THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
66 Friday, September 5, 1975
The Unheard Prisoners of Conscience
By JEFFREY
TEN
(Editors note: The fol-
lowing article appeared in
Ayin L'tzion, published by
MR. & MRS.
HARRY ARONOVITZ
Southfield
wish all their family and
friends a good and
healthy New Year
JACK & RACHEL
BERENT
wish their dear ones and
friends a healthy, happy
and prosperous New
Year
the National Youth Move-
ment of the Zionist Organ-
ization of America.)
When asking a typical
Jew about the plight of the
world Jewry you will hear
about how hard life is for
the Russian Jew and his
chances for making aliya to
Israel. But how about the
4,500 Jews who remain in
Syria?
Compared to their fellow
Jews in Russia they are in
terrible shape. Life for the
Jew in Syria became in-
creasingly unbearable dur-
ing the past year. The Jew-
ish community there has
long been a victim of humili-
ating restriction in every
MR. & MRS. SHELDON
FISHMAN and FAMILY
A Happy, Healthy New
wish all their relatives
and friends a happy
and healthy New Year
HENRY & RUTH
KANAR
Year To All Our Friends
& Relatives
Southfield
MR. 8 MRS. HYMAN
MERVIS AND FAMILY
MRS. SAMUEL HEYMAN
1200 California St.
San Francisco, Calif.
Southfield
wish their friends and rela-
tives a healthy, happy New
Year
wishes all her family and
friends a happy and
healthy New Year
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart E. Allen
and Family
West Bloomfield, Mich.
wish all their family and friends
a happy and healthy New Year
Best Wishes fora Happy and
Prosperous New Year To All
Our Relatives and Friends
MR. & MRS. HARVEY CARNEY AND FAMILY
Southfield
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DR. MORRIS GARFIELD & DANIEL GARFIELD
Detroit, Mich.
wish
all their friends and relatives
a happy, healthy, peaceful New Year
MR. &
MRS. RALPH HERTZBERG
•
Southfield
wish their many friends and relatives a
healthy, happy and prosperous New Year
Happy New Year To All Our
Friends and Relatives
MR. & MRS. SEYMOUR IWREY
and MARTIN & CHERYL
Oak Park
THE KORN FAMILY
sphere of life, in addition to
Shortly after the murder
direct persecution, arbi- of the four women, the
teary arrests and provoca- bodies of two Jewish men
tions.
from Damascus who had
Syrian law bans emigra- been missing for several
tion of Jews completely, re- months were handed over to
stricts their movements the Jewish community by
within the country to a dis- the Syrian Secret Police.
tance of three miles from And in the past few months
their homes, requires them 10 Jewish women and one
to carry identity cards con- man were brutally beaten
spicuously noting that they and tortued under interro-
are Jews, denies them the gation by Syrian Secret Pol-
right to join labor unions or ice, after their relatives at-
own automobiles, bars them tempted to leave the
from most professions, country.
from government employ-
The depth of despair and
ment and foreign trade, for- desperation to which Syrian
bids them to sell property Jews have been driven is re-
and expropriates the estate vealed by the fact that de-
of Jews upon their deaths or spite the danger of violent
in the event of the escape reprisals, Jewish women
from the country. demonstrated in the streets
Attempts at escape al- of Damascus when the mur-
most always end in trag- ders became known.
edy, as in the case of four
So shocking were the cir-
young Syrian Jewish cumstances they were
women who were mur- joined by a number of
dered near the Lebanese Christians.
border when they fell in
The Jewish community
the hands of brigands who in America and in several
raped and robbed them other countries have
before taking their lives.
joined with concerned citi-
Rabbi Miller Visits Romania
to Examine Aliya Facilities
LONDON (JTA) — Israel tended the consultations on
Miller, chairmarCof the Con- Soviet Jewry in Paris. The
ference of Presidents of meeting had been initiated
Major American Jewish by Pinhas Sapir.
