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Control of Holy Land Sites Divides Israel's Non-Jews

Israel EEC Bid Gets British Support

coming negotiations with the
By UZI BENZIMAN
European Economic Com-
(Copyright 1974, JTA, Inc.)
munity. He spoke at a dinner
JERUSALEM—The trial of
given in his honor M Jeru- Bishop Hillarion Capucci,
salem by Foreign Minister
head of the Greek Catholic
Yigal Allon.
Church in Jerusalem and the
viimmiummilimiummiimmimmummimmitimmimilimminimmitme West Bank, on suspicion of
collaborating with Arab ter-
rorists, spoltlights the politi-
cal role played by the Chris-
tian communities in Jerusa-
lem.
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JERUSALEM (ZINS) —
Visiting British cabinet min-
- ister Edward Short pledged
that Britain would give "very
sympathetic" support to Is-
rael's interests in the forth-

for control of the holy places patriarch and Nakib Coubein, tations of Arab political lead-
has been in existence since the Anglican bishop — were ership where resistance to
the "Israeli occupation" was
hostile.
1878.,
The status quo agreement
The hostile Christian lead- discussed.
Hillarion Capucci's alleged
gave priority to the Greek ers have maintained connec-
Orthodox and Armenian tions with the Israeli regime role in active collaboration
churches at the expense of only when absolutely neces- with the Arab terrorist or-
the Catholic interests. Since sary. They have encouraged ganization was an extreme—
then, the Catholics have the Arab residents of Jeru- though not surprising — ex-
made vigorous efforts to salem to demonstrate against ample of the political involve-
change the status quo in the the Israeli administration and ments of the Christian reli-
holy places while the Greek some of them are known to gious presence in the Holy
Orthodox and the Armenians have participated in consul- City._
have defended the existing
situation with equal vigor.
The secular rulers over the
Boris Smolar's
years — the Ottomans, the
British, the Jordanians and
now the Israelis—have often
had in intervene in these dis-
putes.
When the Israelis took
over East Jerusalem in 1967,
Editor-in-Chief Emeritus, JTA
they felt immediately the
(Copyright 1974, JTA Inc.)
effects of political attitudes.
The Christian communities'
COMMUNAL CURRENTS: Complaints reaching Jewish
relationships with the Israeli
administration varied accord- organizations in New York from communities helping in
ing to their political interests the absorption of Jewish immigrants from the Soviet Union
and aspirations. The Greek indicate there are problems with some categories of im-
Orthodox and the Armenians migrants.
There are about 60 communities in 25 states which
—who wished to validate the
status quo—were friendly • in have accepted the responsibility of resettling some 50 per
cent
their approach to the Israelis. cent of the arriving Soviet Jews. The other 50 per
are
taken
by
the
New
York
Association
for
New
Amer-
The Catholics remained
of
cold and cautious. The Arab icans, supported 'by the United Jewish Appeal. None
Soviet
leaders of small Christian these communities meet with difficulties in placing
communities — such as Dr. Jews who are artisans, skilled workers and others en-
Basilus, the Coptic gaged in machine trades, bench work and structural oc-
Grand Rapids Anba
archbishop; Hillarion Ca- cupations.
However, the situation is different when securing po-
pucci, the Greek Catholic sitions for professionals: professors, physicians, dentists,
News Notes
engineers, chemists and physicist. These constitute a sub-
stantial proportion of the newcomers from the Soviet
Mideast
Peace
Grand Rapids
Union.
Halts Development
The difficulties arise from the fact that the standards
Jewish Group
of professional education in this country are superior to
In
Territories
Starts SpectUm 75 ,
those in the Soviet Union. Being isolated from the world
67th District
TEL AVIV—The possible abroad under the Soviet system, professionals hardly have
The Jewish Cultural Coun-
cil of Grand. Rapids has an- return of Israeli-held terri- an opportunity to follow the progress made in their fields
THERE'S NO
nounced its Spectrum 75 se- tory to the Arabs in any Mid- in the free world, and especially , in America.
East peace settlement is
SUBSTITUTE FOR - ries for the coming year. The dle
None of the Soviet Jewish immigrants with higher edu-
series opened Sunday at affecting Israeli investments cation in professions are inclined to accept even a well-
EXPERIENCE!
Temple Emanuel with a in those areas.
paid position if this involves reduction in his status. Thus,
Newsday reporter Martin he becomes an 'absorption problem for the community
speech
by
Rabbi
Sally
Prie-
Sponsored
prescription
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sand of New York, the first Zucker reports that the civil- which has adopted him for resettlement.
drug generic substitution
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ian town of Ophira, adjacent .
