Bid for 'Jewish Vote' More Competitive as Election Nears
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
10—Friday, Oct. 20, 1972
York, Rabbi Joseph Stern- Rita E. Hauser, former U.S. retain sufficient American
stein, NEC chairman, urged representative in the United power in the Middle East to
Jewish voters to cast their Nations Human Rights Corn- ensure that there is no doubt
ballots on the basis of a jus- mission. Newsmen at the con- of our commitment to Is-
tification of recognizing"Jew- ference were given a list of rael's security."
Addressing a private meet-
ish needs" and therefore 93 names who "represent the
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acknowledging that there is kind of dramatic support ing of 71 Jews in Silver
a "Jewish vote." working for the re-election Spring, Md., Oct. 11, Fisher
listed several reasons why
It was apparent that Jac- of President Nixon."
Mrs. Hauser predicted that he thought Jews should aban-
ques Torczyner, former ZOA
don
their traditional Demo-
Jewish
votes
for
Nixon
would
president and now an Amer-
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ican member of the Jewish double from 15 to 17 per cent cratic stance and back Nix-
Agency for Israel, and Her- in 1968 to more than 35 per on. Among them were the
man Weisman, ZOA presi- cent this year. She said that economic support extended
dent, are in the Nixon ranks. according to polls "as of to Israel during the Nixon
this morning," Nixon stands administration and the Pres-
Paid advertisements in the to win 40 per cent of the ident's opposition to quotas.
at the
New York Times, however, Jewish vote in New York
Addressing a predominant-
indicate that there are prom-
ly Jewish audience in Balti-
state.
inent Jewish names among
Richard Cohen, staff direc- more Oct. 11, Sen. Abraham
both the Nixon and McGov-
tor of the Jewish affairs unit Ribicoff (D. Conn.), claimed
ern supporters — just as in of the McGovern - Shriver
that only "strong initiatives
Detroit, as became apparent Campaign Committee in by the Congress," and only
le the
at the McGovern rally here, Washington, told the JTA after Israeli Premier Golda
there are notable Jewish that "Jews have always tend- Meir came to Washington
personalities in the McGov- ed to vote for candidates last year to meet with Nix-
ern ranks and Jewish sup- and parties that represented on, did the administration
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(In• Tel Aviv, on Sunday, Jews, who were undecided
Premier Golda Meir told an when the election campaign
audience at the Tel Aviv began, are "now coming back
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elected President next month on has been silent and Mc-
"because of the sympathy of Govern has spoken out."
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it Is not posaible to impose "sharply defined." lie noted
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Some of the prominent Israel Bond Organization,
•at midnight. No •ntries returned. prises final and non redeemable.
Jewish
Nixon
supporters
said
that "President Nixon
All winners will be notified, you do not need to be present to win.
have been listed on numer- has kept every commitment
ous occasions. There are that he made to the state
some surprising additions of Israel."
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in a full-page ad in the
Spiegel, who is president
Sunday NY Times. Among of the Los Angeles Jewish
them are Prof. Sidney Hook, Federation-Council and na-
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Prof. Oscar Handlin, Prof. tional vice-chairman of Con-
Ithiel de Sola Pool, Dr. Mil- cerned Citizens, said that
ton Friedman and other McGovern was "negative" on
academicians.
Israel. He also claimed that
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In a long list of McGovern there was "a great deal of
ecif P G°IsIs
supporters, however, appear concern" over McGovern's
o‘vester ,
such names as Simon H. Rif- policy on quotas in college
admissions
and
hiring,
k i n d, Samuel Rosenman,
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1°C)1°
George Klein, New York
Morris B. Abram, and scores
m°co b d'e poc‘'°bNe.ony
City campaign chief of Con-
of others of prominence.
cerned Citizens, claimed that
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NEW YORK (JTA)—Jew- Nixon has been "most con-
sistent"
in
opposition
to
&ens
on
l o so l e'
ish leaders supporting Pres-
saes
ident Nixon for re-election quotas while McGovern was
"wishy-washy,"
said at a press conference
C o h e n disputed those
on Oct. 12 that "there is no
Jewish bloc" of voters, pre- claims. He said that while
McGovern has spoken out
dicted , that Nixon would
against quotas as opposed
double his Jewish vote this
to
merit, it was thhe Presi-
year compared to 1968 and
dent's Department of Health,
claimed that the President
Education and Welfare that
has kept every promise he
ordered the City University
Draperies and Installation for
made to Israel.
in New York to require all
A spokesman for the Mc- faculty members to state
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Govern-Shriver Camp aign their race, sex and are on
Committee. in Washington questionnaires as part of the
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told the Jewish Telegraphic Affirmative Action program
Agency that he agreed that which had "a chilling effect"
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there was "no Jewish bloc on the Jewish community.
vote, no monolithic Jewish
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On the Middle East, Cohen
vote," but predicted that Sen. charged that the President
for all types of commerical, rental and office
George McGovern would win maintained a moratorium on
more Jewish votes than Sen. arms for Israel for three
buildings. Call uitbout obligation for bids,
iHubert N. Humphrey, who years while McGovern was
specifications and estimates.
received about 80 per cent of among the senators leading
the Jewish vote when he was the fight to get the adminis-
taLfe,
I the Democratic Presidential tration to change its policy.
candidate in 1968.
He also noted that the Rog-
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Peoria, Ill., Albert Spiegel earlier this week, McCoy-
of Los Angeles and Mrs. ern repeated his pledge "to
With two weeks left be-
fore Election Day, Jewish
ranks are sharply divided on
the current political issues
and the candidates of the
two major parties.
Discussion of the validity
of claims of the existence of
a "Jewish vote" continues
and there is justification of
the term in some quarters.
At the meeting of the na-
tional executive council of
the Zionist Organization of
America, last Saturday night
at Hotel Biltmore. New
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