Erwin S. Simon Named '72 Fred M. Butzel Award Winner
Erwin S. Simon, attorney and community leader, will receive the Fred M. Butzel Memorial Award at the annual dinner meeting of the
Jewish Welfare Federation at Cong. Shaarey Zedek, Wednesday, itwas announced by Alan E. Schwartz. Federation president.
The Butzel Award, the highest honor conferred by Detroit's organized Jewish community, is given each year, since 1911, in rec-
Butzel, one of Federation's founders and a civic leader.
ognition of outstanding leadership. It is a memorial to the late Fred M.
Members of the award committee, which consists of the incumbent presidents of all local Federation member agencies, Detroit
Service Group, Federation women's division, and the previous Butzel Award recipients, have chosen Simon as fulfilling the criteria for
the honor: length of service, devotion to the total Jewish community and its constituent parts, representative of the Jewish community in
the organized general community and character and integrity in communal affairs.
Simon is treasurer of the Jewish Welfare Federation, chairman of the finance committee of United Jewish Charities, and a trustee
of Sinai Hospital. He has served as president of UJC, president of Jewish Vocational Service and as chairman of the Federation health
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Overwhelming Sentiments Grow
Condemning USSR Visa Ransom
Philharmonic and Mehta in Their Glory
Musicians From Israel Enhance
Cultural Ties With Americans'
By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
WASHINGTON, D. C. —New emphasis was in evidence in the
expanding fraternal ties between the peoples of Israel and the United
States through musical media which marked the inauguration of the year-
long celebration of Israel's 25th anniversary. National and world personal-
ities joined in acclaim of the 106-member Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
whose appearance in the nation's capital on Saturday evening was part
of a 19-concert series that is taking the musicians to many cities—with
four of the 19 concerts in Michigan.
of cultural ties
Israel's role in the each- -
between the U. S. and friend', ...reign nations was
sensed throughout the deeply moving performance
which became especially impressive by the masterful
direction of Zubin Mehta, the participation of
Itzhak Perlman as soloist and the selections for the
evening's program. Mehta's popularity, mw assum-
ing world dimensions, became understandable. He
was superb in conducting Mahler's Symphony No. 1
in D Minor. He was excellent in directing MendeIs-
sohn's Concerto in E Minor for Violin and Orchestra.
with Perlman as the violinist, and it was apparent
that by choosing Ben-Haim's "Psalm" as the first
number—after the orchestra had played the national
anthems—he had given the event an Israeli flavor.
Itzhak Perlman proved his mettle. He was superb.
He received many calls for bows from a standing
audience that gave him a great ovation, and he was
gracious as usual—he played as an encore a solo,
Paganini's Caprice No. 5. There was a feeling of
audience pride in this great musician. The last time
this reviewer heard him was when Perlman appeared
with Mehta and the Israel Philharmonic, in the Mann
Auditorium, Tel Aviv, in a Paganini program. That evening and the
American appearance in the nation's capital Sunday remain unforgettable.
Mehta and the Israel Philharmonic had already appeared in con-
certs in Houston and Dallas, to commence their American tour. But the
Washington event Sunday, under the patronage of Israel Ambassador to
the U. S. Itzhak Rabin, actually inaugurated the Israel 25th anniversary
celebration. The Israel torch lightings that took place in many American
communities a week earlier, became incidental.
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Condemnations of the Russian tax on Jewish intellectuals seeking to emigrate
to Israel is growing in all American ranks, and sentiments in both houses of Congress
are for restrictions on trade with Russia until the ransom regulations are abandoned.
Encouragement was given by Secretary of State William Rogers and President Nix-
on's spokesmen that the President and the State Department will keep consulting with
relief from the tax burden on Jewish emigrants.
the USSR in efforts to secure
Story below on Jewish leaders' contacts with administration leaders.
—
While the amendment to the bill for trade with Russia introduced by Senator
Henry M. Jackson of Washington may not be acted upon immediately, it is reliably
reported from Washington that it has majority support in the Senate and is reaching
See Commentary, Page
majority sentiment in the House of Representatives.
Conferences with Jewish leaders arranged by administration spokesmen in
Washington have given encouragement to the Jewish community that the plight of
Russian Jewry and the need for assistance to those desiring to emigrate to Israel
are not being ignored.
WASHINGTON (JTA)—Sen. Henry M. Jackson (Dem., Wash.) served notice
Wednesday to the Soviet government, the Nixon administration and all parties in-
volved in negotiating new trade relations between the U.S. and USSR, that they will
have Congress to deal with on the issue of the Soviet education head tax imposed
on Jews seeking to emigrate from Russia.
Jackson stressed that point at a press conference here Wednesday afternoon,
just before he presented on the Senate floor his amendment to the East-West
Trade Act that would in effect force the Soviets to rescind their visa fees.
As of Wednesday afternoon.
the Jackson Amendment had
Syrian Jews Defy , Danger
72 co-sponsors, nearly two-
thirds of the Senate, and was
to Demonstrate for Justice
expected to pick up more be-
fore the end of the day.
JERUSALEM (JTA)—The first public demonstration
by Damascus Jews against their oppression by Syrian
Missing from the list of co-
was
reported
by
Supreme
Court
Justice
Haim
snonsors, however, were Sen.
authorities
Cohen.
Mike Mansfield, the Senate
Cohen, who heads the Public Committee for Jews in
majority leader, and Hugh,
Arab Lands, said he learned that a few weeks ago several
Scott, minority leader.
hundred Jews demonstrated in Damascus. He did not say
The Jackson measure will
how Syrian authorities reacted.
not be voted on before Con-
Cohen addressed a rally near the Western Wall. Amither
gress adjourns its current ses-
speaker, Police Minister Shlomo Hillel, said the Israeli
sion Oct. 15, but is certain to
government has made every effort to improve the situa-
—
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Jordan to Israel ...
Peace Bid in Hebrew
JERUSALEM (JTA)--Jordan made a peace
overture to Israel via television Sunday night.
Amman TV inaugurated a daily news pro-
gram in Hebrew with a pledge to promote
peace in the region. The first Hebrew program
ever beamed from the Jordanian- capital, it
began with a promise to address "the people
of Israel in their own language in a bid to
promote peace" in the area.
An information ministry official started the
program with a pledge to give the Israeli
audience "straightforward news."
The newscast was read by a young woman
with a fair knowledge of Hebrew. It omitted
Amman's major news item of the day—a sabo-
tage attempt by El Fatah in the Jordanian
capital. The news covered a variety of inter-
national events and a story about declining
tourism in Israel with the Israeli weekly maga
tine, Haolam Ilazeh, as the source.
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USSR Head Tax
Gets Intercession
From White house
By WILLIAM SAPHIRE
JTA Staff Writer
WASHINGTON. OCT. 3 (JTA) -- Three
American Jewish leaders indicated Tuesday
that they were greatly encouraged by a meet•
mg they had late Monday afternoon with
Secretary of State William P. Rogers on the
matter of the education head`tax imposed by
Soviet authorities on Russian Jews wishing to
emigrate.
The three leaders—Max Fisher of Detroit.
Richard Maass, chairman of the National Con-
ference for Soviet Jewry, and Jacob Stein,
chairman of the Conference of Presidents of
Major American Jewe.b orgami,tions — ex-
pressed "wholehearted support - for the Nixon
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