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woman rabbi in the U.S.
law
On Nov. 16 at Cong. Aha- to the military base at Sharm
"POCKETS" •PROBLEM: The problem will become
• Sponsored law creating
vas Israel, "Sing Along el-Sheikh, is now uncertain even more aggravated in months to come, when the num-
State ConstruCtion Code
With Israel" will begin as to how much development ber of Soviet Jews seeking entry to this country may
Grand Rapids' Jewish Book the Israelis will -do for the triple or even quadruple the 1,449 who reached the U.S.
Commission
Week, with entertainers Hillel planned community of 15,000. last year.
• Sponsored law to establish
Israel has spent $6,000,000
Shenker, Michel Hon, Yoav
The vast majority of the 35,000 Jews who left the
Lifesaving Paramedic Units
Nachson, Hillel Rave h, in Ophira, and moved 40 fam- Soviet Union in 1973 proCeeded to Israel. But there are
• Sponsored law regulating
Shmuel Firstenberg, and A- ilies into concrete apart- today "pockets" of hundreds of Soviet Jews in Rome and
ments this summer.
Private Empolyment
Vienna who refuse to proceed to Israel and are determined
viva Shahaf.
Further development will to reach the United States.
Grand Rapids' Spectrum
Agencies
75 series will also have the depend on political decisions,
The number of immigrants in those "pockets" is in-
Chairman, Urban Affairs Committee
Israeli film "I Love You Zucker said. Egypt used cre•sing: In addition to the growing "pockets" in Rome
Vice Chairman, Elections Committee
Rosa" in January; Albert Sharm el-Sheikh until the and Vienna, there also are such "pockets" now in Hol-
Chairman, Consume-1. Protection Committee
Vorspan, director of the com- 1967 war to blockade the land, Belgium, France, Italy and West Germany. These
mission on social action of Straits of Tehran.
emigrants are Soviet Jews who had already been brought
Representing
The Israelis now indicate to Israel and decided to leave the Jewish state and seek
the Union of American He-
brew Congregations in Feb- that they —may relinquish emigration to the U.S.- under the "parole authority" for
SOUTHFIELD • OAK PARK
ruary; and the husband and some of the Sinai Desert in Soviet refugees invoked by the U.S. Attorney General in
exchange for peace guaran- August 19'73. This innovation in the U.S. immigration reg-
ROYAL OAK TOWNSHIP • LATHRUP VILLAGE wife cantorial team of Hilda tees,
but insist they will not ulations makes it easier for emigrants from the Soviet
Abrevaya and Lee Fowler
part with Sharm el-Sheikh Union to enter the United, States.
in April.
For information, contact "and Ophira.
The countries which have been admitting them are now
Zucker says the Israelis beginning to close their doors because these people can no
the Jewish Cultural Council
Vote Nov. 5 for State Rep. Joe Forbes
of Grand Rapids, 32 Ionia seem firm on the issue, but longer be classified as refugees entitled to temporary
have not continued develop- asylum since they have already been settled for permanent
Ave. S.W.
ment in Ophira.
residence in Israel. The Soviet "yordim" from Israel are,
nevertheless, continuing to reach, at their own expense, the
European countries nearest to Israel in anticipation of
Annenberg Plans
eventually reaching the United States.
to Leave Britain
They constitute an embarrassment to Jewish relief
w
NEW YORK — Walter H. groups and a nuisance to local Jewish communities on the
Annenberg has announced European continent where they have already gained tem-
plans to give up his post as porary admission on the grounds that they are political
United State ambassador to refugees from the Soviet Union.
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Britain.
The 66-year-old Philadel- ' TECHNIQUE TACTICS: Whatever the fate of the Soviet
phian, appointed five and a Jews who choose to become "yordim" will be, the Jewish
half years ago by his close communities in the United States, anxious to absorb Jews
friend, ,Riellard Nixon, said leaving the Soviet Union are now requesting that major
Jewish roganizatiOns in New York prepare printed matter
he would go home Oct. 30.
According to Alvin Shuster, for distribution among potential Soviet Jewish immigrants
New York Times correspon- in the "pocket" countries in Europe, telling them what
dent, Annenberg will leave living, working and existing in the United States is like.
This, it is believed, will help many immigrants to
with a British press much
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more favorable to the U.S. decide whether the United States is the place for them.
In the meantime, the communities are developing local
than when he arrived.
job placement techniques for newly arrived Soviet Jews to
make the absorption of professionally trained emigres
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
easier.
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October
18,
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