62 November 14, 1975 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Morton Refusal to Submit Boycott Documents May Result in Contempt of Congress Charge WASHINGTON — A House subcommittee voted 9-5 to recommend that Com- merce Secretary Rogers Morton be cited for con- tempt of Congress for refus- ing to supply subpoenaed documents on the U.S. firms honoring an Arab boycott against Israel. The matter now will be heard by the full House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Morton said he would not deliver the papers because such a move would be a breach of confidence with the companies involved and would not be in the national interest. The subpena seeks all reports of boycott requests which have been filed with the department under the Export Administration Act. Morton refused to comply, saying Attorney General Edward Levi and others advised him he did not have to respond. Meanwhile, the Senate Banking and Currency Sub- committee on International Finance has approved legis- lation that would bring into immediate public knowl- edge attempts by Arab gov- ernments to cause Ameri- can firms to comply with the Arab boycott. The measure was sent by the 10-member subcommit- tee headed by Sen. Adlai Stevenson (D-I11.) to its par- ent committee for approval and to forward it to the Sen- ate for passage. The House has not yet drafted similar legislation. Under the legislation in- troduced in the sub-commit- tee by Stevenson and Sen. Harrison Williams (D-NJ), penalties that may be im- posed on American compa- nies that violate the anti- _boycott regulations are in- creased from $1,000 to $10,000. The new Senate legisla- tion would require the Commerce Department to make the company reports public and American firms would have to indicate if they intend to comply with the Arab boycotting na- tion's demands. It also would make it ille- gal for an American com- pany to disclose to a boycot- ting state any information regarding the race, religion or origin of an employe, di- rector, shareholder or offi- cer and, in addition, would make it illegal for a com- pany to provide such infor- mation to any other Ameri- can firm. Another section of the proposed laws would make it illegal for an Ameri- can company to do business with another American firm pursuant to require- ments of the boycotting state. In New York, the Anti- Defamation League of Bnai Brith revealed a $45-million- a-year Arab "master plan" for an "anti-Israel and anti- Jewish propaganda and lob- bying offensive" in the United States. Basing the statement on a -Comprehen- sive, two-year ADL study, the ADL said that $30 mil- lion is coming from the Arab states and an addi- tional $15 million annually is slated to come from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. The study, which was doc- umented at the news confer- ence by a display of more than 30 Arab and pro-Arab governments and American pro-Arab groups, was con- ducted under the direction of Arnold Forster, ADL's associate director and gen- eral counsel, and Lawrence Peirez, chairman of the civil rights committee. According to the study, the current Arab propa- ganda drive is the culmi- nation of a continuing es- calation that began after the Six-Day War in 1967. Now fueled by the vast sums coming from ,- the "drastic increase in the price of crude oil that has quintupled the per-barrel cost," the Arab strategy is to overwhelm the public with words, pictures, pol- itical action and economic pressures. The ADL reported that the Arab propaganda "ap- paratus" in the U.S. "has three basic arms": • The Arab League and the individual Arab govern- ments functioning through their embassies; • Large sections of the Arab-American commu- nity, which numbers about 1 million, and Arab organi- zations; and • Pro-Arab organiza- tions, publications, propa- gandists, including major oil companies, "Arabist" ex- diplomats, clergy and church lay leaders, univer- sity faculty and students, the old and new extreme left, segments of the far right and the traditional anti-Jewish hate fringe. The ADL document also indicates that Arab sup- porters are striving to influ- ence the content of curricula and textbooks in American schools, colleges and univ- ersities in order to change the Arab image to a more favorable one. The ADL study found that since 1967, there have been 33 new Arab and pro- Arab publications circu- lated in this country. Five originated overseas and 28 here, 15 of the latter after the Yom Kippur War and 13 before. The ADL study described as a major Arab opinion- molding project a series of full-page ads placed in top newspapers across the coun- try by the Arab League, Ku- wait and Saudi Arabia. The series