Mid East; Soviet Jewry Issues Raised Before GOP
(Continued from Page 1)
In a 45-page brochure to the com-
mittee which is holding hearings
preliminary to drafting a platform
for presentation to the Republican !
Party's convention opening here
Monday, the American Federation;
of Labor and the Congress of In
dustrial Organizations (AFL-C10
strongly backed both Israel and the
rights of Jews in the Soviet 1 - n■ on
to emigrate. AFL-CIO had pr It
od the same documentation, to .ore
Democratic Party's platform. • .:u
mittoe in June.
- Russia's direct to a
issues as ones of major concern
to American Jews whose constitu-
tional rights, he stated, "can best
be assured by advancing the se-
curity and constitutional rights of
all Americans. -
On the controversial subject of
busing to achiev e racially inte-
grated public schools. Gold main-
tained that "the discord which has
at •••11 over this problem tend-. to
the real issue. w hrh
•
fi,e%e « (vial ethi ,
i!orul'y
t• , • tm_hest
iro c i : - en
involvement in the Ar.,.
dispute - and - corm•m•
for ads ocates of no,v a
--
azamst Israel, - the g:ar,t
union organization's statemeir
poses a real threat to the exi•o.i.ci•
of democratic Israel as a sover,...gn
state and to world peace and
freedom."
ance where and when it is invited.
In other Middle East aspects of
his testimony. Rogers referred
having "promised our beet efforts
to help bring about Is-ace rie2.dia-
lions in the Middle East" and that
'in the face of a heavy Sos iet arms
buildup. fostering dangerous insta:
batty, we promised the a•-s•sl.ihec
neees,ary In maihtam ttm
- The heroism of Soviet Jewry an I
the simarity of the state of Israel
are rot partisan issue s. - he said
30,000 Votes for Bigot Stoner
Stuns Bnai Faith Leader
h3A
number of. influential Jews. who
I ad opted for President Nixon's
re election, were now reconsider-
ing returning to the Democratic
fold but he declined to mention any
names
He ‘ti-,c abed Sen Abraham MLA-
coff. tier Conrieclicut Denwx rat, as
McGovern on
"Input ' with McGov ern in
plannlie; and activit.es
chief ads o'er 10 Sen_
liii
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Israel Govt. Again
Exempts Yeshiva
Students From Army
s,
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A representative of the Hebrew
Day School movement urged the
Republican Party to adopt a
strong resolution in favor of Fed-
oral air to non-public schools.
There are today 400 Ilebrevy Day
Schools in 32 states offering a
combined program of General
and Hebrew studies, it was inch-
sated.
ooing to c
h•iziiirs made his co:nine:it
mg an ABC television ihtc,
immediately
Irony on the Nixon adrutrts•tm•
foreign 'whey before the iicpuL,
can resolution committee
A JTA reporter solicited Rogers'
statement by noting during the TV
interview that New York Gov_
Rockefeller was reported as has ir.
"We urge the U.S. government
to adhere consistently and firmly
to the policy of recognizing, in
deed as well as word, that peace
in the Middle East can be based
only on agreement between the
parties, that agreement can be
said in Israel that Brezhnev Lad
achieved only through negotia-
Sp•eak'ng before the platform agreed during the suraiMt conic r-
lions between them and that no committee. :Moses I. Feuerstein, ence to release 35,000 Jews
agreement among the powers
chairman of the executive board year Rogers was then asked by
can be a substitute for agree-
of Torah Umesorah. National S-a- JTA if he, having; been present at
ment among the parties them-
clety of Hebrew Day Schools, the summit eonf. , renCe. would c,r•
selves. The United States should
told key Republican leaders that firm whether such an a_ -cement
provide Israel with the economic the time has come for the Repub- was indeed midi'
and military help needed to meet. lican Party to chart a new and
Without responding directly to
this threat," the brochure con- dramatic breakthrough in Ameri-
the question. Rogers replied that
tinued. "The United States has , can education by making viable a he had not read what Gov. Rocke-
a vital political and economic, "genuine choice in education."
feller had said and did not wish
as well as moral, obligation to
American pluralism in education, to comment on it. "I am encour-
help .Israel preserve her nation- Feuerstein declared, "sanctions
aged though," the secretary con-
hood."
the existence of non-public educa- tinued, ''by the fact that the Soviet
Under the caption "freedom of tion. Federal aid to non-public Union has permitted a considerably
Jews to leave the Soviet Union," schools, however, will make such increased emigration in the last
the statement urged "U.S. govern- a pluralism a reality for the poor year or so. We certainly think that
ment initiative for prompt Soviet and middle class as well. Choice it is going to continue." Ilerbcrt
guarantee to its citizens of Jewish in education should not be a haven Kaplow of ABC television then
origin of the right to emigrate from for the rich. The poor, too, deserve asked whether the Soviet Jewish
the USSR and go to Israel and a chance at education of their own matter — was discussed." to which
choice."
other countries."
Rogers answered with the double
' "In so acting," AFL-CIO added.
"Drastic reduction" in United affirmative.