Organizations. flew to Ro-
This meeting, Rabbi
mania last week as guest of Miller said, was part of an-
the Romanian government. nual discussions among So-
He said the Romanian viet Jewry campaigners
invitation was extended to from the U.S., Europe and
him by their charge d'af- Israel. They will evaluate
faires in Israel during the the situation and consider
recent Jewish Agency future action, he said.
Assembly in Jerusalem. He
is interested in looking into
the question of aliya facili- BJE Launches
ties there.
Education Drive
Rabbi Miller said he met
President Nicolae Ceau-
NEW YORK — Parents
sescu during the latter's interested in providing their
visit to the U.S.,, and had children with a Jewish edu-
been in contact with the cation will once again be
Romanian Ambassador in able to take advantage of
Washington, particularly the Board of Jewish Educa-
after the U.S. Jewish com- tion's special "Jewish Edu-
munity protested restric- cation Hot Line," as BJE
tions on Jewish emigration launches the second year of
during U.S. Congressional its Survival Through Educa-
hearings on the Romanian tion Drive.
request for the most-fa-
Schools or community
vored-nation trade pact.
groups interested in obtain-
Rabbi Miller noted that ing a listing of the special
during January to May survival materials available
only 400 Romanian Jews for local use, including pos-
left for Israel. To the best ters, flyers, and instruc-
of his knowledge at least tional manuals, may contact
30,000 out of an estimated
the Office of Communica-
80,000 Jews wished to tion and Public Informa-
leave for Israel.
tion, Board of Jewish Edu-
On his way back from Bu- cation, 426 West 58th St.,
charest, Rabbi Miller at- New York, N. Y. 10019.
Ben, Janet, Elaine, Marlene, Robert and Howard
wish all their relatives and friends
a happy and healthy New Year
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zens of all faiths to protect
and to condemn the Syrian
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government's mistreat-
ments of Jews.
In the United States, the
Committee of Concern for
Jews in Arab Lands, a pres-
tigious nonsectarian body,
has been a constant and elo-
quent voice appealing to the
Arab countries to free their
persecuted Jewish minori-
ties and to keep the issue be-
fore the American public.
After the negotiation of
the Golan Heights disen-
gagement some hope was
raised that the Syrian gov-
ernment's treatment of
Jews would improve. At the
same time the diplomatic
communication was res-
tored between the U.S. and
Syria.
In conclusion, as with the
plight of Soviet Jewry the
only way results can be
achieved is to keep mount-
ing pressure on our govern-
ment and in turn urge the
government of Syria to per-
mit the emigration of Jews.
With vigorous and continual
pressure, the iron doors can
be opened as in the case of
the Soviet Jews.
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The Ladies of Oak Park
wish their friends a
Healthy, Happy, Prosperous New Year
MR. AND MRS. ALBERT PORVIN
and Grandchildren Miram, Mark & Howard
wish their relatives and friends a
peaceful and happy New Year
MRS. HARRY RUBENFIRE
wishes all of her family and
friends a very healthy and
happy New Year
New Year Best Wishes
To All Our Friends and Relatives
MR. & MRS. PAUL L. SHERIZEN
AND FAMILY
21901 Parklawn, OakPark, Mich.
DR. and MRS. WILLIAM SILLS
and FAMILY
wish their family and friends
a happy, healthy and prosperous
New Year
Best Wishes For A Happy New Year
Harlene & Harvey Sosin
Randy, Ilise & Beth
a
Best Wishes For A Happy & Healthy
New Year To All Our Family and Friends
Best Wishes For A Happy,
Healthy New Year
ANNE LOEWY
David, Steven, Cheryl
MR. and MRS. SHELDON MAX
Michale, Daniel and Alissa
To All Our Relatives,
Friends and Customers
ROSE & IRVING GUTTMAN
Oak Park
(of Irving's Restaurant)
wish their family and friends
a year of health and happiness
AND FAMILY
Liz and Jerry Walters
Lisa and Kenny
May the New Year bring Peace, Health and
Happiness to my dear family, relatives and
friends
Happy New Year
ANNE WEISBERG