Iiajor Jewish Organizations Call on HEW to 'Prevent or Eliminate Preferential Treatment' in Universities NEW YORK—Six national Jewish organizations concerned with "reverse dis- crimination" in college admissions and hiring practices. have sent 19 new examples to the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare "of such gravity as to command immediate attention." The groups, which had previously submitted 33 examples to HEW, urged the federal agency to carry out its legal obligation to "prevent or eliminate preferential treatment." The new cases were sent to J. Stanley Pottinger. director of HEW's Office for Civil Rights, by Agudath Israel of America, American Jewish Committee. American Jewish Congress, Anti-Defamation League of Bnai Brith, Jewish Labor Committee and Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A. A covering letter, signed by officials of the six organizations, declared that "virtually all the additional instances . . . reflect college and university policy and can be considered as indicative of patterns of institutional discrimination:' (Continued on Page 5) • Urgent Need for Commission to Study and Establish Israeli Realities Commentary Page 2 THE JEWISH NEWS 1 4 11 A Weekly Review of Jewish Events Michigan's Only English-Jewish Newspaper Vol. LXI I. No. 20 17515 W. 9 Mile, Suite 865, Southfield, Mich. 48075 356-8400 $8.00 Per Year; This Issue 25c Appeals to Genocide Are Not First Amendment Ideals Editorial Page 4 January 26, 1973 Vietnam Peace, U. S. Oil Needs Seen Leading to New M.E. Talks Editorial Tribute to Great President Lyndon B. Johnson: Civil Rights President, Israel's Noble Friend Lyndon B. Johnson's name will be listed side by side with the greatest of American Presidents and among Israel's most notable friends. - He was the Civil Rights President. More than any other man, in all the ranks of the fighters for just rights for the black man, he was the leader and the guide toward a just solution of one of our nation's most depressing problems. Because he achieved that task, to emerge as the Civil Rights President, a title no one can ever take from him, as a Southerner who had grown up amidst prejudice, he is even greater than the record shows. He was a friend of Israel, and the Jewish state owes him an indel- ible notation in- her history. There was the opportunity to show courage during the Six-Day War and thereafter, at sessions with the Russians. He possessed the strength of will to overcome Russian pressures and Arab attacks, and un- like the errors of a predecessor dur- ing the Sinai Campaign a decade earlier his acts helped Israel survive in the midst of a serious crisis. It was not the only instance of his friendship. During the Sinai Cam- paign there were threats of punish- ments. President .Dwight D. Eisen- hower planned to go on a national television program to threaten sanctions against Israel. That's when Senator Johnson, as the Democratic minority leader of the Senate, and 414.1Pwalglia: Senator William Knowland, the Re- tilodon Johnson publican majority Senate leader at (Continued on Page 6) By Jewish News Political Analyst Renewed diplomatic moves in the direction of peace in the Middle East are awaited as a natural sequence to the end of hostilities in Vietnam. Worldwide rejoicing over President Nixon's announcement of the approaching cease fire to commence this Saturday evening, and the initialing of the preliminary agreement by Dr. Henry Kissinger, were accompanied by predictions of expected pres- sures from both the White House and the State Department for more serious efforts at an accord that will lead to the reopening of the Suez Canal. A speech delivered by Secretary of State William P. Rogers, in New York, Jan. 17, at a farewell dinner in honor of Israel's retiring ambassador to the United States, Itzhak Rabin, has triggered speculation as to the policies to be pursued by the U.S. State Department now that the Vietnam crisis is being resolved and the presidential election is in the past. In his speech, Rogers appealed to Israelis and Arabs to enter into some sort of "genuine, meaningful negotiating process." His view was that the U.S. regarded negotiations for an interim Suez agreement to be "the most realistic approach" to an over-all settlement. He declared that a final settlement must take into consideration the rights of Israel, the Arab states and the Palestinians. He added that an interim Suez Canal agreement would be "a decisive first step of facilitating negotiations to carry out the Security Council Resolution 242 in its entirety." The controversy that emerged from this speech resulted in speculative discus- sions and the interpretation of Israel Foreign Minister Abba Eban, in Jerusalem, immediately after Rogers' speech was made known, was that "there was not a single phrase or expression in Rogers' statement that was not made in a similar or identical way during the last year." But on Sunday, in an address to a gathering of 200 at an aliya conference at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington, Ambassador Rabin interpreted Rogers' speech in his honor the previous Wednesday as indicating that the Nixon ad- ministration is more committed than ever to maintaining a "determined posture" in the Middle East, As Rabin viewed the matter, Rogers placed "more stress than in the past in pointing to the responsibilities of the par- NEW YORK (JTA) — Observers here said Wednesday that the Soviet Union ties involved to take the initiative themselves apparently has no intention of rescind- in putting an end to the difficulties." ing the education head tax levied on The JTA report on the Washington aliya emigrants with academic degrees. conference states: `Education Tax' Stays in Effect, Soviets Rule They said this was indicated by the first official publication in Moscow this week of the Diploma Tax Law adopted last Aug. 3 and the regulations governing the scale of payments which have been in effect since Dec. 26. (Continued on Page 6) Rabin characterized Rogers' address as a "very real and true restatement of the policy of the United States," adding, "all fears that there would be a change in American policy have not proved to be true" In view of Rogers' (Continued on Page 13) Hyman Safran Named Chairman of Institute for Jewish Life A major post in American Jewish communal activities this week was assigned to a prominent Detroiter. 1 ,en named chairman of the Institute for Jewish Hyman Safran, former president of the Jewish Welfare Federation, Life, the planning, resarch and consultative body formed by the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds. Safran's appointment was announced by Irving Blum of Baltimore, who was elected last November as president of the Council of Federations to succeed Max M. Fisher. The chairmanship of the Institute for Jewish Life until now was held by Blum. The 73 members of the board of the Institute for Jewish Life were chosen last year from 400 nominees to conduct the sur- veys of existing needs for the advancement of American Jewish activities educationally, especially among youth, and to assist in ad- vancing the campus and other activities in this country. Israel's role in Jewish life is among the factors motivating Institute for Jewish Life programs. Detroiters who serve as members of the board of Institute for Jewish Life are Mandell Berman, Irwin Shaw, Philip Slomo- vitz and George Zeltzer. Dr. Leon Jick is the director of the institute. Safran, for 20 years among the top leaders in the Detroit Federation, is a former president of Shaarey Zedek. A graduate of the United Hebrew Schools, he has been actively interested in education and In Zionist affairs. An organizer and head of Safran Printing Co., one of the largest in the country, he has pioneered in Introducing and advancing the photo offset processes in printing. Hyman Safran