sought to justify the oil embargo and convince Americans that the oil would flow plentifully if the U.S. would alter its Mideast policy by stopping its sup- port of Israel. An assortment of other organizations, publica- tions and anti-Zionists that the ADL study calls "auxiliaries," back up the American pro-Arab estab- lishment. Among those named are Alfred Lilien- thal, a pro-Arab propa- gandist, Norman Dacey of the American Palestine Committee, Southbury, Connecticut, Elmer Ber- ger of American Jewish Alternatives to Zionism, Norton Mezvinsky, co-edi- tor of SWASIA, a news digest published by the National Council of Churches, and Moshe Me- nuhim, author of a book- let, "Jewish Critics of Zionism," distributed by the Arab League. In related developments, the American Jewish Corn- mittee urged the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to issue guide- lines that would prohibit employers from sponsoring employe membership in dis- criminatory private clubs. The AJCommittee's re- quest, contained in a formal legal petition to the EEOC, was made public here by Howard L. Greenberger, professor of law at New York University and chair- man, AJC National legal committee. The petition was prepared by Joseph Z. Flem- ing, of Miami, of the AJC National Legal Committee, and Samuel Rabinove, Di- Jacob Moss, 77 Jacob Moss, founder and co-owner of Central Waste Materials Co. and All-City Scrap Co., died Nov. 10 at age 77. Born in Poland, Mr. Moss lived 52 years in Detroit. He was active in the scrap metal business for more than 40 years. He was a member of Adat Shalom Synagogue. He resided at 25132 Southwood Dr., Southfield. He leaves his wife, Brenda; four sons, Dr. Max Moss of Pacific Palisades, Calif., Dr. Leslie Moss, Dr. Robert Moss and Dr. Gerald Pearlman of Culver City, Calif.; a daughter, Mrs. Frank (Suellen) Trionfi; a brother, Rabbi Nissan Moses of New York; a sister, Mrs. Dov (Miriam) Matesky of Tel Aviv; and 10 grand- children. Sarah Kanter, 76 Sarah Kanter, a member of Jewish women's and com- munal organizations, died Nov. 10 at age 76. Born in Russia, Mrs. Kan- ter lived 64 years in Detroit. She was a life member of Kinneret Chapter of Pioneer Women and a past presi- dent, fund-raising chairman and Israel Bond chairman of that group. She was a board member of the Sholem Alei- chem Institute and a mem- ber of Brandeis Chapter of Bnai Brith. She resided at 16300 W. Nine Mile, South- field. She leaves her husband, Herman; a son, Paul; a daughter, Mrs. Irvin (Leah) Yura; a sister, Mrs. Ben (Minnette) Sidlow; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Sadat Denied Radio Because `He Was a Nazi' rector of AJC's Legal Divi- sion. The petition pointed out that "minority group per- sons are being precluded from obtaining executive positions by virtue of their inability to obtain entry into discriminatory private clubs." The AJC legal request went on to explain that the EEOC had consistently ruled that hiring and pro- motion policies could not be based on discriminatory grounds. It quoted from the 1968 Report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, which con- cluded that "all artificial barriers to employment and promotion opportunities must be eliminated when such barriers are based pri- marily upon discriminatory policies." JERUSALEM — The Jewish merchant who re- fused to sell Sadat a radio did so because Sadat was a Nazi, Egyptian-born former Knesset member Shlomo Kohen-Sidon told The Jeru- salem Post. Kohen-Sidon was react- ing to Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's remarks to the United States National Press Club recently that he was denied a radio because he was an officer in the army which fought Israel, and "Egypt's economy was in the hands of the Jews." Kohen-Sidon, a lawyer, said that up to the early years of World War II Sadat was a leader of the Egyptian Nazi Party. Thus, when Sadat tried to -buy a radio from a Jewish merchant, the latter refused because he did not want to deal with a man who cooperated with the Nazis. `Arabs Loan U.S. Arms to Others' Jewish Reporters Excluded From Trip JERUSALEM (JTA) — Reports that Saudi Arabia has "loaned" Syria some of the combat planes sold to it by the United States have been raised by Israel with the U.S. "through diplo- matic channels," officials here disclosed. Although no formal complaint has been submitted, the Israeli Em- bassy in Washington ex- pressed the government's concern over the matter, the officials said. Israel has consistently contended that the sale of warplanes and other weap- ons by the U.S. and other Western powers to Arab states such as Saudi Arabia that were not direct partici- pants in the Middle East wars, can