The Boiling
Political Pot

The Cheers for
Jews in Munich

Educational
Needs
in Year Ahead

Israel continues to be a subject for concern in political rhetoric . . . Democratic Presidential candidate Geo
McGovern charged that the Nixon administration's backing of Israel has a brief history . . . Republican \ ;.-e
Presidential candidate Spiro Agnew upheld omission of a plank from his party's platform for a transfer of the
U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem ... Jewish organizations continued to caution against injection of parti-
sanship, especially with regard to Israel, in political controversies and to avoid making Detailed
Israel a Stories
political
footbal:
on Pages 16, i7

THE JEWISH NEWS

A Weekly Review

Editorials
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of Jewish Events

Posthumous

Recognition of

Genius of
Mart'-red
Janusz Korczak

Commentary
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Sept. 1, 1972

'Echo Around World' Assails
Soviet Emigre Ransom Fees

Air Transport Assn. Warning:
New- Arab Terrorism Possible

PARIS (JTA)—A warning to international airlines and air pas-
sengers that Arab terrorists may soon launch new attacks on civilian
planes and airports in Western Europe was issued Tuesday by the
International Air Transport Association (IATA) from its Geneva

headquarters.

The communique said LATA security services had discovered that
the recent explosion of a bomb in the luggage compartment of an
El Al plane on a Rome-Lydda flight "was not an isolated instance
but part of a general plan."

IATA cautioned all air travelers not to accept parcels or presents
from strangers before boarding planes and to carefully check their
own luggage for explosives concealed by "terrorist elements." Airport
security services throughout Western Europe were asked by IATA to
increase security checks on passengers and their baggage.

Janusz Korczak Dishonored: Israelis

Protest German Gift to Poland

(See Commentary, Page 2)

TEL AVIV, (JTA)—An Israeli group is protesting a
10,000 Mark award by the West German Publishers Associa-
tion to the Korczak Committee in Poland, an organization
established in memory of Janusz Korczak. a prominent Polish
educator executed by the Nazis during World War II along
with his Jewish pupils.

Yerahmiel Weingarten, a one-time associate of Korczak
and a member of the Israeli Memorial Committee, claimed
that the Polish body has been systematically pruned of its
Jewish members and that Korczak's Jewish and Zionist as-
saciations have been carefully camouflaged by Polish au-
thorities.

Weingarten, who addressed a press conference here sug-
gested that Israel register its protest by boycotting the forth-
coming book fair in Frankfurt where the award is to be
made. A protest cable sent by the Israeli committee to the
German publishers association has received no reply to date.

