THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 32 Friday, April 18, 1975 Pan Am Defends Iran Ties, Flights to Damascus NEW YORK (JTA) — Pan American World Air- ways declared Tuesday it would not allow its "Jewish market to slide down be- cause of misunderstand- ings" on the part of Jews about the airline's financial dealings with Israel and its flights to Syria. Addressing a press con- ference for Jewish media, Stanley Gewirtz, vice presi- dent of Pan_Am's public af- fairs department, said the meeting was arranged be- cause Jews had cancelled bookings with Pan Am after the government of Iran of- fered a loan of $200 million to the airline and purchased 50 percent of the airline's hotel company stock. TICKETS NOW Metropolitan Opera Company. Beverly Sills, Shirley Verrett, Franco Corelli, Evelyn Lear, " Cornell MacNeil, James McCracken, Robert Merrill, Rita Shane, John Macurdy, Elinor Ross, Adrian Moliponte, Thomas Stewart, . 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The growth of Eilat, which expanded as a seaport during the eight years the Suez Canal was shut down, may be affected by the loss their resumption because of foreign trade that passed Moscow could not allow.„ through Israel enroute to the political situation to other destinations. BEST PICTURE 422 8..WAISHINGTON, ROYAL OAK 541-0082 stagnate which could lead to a new Middle East war and a possible confronta- tion with the U.S. The envoys reportedly tried to convince the Israeli leaders that Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger's step-by-step approach had definitely failed and there- fore Geneva offered the only opportunity to reach a set- tlement in the Mideast; sought to allay Israeli fears by suggesting Soviet guar- antees of Israel's pre-June 4, 1967 borders and the re- sumption of diplomatic rela- tions between Israel and the USSR; and reportedly said Moscow would not insist on the participation of the Pa- lestine Liberation Organiza- tion in Geneva if Israel agreed that PLO represent- atives could be included as members of other Arab de- legations. MOVIE GUIDE Americana Complex 1, 2, 3, 4 Gre•n111.111 N. of 9 Ntile 559-2730 I •1111.; VIERS 1\ ONE lit. 11.1)1M; ■ N%•NI TINEEs •1111•:1 • ERS-1 Shoo. only at 1:00—$1 While maritime circles Holocaust Film Made Available TEL AVIV — A documen- tary film on the Holocaust has been produced by Yit- zhak Katznelson Ghetto Fighters Museum in Israel. It is based on original film and photographs made by the Nazis in the 1930s and 1940s. Entitled "The 81st Blow," the two-hour movie is avail- able in 16mm and 35mm versions in English, French or Spanish. For informa- tion, write the Ghetto Fighters Museum, Rehov Arloserov 102, Tel Aviv, Is- rael. believe the canal fees charged by Egypt may be a factor in reducing the amount of traffic diverted from Eilat, they agree that steps will have to be taken to provide Eilat with mod- ern transportation links to the Mediterranean. These may include im- proving' the existing 'high- way connections and possi- bly the construction of an - Eilat-Mediterranean rail- road. Experts are also ex- pected to recommend - speedy establishmen container services and facili- ties at Eilat to make that port an attractive alterfi-a- tive to the Suez Canal. , Foreign - Minister Yigal Allon said that the reopen- ing of the canal was not a gesture toward Israel but an economic decision that would bring Egypt $1 billion a year. 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Their visit to Israel was the latest in a series of meetings between Israeli and Soviet officials on var- ious levels, including alleged meetings between Israeli Ambassador Simcha Dinitz and Soviet Ambassador Anatoly F. Dobrynin in Washington, Haaretz claimed. Auk 1975 Detroit Season most recent protest by Be- tar was made just before Passover when members released rodents in the air- lines offices here: Gerwirtz said that if Pan Am stopped service toSyria, it would lose the right to overfly that country, which would add $3 million to its costs. He also said that Pan Am is certified by the Civil Aeronautics Board to serve Syria and cannot stop its Syrian flights arbitrarily. He also - said Pan Am is not certified to serve Tel Aviv. He noted that Trans World Airlines is certified to serve . Tel Aviv and Cairo. Israel Mum on Soviet Meetings '$50.00 For Opening Night Rene- fit Performance • *S40.00 For Opening Night **•527.00 For Opening Night All Other Opening Night Prices Remain The Same Verdi's Gewirtz said the airline would continue its twice a week flights to Damascus. Those flights have been protested strongly in recent weeks by members of Betar, the Zionist revisionist youth group, demanding that the airline 'suspend its service to Syria because Syria op- presses and persecutes her 4,500 remaining Jews. The NEW YORK (JTA) — JDC chairman at the agen- Jack D. Weiler, chairman of cy's 60th anniversary meet- the Joint Distribution Com- ing in December, has visited mittee, is on a two-week in- other JDC-supported facili- spection tour of JDC-sup- ties in Israel and Europe but ported facilities in South this is his first trip to South America. He will make America. stops in Buenos Aires, Mon- He and Haber will discuss tevideo and Santiago, where with Jewish leaders the cur- JDC is subsidizing a Jewish rent welfare problems and education program, chil- needs in a variety of areas dren's homes and a program as they affect local Jewish for the aged. He will be ac- communities in thich the companied by Samuel L. _JDC may be helpful, Weiler Haber, JDC executive vice said. He will report the find- chairman. ings to the executive com- Weiler, who was elected mittee at its next meeting. OR Buy Tickets Now Moscogni's He observed that Iran was the "only friend of Israel in the Mideast" and that Iran's Jewish population was free and thriving. He also said Pan Am had participated in the exodus of Soviet Jews. 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