative
cause of their religious beliefs.
reply; 7 per cent said they "didn't
The amendment would make know."
it unlawful for an employer to
If the Egyptians should persist
deny any individual employment
in their refusal to enter into a
because of his religious prac-
contractual peace agreement
tices, including the observance of
with Israel, should Israel persist
special holy days and the wear-
in its policy of non-withdrawal,
ing of special dress.
even if such refusal may lead to
Schick said the proposal goes a deterioration of relations with
beyond the Sabbath observance the U.S. and to virtual isolation?
laws adopted by the New York
66 per cent replied — Yes; 23
State Legislature at its last ses- percent—No; 8 per cent—unde-
sion.
cided.
He said the validity of the pres-
Which areas should I s r a el
ent law was challenged by a de- agree to give up in return for a
cision of the New York State Court peace settlement with the Arab
of Appeals last • year in the case states?
of a non-Jew who was denied em-
The Sinai Peninsula — 48 per
ployment because he wore a beard cent; the West Bank-21 per cent;
in compliance with his religious Gaza Strip-17 per cent; Sharm-el-
beliefs.
Sheikh-3 per cent; Golan Heights
The Court ruled against the corn- —2 per cent; Jerusalem-0.6 per
plaintant and in the course of its cent; no area whatsoever-30 per
ruling, hinted that the Sabbath cent; 8 per cent, undecided.
observance statutes were chal-
It has been suggested that the
lengeable, Schick said.
map to be presented by Israel
Mayor Lindsay's proposal in- to the peace talks should Mende
cludes an accompanying provision
the Golan Heights, Sharm-el-
that employes, wherever possible,
Sheikh and the Gaza Strip, that
make up the time taken off for the Sinai Peninsula should be
religious observance. It would ex- demilitarized, while the West
empt employers who are able to Bank should be returned to Jor-
prove that compliance would cause dan, with Israel retaining several
military outposts in the area.
them undue economic hardship.
37 per cent replied that they were
It would not apply to employes
in any position in public employ- —prepared to accept the suggestion
ment directly dealing with public only if no other alternative were
health and safety who must be possible; 33 per cent definitely
available for duty whenever need- agreed with the suggestion, while
ed.
7 per cent were undecided. The
Schick said he expected the plan was rejected outright by 18
amendment to come up before the per cent; 14 per cent thought the
city council within a few weeks. map reflected far too high a degree
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ofconcession; 4 per cent .indicated
that it was far too stringent; 66
per cent of the people questioned
thought that for -the time being it
was undesirable for Israel to make
public its final stand on the mat-
ter; 26 per cent thought the time
had come for Israel to make her
stand clear;. 6 per cent were un-
decided.
Should new elections be held
before the government decides
on peace talks and a return of
territories?
68 per cent replied in the nega-
tive; 24 per cent in the affirma-
tive; 6 per cent, undecided.
Which of the four possible
successors to Mrs. Meir do you
favor?
Moshe Dayan — 47 per cent;
Yigal Alton — 28 per cent; Abba
Eban — 24 per cent; Pinhas Sapir
— 4 per cent.
Are you sympathetic to the
Jewish Defense League and its
leader, Rabbi Meir Kahane, and
the way they conduct the struggle
for Russian Jewry?
44 per cent sympathized with the

struggle of the League; 26-per-cent
opposed' the methods of Rabbi
Kahane; 28 per cent didn't know..
Some 47 per cent thought that the
Israel government was doing
enough to bring the situation of
Russian Jewry to the notice of the
outside world; 38 per cent thought
the opposite; 12 per cent couldn't
reply to the question.

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Federation Grant Aids
Sabbath Observers in NY Protector in Israel

NEW YORK (JTA)—A special
grant of $10,000 has been made by
the Federation of Jewish Philan-
thropies to help eliminate job dis-
crimination against Sabbath ob-
servers in the metropolitan area.
The grant will be administered
jointly by Federation Employment
and Guidance Service, a federation
member agency, and the National
Jewish Commission on Law and
Public Affairs, an Orthodox-spon-
sored association of lawyers and
social scientists.
Placement of Sabbath-observing
jab seekers and handling of indi-
vidual contacts with companies
will continue to be the responsi-
bility of FEGS. COLPA will con-
tinue its program of filing Com-
plaints and litigation before human
rights agencies and courts. The
grant also will enable COLPA to
broaden its program to educate
employers and employes concern-
ing their rights and responsibili•
ties under federal and state laws.

Apartments for Elderly

PARIS (ZINS)—The authorita-
tive daily "Figaro" states that
both Jordan and Lebanon have
quietly, but voluntarily, found it
convenient and agreeable to place
themselves, in some measure,
under the protection of Israeli
forces.
Israel has built a new and first-
rate highway which does not ap-
pear on any map and is totally
closed to civilian traffic," says Fig-
aro.
This special roadway begins in
the vicinity of Tel Aviv and ex-
tends into neighboring Lebanon,
where terrorist groups build their
nests.
Lebanon offered no objection
to extending this highway into
her territory, according to the
press report; because traffic is
confined strictly to Israeli mili-
tary controls. Were is not for
this, the terrorist organizations
long agO would have occupied
all of the south of Lebanon.
In recent months, the report goes
on, Israeli forces at the Golan
Heights have been considerably re-
inforced, not out of concern over
a possible attack by Syria on
Israeli positions; rather for the
purpose of blocking a, possible at-
tack by Syria on Jordan.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (JTA)—
The $4,000,000 Jewish Home for
the Elderly of Fairfax County
should be ready for occupancy in
about 18 months. The complex will
include apartments for elderly
The divine test of a man's worth
Jelin able to take care of them-
selves and a day care center for is not his theology but his life.—
elderly persons residing outside Morris Joseph, "Judaism as Creed
and Life."
of the home.

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Nearly a- million dollars committed to the rebuilding and -
preservation of Israel remains uncollected. TWA much-needed
mnney, which of course has already been donated, is ',in ,
DIP Boxes which have been sitting in American.. homes for- years
without being emptied.

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Consider for a moment the good that this amount of money _

can do and then, if you have one of these "lost bbxesr on ;Your,
Shelf, phone the Jewish National Fund immediately and Make it -
your business to see that it is collected. It is ycitir -inoral- duty.

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