JERUSALEM (JTA)--Foreign Minister Abba Eban told the cabinet Sunday
would raise the issue of the new huge exit charges for Soviet Jewish scientists
the debate before the United Nations General Assembly next month. Ile said he v
also bring the issue to the attention of UNESCO meeting this fall.
Eban said there was an "echo around the world" in a mounting worldwide reacts'
to the "head tax" on Soviet Jewish scientists and that he "fully expected" the "clamor' ti
increase in the days ahead. He reported also that a number of governments friendly to
Israel had pledged to make their voices heard on the issue. There had been "assurances. -
he said, from government officials in the United States that the U.S. would work toward
a repeal of the Soviet exit charges. Ile indicated that Israel understands that American
Soviets and that this quiet
officials prefer quiet diplomacy to bring pressure on the
diplomacy already has begun.
It was indicated that Joseph Sisco. U.S. assistant secretary of state, briefed Ain
bassador Itzhak Rabin on U.S. plans to combat the higher exit charges. Gen. Rabin has
been instructed to bring to the attention of Congressional leaders the speech made by
Premier Golda Meir, to an extraordinary session of the Knesset last Wednesday arid the
text of the resolution approved by the Knesset calling on the Soviet Union to annul the
higher exit charges.
The proportion of academics and professionals among Jewish immigrants arriving from
the Soviet Union has dropped from 40 per cent to between 20 and 30 per cent in recent
weeks, apparently a direct result of the boosted visa fees imposed by Soviet authorities
on university-educated Jews seeking to leave Russia. The disclosure was made in a radio
interview by Hillel Ashkenazi, director general of the absorption ministry.
Absorption Minister Natan Peled called for vigorous but nonviolent opposition
throughout the world to the new Soviet exit taxes levied on academicians and scientists.
He termed the fees "ransom" and claimed that their institution was "the most blatant error
made by the Soviet Union."
Ashkenazi reported the first substantial flow of Jewish immigrants from Bukhara.
a Soviet Asiatic republic. He said his ministry has created a special team to work out
plans to absorb the Bukharan emigres.
It was learned that six Jewish families have so far paid the exorbitant amounts
demanded for exit permits. The first of the families paid 26,000 rubles, more than
$25.000 for visas for parents and their four sons, the youngest. age 9. obviously not
a recipient of higher education in the Soviet Union. The name of the family was withheld
The father is a lecturer at an academic institution, arid the mother is a qualified teacher.
Max Fisher of Detroit expressed hope that the U.S. government would exert its
influence to persuade Moscow to abolish the high visa fees. Fisher addressed the opening
session of a two-day meeting of the Jewish Agency's board of governors of which he is
chairman. Ile called on enlightened nations and governments to do their utmost to change
Soviet policy toward their Jewish citizens.
Fisher 'declared emphatically that "One thing we should never do it to pay black-
mail."
Louis Pincus. chairman of the Jewish Agency Executive, reported on the latest develop-
ments in the visa fee matter. He said that efforts to have the fees rescinded must be swift
and efficient and warned that delays or wrong moves would damage the cause of Jewish
emigration from Russia.
Israel's Knesset unanimously adopted a resolution calling on the Soviet government-
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Jewish Agency Sets S785,000 Emergency Goal

Needs for 1973" amounting to
JERUSALEM (JTA)—The Jewish Agency issued a "Statement of
5785,000,000 for its multiple activities in Israel. Louis A. Pincus, chairman of the Jewish Agency Executive,
said at press conference afterward that the increased needs stemmed from an anticipated 15 per cent
rise in immigration next year He estimated the likely total of immigrants arriving in 1972 at 60.000.
The news conference was called to report details of the deliberations of the Jewish Agency's board of
governors which has been meeting here for the past two days. The board approved a $465,000,000 budget for
1972 but it is "too early" to project figures for the 1973 budget, according, to Jewish Agency Director General
Moshe Rivlin. Rivlin said increased needs in housing and social services contributed to increasing the agency's
financial burden next year. Housing costs topped the list in the statement of needs at $4,000,000. Immigration

costs were
next announced
at $89,000.000.
Pincus
the appointment of a committee by the hoard of governors to study the financial
crisis affecting Israli universities which receive a major portion of their funds from the Jewish Agency.
Max Fisher of Detroit, chairman of the board of governors, said the committee would go a long waY
toward clearing up ''the confusion that has arisen around the world as to what the priorities of the universities'
spending ought to be Ile said. "We're not raising enough money around the world." and announced two steps to
improve fund raising efforts. Ile said that on Dec. 1. 25 professional fund raisers from around the
will
countries
ous world
chairmen` s to
gather for a three-month course in fund raising, and 25 national campaign chairmen from reach
vari
the JCW
will meet in London Nov. 27 to discuss. for the first time around the same table.
Agency's fund-raising goals. Fisher was optimistic over the chances for success this year because of what
he described as a "new sese of unity•' at the board of governors' meeting. Ile attributed the unity to the
n
the reconstituted Jew ish Agency in its second y ear.
,
assembling of Zionists and non Zion,sts int

Members of the Student Struggle for Son set Jewry, dressed
in caps- and gowns, staged a "slave auction of So. set Jews" at
the Soviet tN Mission to demonstrate the ransom-like fees
demanded of Soviet Jews with higher education seeking to,leave
Russian Jews now call themsely es "the new ,lave, of the 20th
Century.-