Several Syrian Jews Are Reported Out
of Jail; Beirut Leader Not Among Them

German Seeks to Honor Country's Resisters

PARIS (JTA)—Several Syrian the reports he confirmed, it would not prepared to confirm or corn-
Jews were released from prison appear that their release was par- ment on the report when it was
by the Syrian authorities Monday tially due to these interventions. queried here by the Jewish Tele-
according to unconfirmed reports
The Syrian Embassy in Paris was ' graphic Agency.
reaching Paris.
Some of these reports said all
the detained Jews with the excep-
tion of former Beirut Jewish com-
munity leader Albert Elias were
suddenly set free and allowed to
return to their homes.
Elias was kidnapped in broad
Dr. Sidney Edelstein. New
Louis Berry has been reappoint-
daylight last autumn in downtown ed chairman of the cash mobiliza-
York, national cash mobilization
Beirut while on his way from his tion committee of the Jewish Wel- chairman for the United Jewish
home to the local community build- fare Federation, Alan E. Schwartz.
Appeal, will speak at the meet-
ing. Though the Syrians have de- president, announced.
ing on the urgent appeal of /s-
nied holding him or even knowing
rael's leaders
for immediate
Berry. who was the recipient of payment
of pledges
to assure
where he was detained, persistent
reports said that Elias was being the 1971 Fred M. Butzel Memorial
a constant flow of money.
Award,
was
appointed
to
the
chair-
held in a Syrian military prison
The United Jewish Appeal is
manship of the large committee
on the outskirts of Damascus.
seeking 5300,000,000 in its cash col-
last year.
Jewish organizations in Paris,
He has called a committee meet- , lection nationally, and has keyed
which refuse to be named, con-
ing for 8 p.m. Tuseday in the, the collection program to "Six
firmed these reports. According
board room of United Hebrew Days in June" on the fifth anniN er-
to the reports, nine Syrian Jews,
Schools, 21550 12 Mile, to consider sary of the Six-Day War.
including three women, were set
The expected immigration to Is-
the desperate need for cash in Is- ,
free by the Syrians. Some of
rael front Russia is 20,000 more
rael.
them have spent over a year in
-.-
than
originally anticipated and
jail.
budgeted for by the Jewish Agency
The organizations explain that Soviet Olim Protest
and actual immigration figures so
the Syrians did not release Elias
far this year are hearing out the
because of their former claims that May Day Festivities
estimate.
they do not hold him.
JERUSALEM (ZINS) — Thou-
This means an immediate in-
Among those set free are two sands of newcomers from the
former teachers at the Alliance Soviet Union expressed deep re- crease of $132,700,000 in the Jew-
Israelite UniverseIle School in sentment and protest over the fly - 1 ish Agency budget for this year.
Damascus. Jacques Ariel and ing of red flags from rooftops of "Every day the immigrants ar-
Jacques Attar.
Ifistadrut buildings and other left- rive, and every day the bills must
The Alliance confirmed this re- wing institutions. The banner Of be paid. The. price of default is hu-
port here. It is not known yet the Soviet Union is a red flag. ' man suffering," Dr. Edelstein said.
whether the released men will be
Chairman Berry called on all
Leadership of the United Labor
allowed to leave the country.
contributors to the 1972 Allied
Party and of the flistadrut. who
A number of non-Jewish person. had proclaimed May 1 a holiday.
Jewish Campaign-Israel Emer-
alities, including French Senate were visibly upset by these reac-
gency Fund for full or partial
president Alain Poher, have re- tions. An anti-May Day demon-
payment of their pledges so that
peatedly intervened in the past to stration by Soviet Jews took place
Detroit could continue to "Keep
secure the release of the Jewish in Jerusalem in front of the
the Promise" to help Lsrael with
detainees in Syrian prisons Should Knesset building. The protestors
its burden of social welfare ser-
vices.
carried placards reading - May
Day is not our holiday. - and "The At the same time. Samuel Fran-
Marshall Goldman's
Lel. campaign chairman, called on
Red Flag is not our flag."
The demonstrators expressed the few remaining people who have
shock on learning that the Knesset • not made their 1972 pledges to
itself, and all its departments. had submit them "because we need
been closed in celebration of May every person and every dollar to
4 Of4 r, f W4', S P007,201
Day. be able to say that our 1972 cam-
Protests also were lodged by paign was successful."
Letters asking for voluntary
Ilerut
the Liberal Party and
against those who organized the pledges from contributors who
May Day celebrations and their have not yet been reached w ill he
followers. loaded nest week, Frankel said

Berry Re-Named Cash Collection
Chairman; Mobilization Meeting
Tuesday to Spur Detroit Action

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