22 October 10, 1975
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Convention Adopts Vigilant Role
Opposing Pressures on Israel
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singer negotiations, Rep. Israel as well as to the pur-
The criticisms of the Jonathan Bingham, (D-NY) suit of further efforts to-
Presidents Conference were who led efforts to prevent ward peace in the Middle
especially concentrated in excessive military supplies East. I hope that your delib-
the address of Torczyner for Jordan, said that Con- erations will further
who charged that there are gressional disapproval of strengthen the common ob-
vacillations, that there is the new interim agreement jectives of the United States
submission to the vagueness is "unthinkable." He said and Israel in the achieve-
of promises given to individ- Egypt has, through the ment of a just, final and
uals as means of diverting pact, rejected war with Is- lasting peace in the area."
popular action. rael "for a long time to The convention also re-
elected Milton Gold of Phil-
In his remarks, Torczyner come."
Prof. Morgenthau, on the adelphia as chairman of the
stated that ". . . the Confer-
ence has become only an other hand, was pessimistic National ZOA Executive
echo of the desires of the over the developing Mideast Council.
Detroiters elected by the
government of Israel with- situations. He spoke of
out any choice of free dis- "concealment" of facts in convention include Louis
cussion among its mem- the negotiations conducted Panush, vice-president;
by Kissinger. He was criti- Philip Slomovitz, honorary
hers."
Philip Klutznick, former cal of the Kissinger ap- vice-president; Dr. Sidney
world president of the Bnai proach and urged caution in Leib, president of North
Brith who now holds a ma- dealing with the situation.
Central Region succeeding
Defining the dangers that Panush; members of the
jor position in the World
Jewish Congress as its confront this country from NEC, Dr. Lester Zeff, Dr.
chairman of the executive the Soviet Union, in its over- Sanford Bennett, Richard
committee, appearing on powering role as possessor Kramer and Dr. Jack
the program with Torczy- of the nuclear powers, Ad- Greenberg. Carmi M. Slo-
ner, joined in emphasizing miral Zumwalt said the movitz is a presidential ap-
that there is need for a more American people have not pointee to the NEC.
One of the most impor-
democratized Jewish leader- been told the facts concern-
ship. He concurred in the ing Soviet "misbehavior un- tant roles at the convention
was Louis Panush's as
view that American Jews der detente."
Adm. Zumwalt charged chairman of the sessions
should have a say in dispen-
sing philanthropic funds in the Soviets with violation of dealing with ZOA and Is-
Israel but he differed with the strategic arms limita- raeli needs, as ZOA's chief
tion agreements, with dup- projects in Israel, including
Torczyner.
Klutznick's view was ing the U.S. over grain ship- the Molly Goodman High
that "no one but the gov- ments, with failing to warn School at Kfar Silver, the
ernment of Israel and its the U.S. of the Arabs' 1973 ZOA-supported Israel set-
people can determine" its attack on Israel, with urg- tlement; Aliya, investments,
foreign affairs "posture in ing the Arabs to embargo Masada youth and collegiate
the ultimate sense," as- oil, hiking oil prices and activities and investment
serting that while "it promising to protect them 'clubs in a number of re-
t-iould probably make for a from U.S. reprisals. gions.
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NATHAN P.
ROSSEN
Reporting to the con-
Jack Lefkowitz, who
sappier Jewish people-
hood if they did consult the was re-elected ZOA na- vention on these activities,
Diaspora where they could tional treasurer, again or- Panush recommended the
do so without breaching ganized the convention merger of Aliya and youth
security or secrecy re- Sabbath activities and departments. He strongly
quirements, they have no services which annually advocated efforts for ZOA
give the national gather- investments in Israel and
obligation to consult."
encouragement to youth to
In his stirring address, in ing a spiritual emphasis.
The convention corn- go on Aliya and partici-
which he criticized Ameri-
can Jewish leadership and mended the services of Leon pate in the Masada Garin
demanded democratized Ilutovich and Malvina programs.
The Detroit delegation
approaches to Jewish needs, Fraser who direct the move-
and in which he assailed the ment's many regions and included Dr. and Mrs. Louis
Kazdan, Dr. and Mrs. San-
present status in negotia- projects in Israel.
Israel Ambassador Simha ford Bennett, Mr. and Mrs.
tions affecting Israel, Dr.
Sternstein said that "con- Dinitz and U.S. Sen. John Louis Panush, Dr. Lester
cessions without equal signs Tower of Texas addressed Zeff, Mr. and Mrs. Philip
of peaceful intentions by the convention banquet Slomovitz, Dr. and Mrs. Sid-
ney Leib, Mr. and Mrs. Sid-
Egypt will only increase the Sunday evening.
The problems involved in ney Brand, Dr. and Mrs.
appetite of the Arabs, make
Israel even more dependent efforts to effect emigration Bernard Weston, Mrs. Doro-
on the United States, and of Soviet Jews was dis- thy Glicker, Sanford Good-
more vulnerable to addi- cussed by Israel Knesset man, and Mrs. Hazel Bern-
tional pressures." member S.Z. Abramov and stein.
He added that if Israel is Richard Perle, administra-
subjected to imposed solu- tive assistant to U.S. Sena- Fireman Battle
tions, it "may result in a for Henry Jackson.
David Bern, Chicago Zion- Blaze in Tel Aviv
weakening of a good friend."
"It is not in America's ist leader and a ZOA vice-
TEL AVIV (JTA) — Fire-
global interest to ask a corn- president, was chairman of men battled for 10 hours
mitted ally like Israel to for- the convention organiza- Sept. 30 to put out a blaze
feit its viability and be tional committee.
that caused serious damage
placed in a position of weak-
Convention resolutions and destroyed many docu-
ness that will earn her no covered the manifold as- ments in a five-story build-
respect from those who pects of ZOA activities and ing housing banks and other
threaten her very exist- concerns. The public rela- business offices here. There
ence." tions activities, supervised were no casualities.
Gen. Sharon reiterated by Beinish Epstein, Paul The tire started in air
warnings of the need to be Flacks and Allan Lasser, in conditioning machinery and
on the alert in facing the the New York and Washing- spread through air condi-
effects of new negotiations ton office of the movement, tioning ducts which re-
involving Syria and Jordan. were given special empha- quired firemen to rip out
He described his dream sis.
the false ceilings in each
of a peaceful Middle East
Among the greetings to room to reach the flames.
and prosperous Israel in the convention, in addition
The building, which has a
the year 2000, and urged to those from Israel lead- stone facade but is corn-
the convention and Dias- ers, was the assurances of posed of inflammable mate-
pora Jewry to work to- dedication to the need to rials inside, housed the Ku-
ward their dream of Israel assure Israel's security pat Am Bank, the Mortgage
in the year 2000.
from President Gerald R. Bank and the Africa-Israel
In an address in which he Ford, who stated:
Investment Corp. It is adja-
gave a thorough account of
"I want to assure you that cent to the 20-story Shalom
events that have led to the I remain committed to the Tower, Israel's tallest build-
approval of the latest Kis- survival and well-being of ing.
General Chairman: Irwin I. Cohn
Dinner Chairman: William Sherr
Special Guest Speaker
JACK
ANDERSON
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