-.4owouroworg THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, June 28, 1974-19 Weizmann Teachers Learn Geo-Sciences REHOVOT — A new pro- gram in the geo-sciences de- signed to familiarize Israeli school children with the soil, rocks, geological evolution Tired of the Weather? Look to Arizona. Let Us Help You Look For.Your Dream Home In THE VALLEY OF THE SUN. A good place to work and retire. Write for Brochure To LEN PEARLMAN HEYWOOD REALTY — NO. 101 7125-2nd St., Scottsdale, Ariz. 85251 (602( -946-6539 WEINSTEIN'S and economic potential of their country will be intro- duced soon in -Israeli high schools, and eventually in elementary schools. The Weizmann Institute's science teaching department, in conjunction with the min- istry of education, recently conducted a pioneering work- shop for high _ school chemis- try teachers, who attended classes and spent time in the field, studying the actual terrain in the Galilee and Negev. 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Direttor of Marketing Mont Our Mili1011 0011,11 CntlfelPIICC Center • 12734 Tel 914-292-5000 National Geographic Is Picketed After Refusal to Correct Story on Syria's 'Benign' Treatment of Jews WASHINGTON — The American Jewish Congress last week picketed the offi- ces of the National Geogra- phic magazine here because of what a spokesman called the Geographic's "w h i t e- wash" of Syria's treatment of its Jewish citizens and the refusal of its editors to cor- rect "shocking . . . distor- tions." "shocking . . . distortions." Phil Baum, associate execu- tive director of the _ AJC, said an article on Damascus in the April 1974 Geographic had "left the clear impres- sion that Jews in Syria are treated decently and that the Syrian government maintains a tolerant and even benign attitude toward them." In fact, Baum asserted at a news conference outside the Geographic offices, life for Syria's 4,500 Jews is "so fraught with harassment, re- strictions, terror, torture and even rape and murder that the National Geographic ar- ticle is shocking in the mag- nitude of its distortions." Because the article, written by Robert Azzi, could be used to "undermine" worldwide efforts to call attention to Syrian Jewry's "desperate condition," Baum said, he had met earlier this month with Geographic editor Gil- bert Grosvenor, Jr., and other top staff of the maga- zine. Baum declared: "We did not ask the editors to publish our own view as to the plight of Syrian Jews. We asked only that the Na- tional Geographic print — in its own language and in any format within its pages it -found suitable — the same admission of the inadequacy of the Azzi article that its staff had repeatedly acknowl- edged in letters to those readers who troubled 0 corn- plain. "We asked only that all the readers of the Geographic be allowed to know what some readers have been told about the Azzi article by the National Geographic itself. "This request was refused. "The management of the National Geographic has taken the position that it will do nothing to correct what it has conceded to be 'inade- quate treatment' of a com- plicated and important topic that could have a bearing on the human rights of an entire community." Baum said the "mislead- ing" portrait of Syrian Jewry in the Azzi article, if uncor- rected, "may have a serious and possibly damaging effect upon Syrian Jewry." He noted that the Geographic claims a worldwide circula- tion of more than 9,000,000. The American Jewish Con- gress protest cited several passages in the Azzi article. In one such passage, Azzi wrote: "Islamic religion was spread by the sword, yet tol- erance has always been a Moslem tradition . . . Even as Syria launched its attack on Israeli troops, Sephardic Jews of Damascus observed Yom Kippur unmolested." In rebuttal, the AJC cited a news account in the New York Times which asserted that "during and after the Yom Kippur war . . . Jews had remained in their houses . . rarely venturing to the edge of the ghetto to buy food." The Times story, printed on April 14, reported that after the fighting ended, Palestinians and Syrians joined in assaulting Jews on the streets, claiming "re- venge against the Jews for Syrian casualties caused by Israel." In another passage, the Geographic piece asserted that "the city of Damascus still tolerantly embraces sig- nificant numbers of Jews." The American Jewish Con- gress said Geographic edi- tors admitted in private that