Detroit, Pontiac Conservative
Congregations Ratify Merger

Cong. Beth Moses, on Evergreen in northwest Detroit, and Cong. Bnai Israel of Pontiac
have ratified a merger agreement, and plan to build a new synagogue on Walnut Lake
Road in West Bloomfield Township. The newly formed synagogue will be called Adat
Israel-Moses. A photograph of the new synagogue's board of directors is on Page 16.

Arab Boycott
Equates With
Anti-Semitism

Now the Arabs
Seek Foothold
in U. S. Media

National Aliya Month began in the United States with last weekend's convention in
New York of the Association of Americans ard Canadians for Aliya. Convention activi-
ties, an upcoming local meeting, and efforts to increase the numbers of U.S. citizens
making Aliya to Israel on both the local and national levels are described in a story on
Page 18, and on the editorial page.

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VOL. LXVI, No. 25

Aliya Month Gains Support
Through Local, National Meetings

Editorials

of Jewish Events

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Pres. Ford, Senators Assail
Arab Boycott of 1,500 Firms

WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Gerald Ford expressed concern, at a
press conference in Hollywood, Fla. Wednesday, over earlier reports that Arab
oil-producing nations were boycotting international banks in which Jews had
interests. He said "such discrimination is totally contrary to the American tradi-
tion and repugnant to American principles." He said any allegations of such
discrimination would be fully investigated and appropriate action taken under
the law.
In New York, The Anti-Defamation League of
Bnai Brith accused a score of major American
companies and two federal agencies with discrimi-
nating against Jews and refusing to do business
with Israel as a result of Arab pressure and their
economic warfare against Israel and Jews. At a
press conference Tuesday, at the ADL offices here,
Seymour Graubard, ADL chairman, charged those
companies with "subvergence of the American
Constitution" and with violating American policy
as set forth in federal export control regulations
which discourage boycotts against friendly na-
tions, and the anti-discrimination provisions of the
PRESIDENT FORD
1964 Civil Rights Act.

`Syrian Jews Live
in State of Terror'

Graubard called for "an immediate government prcibe, a clear statement of
federal policy implementation of U.S. regulations, and the adoption of new legis-
lation, if necessary, to halt dishonorable and illegal business practices."
According to Graubard, a nationwide ongoing investigation conducted by
the ADL revealed that while there are American companies resisting Arab de-
mands, others are yielding to Arab coercion and discriminate against Jewish
employees and refuse to do business with Israel. Graubard charged further that
other American companies are voluntarily excluding Israel and American
Jewish management and professional staff in the U.S. and abroad "as they make
a wild scramble for a piece of the Arabs' new wealth."
"The principals of Adolf Hitler are being approached by the Arab na-
tions," Graubard said adding that "Jews are once again being singled out
as the scapegoat for economic imperialism."
Arnold Forster, who directed the ADL investigation, cited the two gov-
ernment affiliated agencies as the Overseas Private Investment Corp.,
which is empowered to stimulate investments abroad with a $100 million
credit from the U.S. Treasury Department, and the Army Corps of Engi-
neers, which oversees construction work in Saudi Arabia, "the worst offender in
demanding exclusion of Jews."

Guarantees to Israel
Raise Apprehension

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Secretary of State Henry A.
NEW YORK (JTA) — Rep. Stephen J. Solarz (D-N.Y.),
Kissinger
said Tuesday that the U.S. is studying the matter
a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee who has
just returned from a visit to Syria, and three'other Mideast of guarantees to Israel in the context of an overall Middle
states, said here that the Jewish community in Syria is liv- East peace settlement because it was "axiomatic" that a
ing in "a state of terror" and that Syrian Jewry is "the most final settlement had to have some sort of guarantees.
The secretary also stressed that the issues of aid to Is-
ressed Jewish community in the world."
Addressing a press conference called by the American rael and aid to Cambodia and South Vietnam were unre
ewish Congress, Solarz, who met with Syrian President lated; that Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was prepared
Hafez el-Assad, declared that he brought up the question of to offer Israel quid pro quo in a second stage Sinai settle-
Syrian Jewry during a two-hour discussion with Assad and ment; and characterized as "a hopeful sign" Syrian Presi-
that he (Solarz) suggested that Assad permit a small num- dent Hafez Assad's statement that he would sign a formal
ber of Jews to leave Syria to reunite with members of their , peace treaty with Israel if certain conditions were fulfilled.
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families in other countries:
In what may be his last
press conference before
returning to the Middle
East early next month for
another round of step by
step diplomacy, Secretary
The final screening in the current series for Tay-Sachs
Kissinger said the U.S.
disease will be held 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at Cong.
"will be prepared to dis-
Beth Achim in Southfield.
According to Dr. Hyman Mellen, co-chairman of the
cuss" a limitation of arms
community coordinating committee, there are an esti-
shipments to the Middle
mated 30,000 potential carriers of the always-fatal child-
East as part of a final set-
tlement and that he
hood disease in the Detroit metropolitan area.
The simple blood test offered at the screening can be
thought the Soviet Union
used to help eliminate the terrible disease. Nearly 300
was prepared to do the
attended last Sunday's screening. A minimum donation
same, .but not at present.
is requested for the test, but no one is turned away. See
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Dr. HYMAN MELLEN
story on Page 17.

Tay-Sachs Test Sunday

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Drive for Revisions
In Trade Pact Begun

WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Ford Administration,
aided by the U.S.-USSR Trade and Economic Council, has
begun its expected drive to revise the Trade Act of 1974 and
provide massive credits to the Soviet government without
assurances that the USSR would liberalize its emigration
policies in return for trade benefits.
The Council concluded a three-day conference last
Friday with a news conference at which its Soviet and
American co-chairmen criticized Congress and called for
trade expansion between the super-powers. The Council, or-
ganized in 1973, consists of 140 U.S. companies and banks,
and 113 Soviet government organizations. Its co-chairmen
are Vladimir S. Alkhimov, Soviet Deputy Foreign Trade
Minister and Donald M. Kendall, head of Pepsico Corp.
Council leaders met with Secretary of State Henry
A. Kissinger at the State Department and also with Rep.
Al Ullman (D-Ore.), chairman of the House Ways and
Means Committee, where trade legislation originates.
They also were to meet later with other Senate and
House leaders, but Kendall declined to reveal their
names. He also barred questions from reporters on Kis-
singer's comments to the Council.
State Department spokesman Robert Anderson said Kis-
singer "would like to see U.S.-Soviet trade normalized and
he will be consulting with Congress on how best to proceed
towards that end."
"One of the subjects" to be dealt with, Anderson said, is
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