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May 19, 1972 - Image 13

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The Detroit Jewish News, 1972-05-19

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Fishier 'tacks Nixon Vietnam Policy; Sonic Jewish ltrganizations I i

WASHINGTON . t.ITA..—Max M. not to ,rant the Presalent ;he sup - , Rogers Praises Israel's Stand
Fisher, Detroit industrialist and p,rt for . w hich be ha- asked. -
on American Policy in Vietnam
,Jewish philanthropist, declared his
Th e
TEL .\\ I\'
-
cordiria
support of President Nixon . , tolicy are
use to a r sport iii liaaretz.
a seer e
of seeking tee interdict war supplies of the prisoners of war
ac■ 01' State W1111:1f11 }i“Ler,, at
as Pawns
to North Vietnam by blockading in the game of face say rig. We
recent ineetintt, ice WaNtlinitti3O
the Haiphong harbor and bombing nue,t strongly - object to your re- with Israel's Depth:, Premier
rail lines bringing in such supplies ve.rsal of moral values which sees
Anon, praised li - arts stand in con-
overland from the People's Repub• war as honor, peace as defeat and
nection with American reolic, ■ . in
lie of China. face saving as more important
Vietnam
Fisher, president of the Council . than saving military and civilian
Former Israel Air Force 01111.
of Jewish Federations and Welfare lives. This pervasion of logic and
rnander General Ezcr Weizman.
Funds, was the first major Jewish' moral values risks the possibility
at a press conference with foreign
leader to endorse the President's of a major confrontation between
journalists, strongly endorsed Pres.
policy. • the superpowers."
ident Nixon's decision to resume
Fisher's endorsement declared
The statement was circulated by
aerial bombing as a counter to the
that the President "has demon- the Union of American Hebrew
invasion from North Vietnam. Gen.
strated great courage" and had Congregations.
Weizman expressed the belief that
taken "the soundest approach to
The Massachusetts Board of ' only the combined forces of Ameri-
both a fulfillment of America's
ca', air and sea power could turn
Rabbis, calling President Nixon's
obligations and a quest for peace
aside the invasion by the Ncrth
latest Vietnam offensive unconsti-
which we all so fervently hope
tutional and immoral, staged a • Vietnamese.
for." He added the hope that
nonviolent demonstration Wednes-
Meanwhile, claiming that most
Americans would support the Pres-
day at the John F. Kennedy Feder-
Israelis shared their views. a group
ident at this time."
al Building.
of 20 students at the Hebrew Uni-
The endorsement statement was
versity sent a letter to President
Meanwhile. in New York, Nixon
issued by the Committee for the
Nixon praising his "brave deci-
won strong support for what two
Re-election of the President. Fish-.
Orthodox Jewish . organizations
sion - to mine the harbors of North
er is neither an officer nor a mem-
Vietnam. The students delivered
termed his efforts to end the Viet-
ber of that committee, the JTA
nam war. The National Council the letter to the U.S. Consulate Gen-
was told by Arthur Amolsch of the
eral in Jerusalem with a request
of Young Israel in a telegram
committee's press staff. The com-
that it be sent to the White House
stated: "We fully support your po.
mittee is headed by former At-
sition in Vietnam Your stand is
torney General John Mitchell.
in the interest of all free people
While Fisher is not identified
walking the face of this earth."
personally with the committee,
In another telegram, the Rabbi-
but he has close ties to Nixon and
nical Alliance of America said its
has long been prominent in the
members "pray that you may suc-
Republican Party. The commit-
ceed in this determination to bring
tee statement made no reference
about a just peace ending agg.res-
In Fisher's leadership in the Jew-
sicn against nations and peoples
ish community.
The text of the statement react:
- I join with many other Americans
to express my support for the
President's position on Vietnam as
ilisl
described in his speech May 8.
The President has demonstrated
great courage in facing a situation
NEW YORK (JTA I—The major-
in which he took a direction which
ity of the 130 Rossian-Jewish fam-
represents the soundest approach
ilies nearly 4 ,10 persons -- who
to both a fulfillment of America's
immigrated to the United States
obligations and a quest for peace
during
the last lice ■ ears have•
which we all so fervently hope for.
made ' . successful adjustments' .
"In this regard, I call particular
to life in this countrs, according
attention to the peace proposal,
contained within the President's he Philip Soskis, executive direr. --
tor of the New York A , sociation
talk and state that his offer of a
thr
i••s Americans_
withdrawal of all troops within

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, May 19, 1972-13

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four months after a cease-fire and
return of all prisoners of war is a
reasonable and generous offer to
North Vietnam. I would hope that
all Americans would support the
President at this time
Jewish Groups Denounce Nixon:
Demand End tee Blockade
NEW YORK (.1TAI—Two Jew.
ish organizations assailed ('resi-
mine
decision tee
dent Nixon's

North Vietnam harbors and bomb
rail supply lines and demanded an
immediate end to the blockade and
total withdrawal of U.S. troops
from Southeast Asia. In separate
statements, Americans for Pro-
gressive Israel-Hashomer Ilatzair
and the Jewish Cultural Clubs and
Societies deplored Nixon's decision
as contrary to his declared inten-
tion to de-escalate the war.
The Jewish Cultural Clubs and
Societies, which claims to repre-
sent 60 organizations in New York.
urged their "members and all
other Americans to vehemently .

Soskis, speaking at the 23rd
annual meeting of the NYANA.
disclosed the results of the first
preliminary survey of its kind
made by the NYANA to determine
the motivations and expectations
of Jewish immigrants from the
Sosiet I, nion and to chart the pro-
g ress of their adjustment .

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The survey, limited in the CIO
families w ho have settled in the
Greater New York area, indi-
that near', all needed
cated
financial and other aid on arri-
val but fewer than 25 per cent
required help for longer than
six months.

Referring to the - quality-- of the
newcomers' adjustment, Soskis
said, "Their joy over the feeling
of beim_ free people. of earning
a living without being solder , to
special surveillance. the hopes for
the future for themselves and even
more for their children were ob-
vious in what they said, in word,
tone and in expression

oppose President Nixon's brinks-
manship war moves.' The state-, Mrs Sophie S_ Udall was re-
,
all
ment also demanded that
elected president of the association
United States forces he uncondi-
tionally withdrawn from Indochina, for a second year.
with a date being immediately set
Israel Day Festivities
for such withdrawal
Rabbis from all branches of
Draw Crowds in Canada
Judaism have sharply assailed
MONTREAL. (JTA I—More than
President Nixon's Vietnam esca-
5.000 persons participated Sunday
laton as having neither "legal
in Israel Day festi‘ities here spon-
nor moral" justification and
sored by- the Canadian Zionist
called on Congress to "withhold
Federation.
the legal and financial resources

Sonic 2.503 marchers took part
with which tee wage this war."
in the second annual Israel Day
those who signed the
Among
Joshua
parade
marking the 24th anniver-
statement were Abraham
sary of Israel's independence. A
Ifeschel. Balfour Brickner, Mau-
rally
addressed
by the Israeli
rice N. Eisendrath, Arthur Leh -
Meron.
Theodore
Arnbasadeer.
-
veld, Wolfe Kelman, Henry Sieg
followed a' the Sports Arena of
man and Roland Cittelsohn.
here
4,000
The statement called upon Jews. Montreal University w
:-;nagtegifes and other Jewish corn- persons attended a Salute to Israel
munal institutions tee join the pro- program. Similar events were held
testers throughout the nation "and in six other cities.

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