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(Eger) in Northern 'Bohemia to Tachov (Tachau) on April 13, 1945. About 500 of the prisoners were dead on arrival and their cremation at the Jew- ish cemetery of Tachov last- ed several days. The remain- ing 1,500 prisoners continued their journey on foot. Nothing is known of their fate since they left Tachov. 'NOW AT OUR NEW HOME • 4 Tremendous Selection of Backgammon Sets in Our Boutique Dept. t ■•• • •■•••• 4%... T. H. Grant, inc. 41&• ■■ • DIAMONDS. FINEJEWELAY • GIFT BOUTIQUE MANUFACTURERS OF ORIGINAL AND UNUSUAL CREATIONS AUTHORIZED APPRAISERS JEWELRY DESIGNERS • ESTATE LIQUIDATORS 313131i•rthwastsrs hwy.. ,Ssits109, Fansispon Hills . / .851-7333 • TEL AVIV (JTA) — A warning that an economic re- cession might hamper the absorption of new immi- grants and therefore dis- courage immigration was voiced by Haifa Mayor Jo- seph Almogi. Speaking at the Haifa Mari- time and Economic Club, Almogi warned that the gov- ernment must prevent an economic recession in view of • the increased immigra- tion anticipated from the So- viet Union. Almogi, former minister of Labor, said he is optimistic about increased Soviet .aliya because of the compromise reportedly reached between President Ford and Sen. Henry M. Jackson (D., Wash.) and other key sena- tors on the Jackson amend- ment. "If Russia receives the `most favored nation status,' a 'larger and steadier stream of immigrants from that country could be expected," Almogi said. "A recession at this time would seriously hamper the absorption of these immigrants." But Labor Minister Moshe Baram, interviewed on Israel Radio, said there was no foundation for the fears of a recession because of the re- cent cuts in government building. He said while the construction of public build- ings is being curtailed, there will be no let-up on construc- tion of apartments for immi- grants and young couples and in slum-clearing programs. Rationing your coffee? You can enjoy all the great-tasting Brim'you want. If you've been rationing yourself to half a cup of coffee because you're worried about caffein, forget it. Decaffeinated Brim® is for you—wonderfully rich coffee that's 97% caffein free. Get some today—and enjoy! Regular or Drip Grind, Freeze-Dried, or Electric Perk. K Certified Kosher 1 1111, 11 1. Rich in Colombian beans .111.1111i GENERAL FOODS National Newspaper Body Ai Names First Jew as PresidentL SYRACUSE, N.Y. (JTA)- Walter W. Grunfeld has be- come the first Jew to head the National Newspaper As- sociation. The 87-year-old association comprises 6,000 community and small daily newspapers. IGrunfeld, who is the editor and publisher of the Inde- pendent Newspapers of- Mar- athon and Tully in the Syra- cuse-Cortland area, is a native of Baden-Baden, Ger- many. He fled from the Nazis- and came to England in 1938 and finally came to this country where he continued a newspaper career begun with the Jewish Telegraphic Agency and the Reuters News Agency in Britain. Grunfeld, whose father was a cantor in Baden-Baden, witnessed the in f a mo u s "Crystal Night" in 1938 when the community's synagogue was destroyed by the Nazis. He is past president of Cortland's Temple Brith Sholom. He was elected re- cently president of the NNA during the group's convention in Toronto. In Tel Aviv, a new writers union which just formed in- cludes Arab and Jewish writers. The new organiza- tion, the Israeli Writers Union, will strive to have writers play a greater part in the creative and cultural life of the country and to at- tempt to reach a dialogue with writers unions in Arab countries. Thirty-three writers, in- cluding 10 Arabs, are among the founding members. Many of the Jewish writers are also members of the exist. ing Hebrew Writers Union and some have announced they are resigning from that organization. The founding committee included Y or am Kanyuk, Gabriel Moked, Menahem PeH, Antoine Shams and Sian Daud. Kanyuk, a writer and journalist, said the new group will try to bridge the gaps between the Hebrew and Arab writers and between writers and the public. He said he hoped that someday the new group would replace the Hebrew Writers Union. Shams, an Arab poet, said that if the new union succeeded in breaking the division be- tween J ewish and Arab writers it would be a great achievement. However, Hebrew Writers Union supporters said the new group comprises writers who are anti-establishment and are concerned more with politics than literature. They said the Jewish writers in the new groups are leftists who claim to know better what the Arab writers need than do the Arab writers. They said it had been agreed that. Arab writers would join the existing writers group as part' of a separate unit within the or- ganization. Meanwhile Maariv, Israel's largest evening newspaper, recently named Shalom Ro- senfeld as editor-in-chief, re- placing Arye Dissenchik who retired after 18 years at the post. Rosenfeld was previously the newspaper's deputy edi- THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS tor. Shmuel Schnitzer Najd Moshe Zak were named uty editors. MRS. LEA BEN-DOR The Jerusalem Post has named Leah Ben-Dor, a long- time -staff member, to suc- ceed the late Ted Lurie as editor-in-chief. Mrs. Ben- Dor, who has been the Post's editor for news from the Knesset, joined the staff of that newspaper in 1935. Since 1961 she has been deputy editor. Allon : Strengthen Ties With Europe JERUSALEM (JTA)—For- eign Minister Yigal Allon told seven Israeli ambassa- dors Tuesday that Israel would make a special effort to improve relations with Europe. He said there were good prospects to achieve that improvement. Allon spoke at the begin- ning of a three-day seminar by the foreign ministry senior staff discussing Israel's re- lations with Europe. Finance Minister Yehoshua Rabinowitz told the seminar that the trade deficit between Israel and Europe would be this year some IL 1.5 billion compared to IL 1 billion last year. He called on the ambassa- dors to examine the possibili- ties of bridging the growing gap between Israel's export and import with Europe. Bank of Israel Governor Moshe Zanbar called for minimizing dependence of Is- rael's economy on foreign countries. The seven envoys will meet with Premier Yitz- hak Rabin, Defense Minister Shimon Peres, and military intelligence chief S h 1 o m o Gazit for further discussions on this topic. Hebrew U. Names Hall for Floridians JERUSALEM — A hall in the faculty of law on the Hebrew University's Mount Scopus campus was dedi- cated in the names of Mrs. Ruth Yablick and Mr. and Mrs. Jerrold Goodman of Miami Beach. Chairing, the proceedings, Hebrew University President Avraham Harman presented an account of the ways the university must cope with the special problems created by the postwar period. Enor- mous new pressures, he said, face both students and teach- ers, as a result of unprece- dented length of military call-ups interrupting studies. Friday, August 23, 1974-13