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Boris Smolar's

Between You
... and Me'

Emeritus,
(Copyright 1972, JTA

JTA

`Deliberate Deception' of Jews -
for Votes Denied by State Dept.

WASHINGTON (JTA) — ton on financial matters, of
The State Department Mon- the American attitude.

day bitterly denounced as
"unwarranted" a newspaper
charge that the department
last September concocted "a
deliberate deception" to in-
fluence the Jewish vote in
the presidential election.
In an editorial page article
Monday the Washington Post
department
declared that
spokesman Charles Bray said
a U.S. development loan of
3,000,000 dollars to Uganda
was held up as a result of
American displeasure over
Ugandan President Idi
Amin's "sympathetic men-
tion" of Hitler's method of
dealing with Jews.
"T hen the department
cabled U.S. Ambassador

This confrontation was a
U.S. initiative, Bray said.
Bray said that "at this point
it is not possible to predict"
when the $3,000,000 loan to

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Uganda might be made, ob-
serving that the situation "is
MEET YOUR LEADER: The Baltimore Jewish community
not entirely in the U.S. con-
has a record of distinction in providing Jewish leadership
SO DOES
trol."
of national caliber. Henrietta Szold was one of the leading
Jewish figures Baltimore Jewry gave us. Jacob Blaustein
Israel Cites Barbour
was another.
In recent years, a number of Baltimoreans emerged
as Tour of Duty Ends
on the scene of national Jewish leadership. They include
10 MILE & GREENFIELD
TEL AVIV (YTA)—Friend-
Joseph Meyerhoff, who became national chairman of the
ship for and appreciation of
United Jewish Appeal; Louis J. Fox, who was president
U.S. Ambassador Walwortb
of the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds;
Barbour, coupled with hope
Louis Kaplan, noted Jewish educator; and Dr. Joseph
for continuation of the strong
Schwartz, whose name will go into Jewish history as the
and friendly relations be-
leader of the Joint Distribution Committee who was instru-
tween Israel and the U.S.,
mental in saving thousands of Jews and in bringing them
was expressed at a farewell
from the DP camps in Europe and from Yemen and other
reception for Barbour.
Arab lands to - Israel. Baltimore also distinguished itself Thomas Patrick Melady in
Proudly
The 63-year-old env o y,
top
Jewish
social
workers
like
Harry
Green-
by providing
Kampala that Bray was mis- whose 11-year ambassador-
stein, Isidore Soheloff, Maurice Bisgyer and others who interpreted, the Post said, ship here is ending, was
Announces it's Association with
made their mark as executives in Jewish communal life.
adding that Melady also was praised by Israeli officials at-
Irving Blum, the noted Baltimorean who last week told to assure Amin that tending the reception for his
THOMAS
was elected president of the Council of Jewish Federations "technical delays on the loan help in developing U.S.-Israel
and Welfare Funds, it the latest addition to the roll of had no connection" with ties.
"the
Baltimore Jewish personalities drafted into top national Amin's views of Hitler.
Asked by the Jewish Tele-
Barber"
leadership.
Hurry Up and Wait
A man of vision and determinatiev, with a deep feel- graphic Agency to comment
RAMAT GAN--Yoeef Nsa-
ing of devotion to ' everything of Jewish concern, Blunt on the Post's charges, Bray
and
for a post office
has been active in conunuant affairs locally and nationally, told a news conference that man applied
28, 1964.
Anka
"the Manicurist"
:paring no time and stimulating innovations in the organized "the facts don't support" box on Feb.
Light years later, on Jan.
them. He said the thrust of
Jewish commusal system. His latest achievement was the
Appointment
11, 1972, he got notice that
Iter
the
Post
article
was
that
the
establishment, under his chairmanship, of the Institute
department committed "a he could now have a box—
for Jewish Life for the purpose of strengthening and en-
but
only
if
he
paid
the
fee
deliberate deception."
hancing the quality of Jewish life.
Recalling the "streeg ex- within 10 days.
The institute, a division of the Council of Jewish Fed-
ception" be had made to
re-
erations and Welfare funds, is now charged with
sponsibility for developing, guiding and commissioniag in- Amin's statement at the
novative projects—bets locally and nationally--that would time, Bray said that the
serve as models of enrichment for the Jewish community. statement about Hitler and
CREDO FOR ACTION: Blum le a great believer in col- the Jews, the treatment of
lective Jewish responsibility. He feels a need to broaden American citianut in Uganda
Yes, we moon pampered — you and your draperies! We pam-
the ham of Jewish leadership, Jewish giving and Jewish and the expulsion of 42,000
per you by asking you to just sit bock and relax while we do
Asians
from
that
constry
by
responsibility. He believes that American Jewry can reach Amtn were the reasons the
all the work! Our professionals will remove and re-install them.
Our gentle cleaning process will pamper your draperies with
even higher levels of giving for Jewish needs in this coun- State Department had cut
tender, gentle handling that will prolong the life of your
try and overseas.
In the field of Jewish education, the new CJFWF off future aid to Uganda.
draperies.
"We intend to continue tech-
DON'T WORRY — WE CAN DO A
president wants to see "creative rebuilding" from within
nical assistance in the pipe-
and "massive work" by all communities In expanding and line" to Uganda, emanating
BETTER JOB FOR YOU
Jewish
education.
strengthening
to about $2,0110,0•41, igray
He is greatly perturbed by the fact that within the said, "bat we did net !Mend
Jewish communities there are yet stubborn pockets of then or now to undertake
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Jewish poverty and by the fact that the Jewish population new assistance programs."
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the
general
population
has
a
50
per
cent
proportionate to
This is "a policy which we
greater number of elderly among whom poverty prevails. have confirmed to the Ugan-
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The Jewish communal body, he says, can suffer no second- da government," Bray con-
Us
"ALL THAT THE NAME IMPLIES"
class citizens in name or in fact.
tinued. He said that two
Blum wants to see the poor and the elderly aided weeks after he had made his
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Call Coned or Illevorse Chomps
sizes that the Jewish federations are not now, nor have "senior" American official
they ever been, oblivious to the needs of older people, and told a "senior" Ugandan of
Jewish
poor
is
not
a
new
phenomenon.
However,
he
that
points out that the Jewish poverty problem is one of those
anomalies that present a challenge to Federations that
calls for deeper consideration, if not reappraisal.
The new CJFWF president attaches great importance
and
to the need of enlarging and intensifying the scope
meaning of lay leadership in the communities and to the
need for providing training and enlistment of young men
and women into professional services with Federations
throughout the country.
be
While the American Jewish community is and will
the centrality of Blum's concern, his interest in Israel
will also be strong.
He is of the opinion that the old and new lines that
reach from the Jewish communities in this country to
Israel have proven that the relationship between American
Jewry and Israel is not just a philanthropic one, but one
of unchallengable unity of purpose.
The new CJFWF president believes that American
Jews and Israel are on the threshhold of effecting a greater
interchange of experience. He hopes that through the newly
the
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people of Israel will develop into a more effective
way street.

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TEL AVIV (ZINS)—Israel
President Zalman Shazar re-
ported receiving a mailed
threat because of his inter-
vention in favor of two

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the Jerusalem jail. We have,
therefore, decided that you
are unfit to discharge your

responsibility as president."
a
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