and do affect the Arab-Israeli arms balance because those weapons find their way, to the "confron- tation states" despite re- strictive clauses in the sales contracts. BRUSSELS (JTA) — King Baudouin and Foreign Minister Renaat Van Els- lande left on an official visit to Saudi Arabia last Wednesday amid angry protests by Belgian journal- ists and the Jewish commu- nity against the govern- ment's cooperation with the Saudian authorities in ex- cluding reporters who are Jews from the press party accompanying the King. The Belgian Press Asso- ciation and the Journalists Union made their protests public last week. A similar protest was registered by the Coordinating Council of Belgian Jewish Organiza- tions. King Baudouin and his advisors are expected to dis- cuss the Middle East situa- tion with the Saudians dur- ing their stay in Riyadh. Israeli Foreign Minister Yigal Allon is due to pay an official visit to Belgium a few days after the King's re- turn from Saudi Arabia. Sharon's Position Interests Arabs GENEVA (ZINS) — Dur- ing informal talks between Israeli and Egyptian repre- sentatives dealing with the new interim agreement be- tween their countries, Egyptians officers ex- pressed a great deal of inter- est in the possibility that General Ariel Sharon will be named Chief of Staff of the Israeli armed forces. It is reported that Egyp- tian General Mahgab put the question to Israeli Gen- eral Herzl Shafir, asking whether there was any truth to the report that `Arik' Sharon will be named Chief of Staff. U.S. to Quit ILO WASHINGTON (JTA) — The U.S. has notified the In- ternational Labor Organiza- tion of its intention to with- draw from it in two years, the advance notice required by the ILO's constitution. 51 — MISCELLANEOUS Wanted good used furniture, an- tiques, linens and silver for the Tern- ple Beth El Treasurama VI. If you are planning a move or looking to dis- pose of your articles, Temple Beth El would welcome all donations. Tax deductions are given. Contact Mrs. Bloom at 559-3305 53 — ENTERTAINMENT MIND READING AND LAUGHS! Party Entertainment with Audience Participation by Bill Nagler 356-5112 or 1-662-3700 Nursing Homes Show Deficits CLEVELAND (JTA) — Deficits at the three Jewish- sponsored extended care in- stitutions in Cleveland could total $200,000 because of inadequate compensation payments by the State of Ohio to nursing homes for Medicaid patients. According to Howard S. Bram, president of the As- sociation of Ohio Philan- thropic Homes for the Ag- ing, members of the association had largely ceased accepting applicants seeking entry as Medicaid patients. Bram said Ohio had for many years been a "poor performer" in supporting services for the ill and aged in nursing homes and that this year the level of state aid has been decreased de- spite spiraling costs which have added 25 percent to the expense of operating a qual- ity nursing home. He said the situation was "a terrible crushing blow to all people in the long-term care field" and would result in a lowering of standards of care for residents of nurs- ing homes. Women's Peace Tour Scheduled CHICAGO (JTA) — The contribution that women might make to the search for peace in the Middle East ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. will be the focus of a 17-day (JTA) — "Thousands of women's study tour of American Jews, groping for Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Leba- identity, are quietly shifting non and Syria, to take place gears away from spiritual Jan. 5-22. assimilation and are return- The "Women's Interreli- ing to Jewish tradition," gious Study Tour of the Rabbi Shaul Shenker, direc- Middle East" will be co- tor of the Jewish Education sponsored by the Leader- Program of Agudath Israel, ship Conference of Women told the 3,000 delegates at ,Religious (Roman Catholic), the Agudath Israel of Amer- United Presbyterian ica's 53rd national conven- Women, and the American tion. Jewish Committee, in coop- "While the problems of eration with the Division of assimilation and inter-mar- Overseas Ministries of the riage have by no means di- National Council of minished, we are now wit- Churches. ness to a new trend in the opposite direction" Rabbi Zionist Union Shenker said. "Thousands of American Parley Slated Jews are now sending their NEW YORK (ZINS) — children to day schools, which in 30 years have There will be a plenary ses- grown from only seven sion of the executive of the schools outside the New World Union of General York area to a total of 422 Zionists in Jerusalem in throughout the land, and January 1976 as the World thousands more are adopt- Zionist Actions Committee meets in Israel. ing kashrut." `Jews Returning to Tradition'