"the United States would render States military strength in the
McGovern Says Nixon Trying
a great humanitarian service and Mediterranean will end the "close
to 'Deceive' U.S. Jews With
lend prestige to the United Na- relationship" of the United States
'False Claim' on Soviet Jewry
tions." In this connection it pointed with Israel as well as with Turkey
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The
to the declaration of human rights !and Greece, Secretary of State Wil-
and the "international convention ham P. Rogers told the Republican Democratic presidential candidate, I
Sen. George McGovern, Monday'
on the elimination of all forms of platform committee.
racial discrimination" to which'{ After delivering a broad review accused President Nixon of trying.,
the Soviet Union and the Ukraine of the Nixon administration's for- to deceive American Jews with a
"transparent and false claim" of
are signatories. ' eign policy, Rogers was aslcd by
The American Israel Public Af- ' a committee member—Jerrold B.' helping the Jews of the Soviet
Union. "It is both cynical and cruel
fairs Comniittee (AIPAC) urged Speers of Maine—to discuss the
of President Nixon's agent Nelson
the Republican Party to adopt a "drastic reduction in defense" the
Middle East plank reaffirming the delegate said was proposed by Rockefeller to claim credit on be-
words and views of President Democratic Presidential nominee half of the White House for an
Nixon and pledging continuation of Sen. George McGovern. Mention- historic event which belongs to the
Jews of the USSR themselves,"
his policy. ing specifically only the Mediter-
In a statement to the platform cancan area in his response, Rog- the senator said.
"It is cynical because it has no
committee, I. L. Kenen, executive ers said a $30,000,000,000 cut "or
vice chairman of AIPAC, recalled one of that magnitude" in U.S. de- basis in fact," he declared. "It is
!cruel because it holds out a false
President Nixon's statement on t ense was "out
out of the questi on."
January, 1970, that "peace can be That figure had been used by Sen. I , promise of hope to Soviet Jewry-
based only on agreement between McGovern as his contemplated re- a promise Richard Nixon is in no
the parties and that agreement can duction in the arms budget over position to keep." McGovern attrib-
uted the increased emigration of
be achieved only through negotia- the next several years.
Soviet Jews to ''the heroic determi-
tions between them."
Rogers
pointed
out
that
the
Sov-
nation of Soviet Jews themselves.
Noting that AIPAC's recommen-
iet
Union
has
"built
up"
power
in
They have been supportd in their
dations "are substantially consist-
the
Mediterranean
and
declared
demands, their protests and their
ent with the views of the admin-
istratian and a bipartisan majority that American ties with brae , ' demonstrations by the public ap-
of Congress," Kenen said that the Turkey and Greece "would all be peals of many governments and
current U.S. policy "of maintain- out of the window if we would not millions of men and women of good
ing Israel's deterrent strength has have the kind of strength" in that will around the world," he said
McGovern claimed that Rocke
been effective." AIPAC called for area.
In his 2.500-word prepared text.
a continuation of this policy of pro-
riding Israel "with planes and other which he read to the committee
the
sophisticated equipment. and eco- with some thodificatMn ,
lead-off w itness for *.t-.•••,•
nornic supporting assistance
The American Jewish Commit-
tee urged the Republican Plat-
form Committee to endorse
school busing and continued sup-
port to the State of Israel, but
to oppose the concept of propor-
tional representation in connec-
tion with "affirmative action"
programs. A similar request w as
made by the AJC to the Demo-
•
-rats last month.
liertra 01 II Gold. exec•:ti•e v
urged President Nixon and his ad-
visers to place the concerns of Is-
rael and Soviet Jewry aboc par-
nsanship in the 1972 carnpaL4n
hearmgs
spoSu
the
n
, •••
president of the AJC, in a lett, -
to Rep_ John Rhodes. chairman of r' t
•
the platform committee (i'•••! tt , e,
, .
tm‘ernment's
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McGov ern Jewish l isle
Seeker Says Appeal Is to
Liberal Putlool.
- Traditional
ar Icriod while they studied
Basic training would ise of a
shorter duration than the .normal
three year,. but the boys would
he run call for the entire fist. vear
Period. This arrangement operates
at present. "I'll
Govern would he based on appeals at sililie
cials said
to the traditional Jewish
,
need
for
clan_•
approach to the
h he said still exists in
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
country.
Friday, August 18, 1972-19
new ly-appointed staff dirc c!or of
the Jc ,xish Affairs Committee of
the McGovern fur President cam_
said the committe , effort
to vim Jewish ',cies for Sen. Mc -
Richard M. Cohen of New York.
associate executive director of the
American Jewish Congress, stressed
in an interview that the Jew ish
Affairs Committee would not hase
differing approaches for differing
groups of prospective Jewish vot-
ers, whether they were inner city,
suburban, Orthodox, Conservative
or' Reform. The premise of the
campaign would be, he said. ,that
all Jews were concerned with the
need for "positive. productive and
progressive change."
Cohen stressed that he was on
leave without pay from the Ameri-
can Jewish Congress and that he
had accepted Sen. McGovern's
offer of the staff post as an indi-
vidual, and not as a representa-
tive of the AJCongress.
He reported that he and two
aides were mapping out the key .
issues "of concern to Jews around ,
the country" and that "this infor-
mation would become the basis for
a campaign strategy" in seeking
Jewish votes "which will move in-
to high gear by Labor Day." lie
said that since the nomination
of Sargent Shriver as the Demo-
cratic vice presidential choice, a ,
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