Austrian Jewry Imperiled The Nahum Sokolow Saga Bicentennial Feature by Oscar Straus, Page 48 Page 48 The Shock of The Covenant of Moses and U.S. Commentary, Page 2 THE JEWISH NEWS Fahmy's Punning Over Human Tragedies of the Holocaust Commentary Page 2 A Weekly Review VOL. LXVII, No. 20 c"..-' 1■ 72 -•- " 7"' 9 of Jewish Events 17515 W. Nine Mile, Suite 865, Southfield, Mich. 48075 424-8833 Deplorable Ruination of Cultural Exchanges Israel and the UN Editorials Page 4 $10.00 Per Year; This Issue 30c July 25, 1975 Sadat Belligerence Resented, Direct Negotiations Demanded Israel Pursues Firmness Shimon Peres, Israel de- fense minister, in expressing concern over the pending sale of an American air defense system to Jordan: "Jordan is prepared for at least a joint war effort with Syria against Israel." Yigal Allon, Israel foreign minister speaking to the Knesset: "The concessions we are willing to make as our contribution in the peace ef- forts we shall make without threats, without pressures and maneuvers to create them. Whatever we can not give up we shall not give up . . . )1■ Congress Forcing Change on Weapons Sale to Jordan WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Ford Administration informed the 7,4,*,?nate Tuesday that it would offer a compromise late this week to save least part of the proposed $350 million sale of air defense systems to JOrdan. The Administration compromise was understood to ask for three to six Hawk anti-aircraft missile batteries instead of the original 14, approximately 50 Vulcan guns, and "some" Redeye shoulder-fired anti-aircraft rockets. Two Administration officials disputed the contentions of Congres- sional opponents of the sale. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and Southeast Asian Affairs Alfred L. Atherton, Jr., and Maj. Gen. Howard M. Fish, USAF, Deputy Assistant Secretary for security assistance at the Defense De- partment, claimed that the projected sales to Jordan were "modest com- pared with the defense systems of other countries in the area" and "would not alter the balance of power in the Middle East." More than 45 members of Congress were co-sponsoring a concur- rent resolution introduced by Rep. Benjamin Rosenthal (D-NY) object- ing to the sale and calling for hearings. A similar resolution was intro- duced in the Senate by Sen. Clifford Case (R-NJ). - Michigan Congressmen James G. O'Hara and William Brod- head joined in the resolution to block the sale to Jordan. Rep. Mor- ris K. Udall (D-Ariz.) called the proposed sale "a definite threat to the balance of power in the Middle East." (Continued on Page 8) JERUSALEM (JTA) — Premier Yitzhak Rabin said Wednesday he was "more than disap- pointed" with President Sadat's anti-Israel rhetoric in the Egyptian leader's major policy speech of Tuesday. Rabin ,said if there was to be an interim agreement a change of attitude, of policies and of rhetoric would have to take place in the relations between the two countries. The Premier said there must be face-to-face talks between teams from the two sides before the negotiations are finally concluded and the signing held. Informed sources said the timetable envisaged by Israel projected a face-to-face session — similar to those held before the disengage- ment signings — some time in September, assuming a Kissinger shuttle is held in August. Rabin did not refer to Egypt's agreement to renew the UNEF mandate, an omission in keeping with Israel's policy of reacting coolly to Egypt's obvious pressure tactic in connection with the mandate renewal. The Premier spoke at the convention of American Mizrachi Women, at the Jerusalem Theatre. Among the guests was U.S. Ambassador Malcolm Toon. Rabin said Sadat's speech has shown the Egyptian leader did not understand the deep roots of the Jewish state. He did "not realize" the real meaning of Judaism or Zionism — as was so clearly shown by his reference to Israel as an imperialist creation. This was "not a good sign for the president or for the future," Rabin said somberly. He had been "more than disappointed" to hear Sadat speak of Israel as "a dagger" in the Arab midst. Without a change in this type of attitude and rhetoric it was "more than doubtful" whether an interim agreement would be achieved. The essence of the projected agreement was the parties' undertaking to renounce force in the solution of their conflict and to undertake that negotiations were the sole method that they would employ. This hardly accorded with the Egyptian leader's sentiments, Rabin stressed. However, Israel would "continue to try our best" to negotiate the agreement, and he hoped the nego- tiations would yet produce the desired change of attitude in the Egyptian approach. "It must be perfectly clear," he declared, "that the interim agreement is a meaningful step towards peace. If it were not, then there would be no point for Israel in concluding it." (Continued on Page 6) Canada Stops UN Meeting OTTAWA (JTA) — Canadian Jewish Organizations and Israeli spokesmen hailed the announce- ment in the House of Commons Monday by Allan MacEachen, Canada's secretary of state for external affairs, that he had ad- vised the United Nations "that Canada does not wish to proceed with the fifth United Nations Congress for the Prevention of Crime" scheduled for Toronto Sept. 1-12. The UN had invited the Palestine Liberation Organi- zation to the meetings. MacEachen told the house that he had sought Secretary General Kurt Waldheim's "cooperation" and that Wal- dheim "has undertaken to study the situation in order to clarify his position." Mac- Eachen added that the Cana- (Continued on Page 18) Local Agencies Allocated Record Sum of $3,442,398 The governors of the Jewish Welfare Federation have approved 1975-76 allocations to local agencies totalling $3,442,398. The money, voted in a June board meeting chaired by Federation Pi-esident Mandell L. Berman, will be used for Detroit-area programs in education, com- munity relations, and the health and welfare fields. The sum is about $350,000 more than allocated last year as supple- mental funding for local operations, but is only part of the agencies' funding, said Berman. Other monies come from memberships, tuition fees, charges for services and programs, and financial support fur- nished to five Federation agencies through United Community Services- Torch Drive allocations. The Federation allocation is part of the proceeds of the 1975 Allied Jewish Campaign-Israel Emergency Fund, which so far has raised a total of $17,546,000. Allocations made to agencies superviseny the Health and Welfare Division totalled $1,920,447 and make up the major share of money des- ignated for local use. Leading the list was the Jewish Community Center's grant of $700,916. The Jewish Family and Children's Service will receive $389,908 and the Resettlement Service was granted $316,415. The Jewish Home for Aged will receive $199,641; the Jewish Voca- tional Service and Community Workshop, $158,377; and the Fresh Air Society, $115,583. (Continued on Page 10)