this statement was 'perhaps" excessive but were unwilling to say so publicly. In support of its claim of tolerance by Syria, the Geo- graphic article quoted Rabbi Ibrahim Hamra of Damascus to the effect that "we have many synagogues in Damas- cus . . . we have 800 students in two schools an_d many of our people go to the Univer- sity of Damascus .. . today we have rights like any other citizens." In reply, the American Jewish Congress declared: "Surely even the National Geographic editors must be 'E. Germany Must Pay Survivors or Risk U.S. Ties' - NEW YORK — The Anti- Defamation League of Bnai Brith has called upon the U. S. to withhold "diplomatic recognition and formal rela- tions" from East Germany unless "a firm and detailed advance commitment" is made to pay reparations to victims of the Nazi era. In a letter to Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, Sey- mour Graubard, national chairman of the league, said that East Germany has never accepted its responsibility as a successor state to the Third Reich for Hitler's criminal acts nor made any redress to his victims. He contrasted this attitude with that of the West Ger- man government which, over a period of many years, has made substantial reparation payments to Israel and to individual victims of Nazi cruelty who survived the Holocaust. "East Germany is moti- vated by strongly antagonis- tic feelings toward Jews throughout the world, and this attitude must be changed before diplomatic relations between our country and the East German regime are initiated," Graubard said. He also suggested that Kissinger "make a public statement calling upon East Germany to initiate settle- ment of reparations and claims prior to any recogni- tion by the U.S." RIGHT CONTACTS Sound ideas and planning are the real dynamos of in- dividual and social advance- ment. aware that a rabbi in Damas- cus under the menacing sur- veillance of the Syrian gov- ernment can do nothing other than to laud his captors. "To fail to take this fact into account and to quote a Damascus rabbi as if he is free to offer an accurate ac- count is dangerous and de- ceptive." British 'Gov't Denies Ambassador Covers Up for Syrian Treatment of Jews LONDON (JTA) — The government has denied alle- gations that the British am- bassador in Damascus was "covering up for the Syrian murderers." The denial was contained in a letter from the minister of state at the foreign office, David Ennals, to John Gorst, one of a number of MPs who have expressed indignation over the British envoy's atti- tude toward the plight of Syrian Jews. The matter was raised re- cently when Ennals wrote, in response to inquiries by MP Peter Thomas, that "Our ambassador in Damascus has said that while regret- tably and understandably Syrian Jews in Damascus are confined to the city and kept under close surveillance, he has found no evidence to sug- gest that they are being otherwise ill treated," Gorst, in a parliamentary question, demanded to know why Her Majesty's ambas- sador was "covering up for the Syrian murderers." En- nals replied that the ambas- sador's reports "are based on the best information available to him at the time." He added that "while we regret that it should be nec- essary for the Jewish corn- munity to be kept under sur- veillance and have their free- dom of movement restricted, this is a reflection of the fact that Syria and Israel are in a state of war and Israeli armies are close to Damas- cus." Cardinal Cooke Promises to Interv'ene for Syrian Jews NEW YORK (JTA)—Rabbi Shlomo Goren, Israel's Ash- keiiazic chief rabbi, discussed the plight of Syrian. Jews and the status of Jerusalem with Terence Cardinal Cook e, archbishop of New York, at a 40-minute meeting at the Archdiocese. The Roman Catholic leader promised Rabbi Goren to intervene on behalf of Syrian Jews. Rabbi Goren told Cardinal Cooke that since Jerusalem has been under Israeli con- trol, members of all faiths have free access to all holy sites and shrines. He contrasted this with the situation during 19 years of Jordanian control of East Jerusalem when Jews were denied access to their holy places and Jewish cemeteries were desecrated. Rabbi Goren told Cardinal Cooke that his mother's gravestone was one of those destroyed in that period. Rabbi Goren, who is visit- ing the U.S. on 'behalf of the Israel Bond Organization, also discussed the situation of Syrian Jews with Jewish congressmen in Washington.