0C. Er"-- -0,41ba Jewish State Opposed 1943 Vatican Papers Claim WW II Silence Was to Protect Jews Bicentennial Features: U.S. Jewish History Revived ,711PISMWAIII1011111111111k. - ROME (JTA) — Documents released by the Vatican last Friday revealed that during the last years of World War II it opposed the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine and that its policy of public silence on the plight of the Jews under Nazism was an effort to avoid endangering its quiet diplo- macy on their behalf. The declassified wartime Vatican papers, titled "The Holy See and the Victims of the War, January-December 1943," showed that Luigi Cardinal Maglione, the then Vati- can Secretary of State, expressed grave concern over the ef- forts of Zionism. In a letter to the Vatican's Papal Nuncio in Washing- ton, Amleto Cicognani, Cardinal Maglione wrote: "If Pa- lestine fell under the rule of the Jews, it would give birth to new and grave international problems and make the Catholics of the world unhappy. It would cause righteous complaints of the Holy See and would poorly reciprocate the charitable concern that the Holy See has had and con- tinues to have for non-Aryans." (Continued on Page 10) THE JEWISH NEWS Articles on Page 56 VOL. LXVIII, No. 21 <."1 :-72 • - A Weekly Review of Jewish Events .9 17515 W. Nine Mile, Suite 865, Southfield, Mich. 48075 424-8833 Iraqi Terror: Invitational Audacity Shown in Expose by Survivors Commentary Page 2 $10.00 Per Year ; This Issue 30c January 30, 1976 UN's Obstruction and Animosity Assailed Rabin Counters Ford Diplomatic Concern With Crucial Arms Plea Israel Lauds Veto, Notes UN Erosion JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Israel Foreign Ministry is- sued a statement Tuesday praising the United States veto of the UN Security Council's draft resolution on the Middle East as "an important contribution to the preservation of stability in the region and to the advancement of negotia- tions and peace efforts." The statement noted that Britain, Sweden and Italy ab- stained and thus had "not lent their hands" to the draft "which, had it been passed, would have irreparably shaken the only agreed basis for any settlement as expressed in Security Council Resolutions 242 and 338." The statement "noted with sorrow" that "this harmful move obtained the support of such friendly states as France, Japan, Panama and Romania". Ro- mania was one of the six sponsoring states of the draft measure that demanded Israel's withdrawal from all oc- cupied Arab territories and the establishment of a Pales- tinian state. The others, which, along with the Soviet Union, France and Japan voted for the resolution, were Pakistan, Tanzania, Panama, Guyana and Benin (for- merly Dahomey). China and Libya did not participate in *he voting after an even stronger amendment against Is- rael that they supported was defeated. The Israeli statement asserted that the aim of the draft resolution had been, in effect, to abrogate Resolutions 242 and 339 "and thus to advance the aims of the Syrian-PLO conspiracy to foil the negotiating process by abandoning the principle of negotiation and agreement between equal par- ties." The statement said that Israel's decision to boycott the Security Council debate which began Jan. 12 was vindi- cated by the events of the debate itself. Israel held firm to the view that new Security Council debate and resolutions could not he a substitute for negotia- tions under Resolution 242 and 338. The Foreign Ministry (Continued on Page 18) WASHINGTON (JTA) — Premier Yitzhak Rabin of Israel pledged in an address to a joint session of Congress Wednesday that "however difficult the road, however hard the challenge and however complex the process, Israel will strive with all its being to contribute to the peace of the world by pressing ahead with its efforts for peace with the Arab countries. This is the driving goal of all of our policies." The Israeli leader, the first premier of Israel ever to address Congress, also said, "I today declare I am ready to meet with any Arab head of government at any time and at any place for the purpose of peace talks." In his half-hour speech Rabin stressed repeatedly that the center of the Middle East conflict was not territory or the Palestinian issue but the refusal of the Arab leaders to reconcile themselves to the existence of the state of Israel. He promised that "in a negotiation whose sincere shared goal is final reconciliation, we shall go more than half way to assure its success." He called for reconvening the Geneva Peace Conference on the basis of its original terms and within the framework of UN Security Council Resolutions 242 and 338. He bitterly attacked the United Nations where, in its present form, he claimed, Israel could not obtain justice. He denounced the "organization that calls itself the PLO" the covenant of which, in every paragraph "spits out the venom calling for Israel's destruction." Rabin said Israel was prepared to negotiate the Palesti- nian issue "within the geographical and political context of peace with Jordan," adding that "when I say Jordan I do not discount Palestinian representation in the peace delegation of NEW YORK (JTA) — The Conference of that country" and "when I say geography, I do not discount a Presidents of Major American Jewish Or- negotiation concerning ganizations' special committee on Mexico Monday called Mexico a friend of the Jewish the future final peace people and said that relations should be fully boundaries of the territo- normalized. The special committee was ries involved." He added formed Jan. 14 at a full meeting of the Presi- that Israel is ready to dents Conference's 32 organizations to "give up much and com- "reassess" the Conference's policy on Mexico. promise much on terri- The special committee said: "We have tory" in negotiations reviewed all relevant actions and state- whose aims are final ments by the government of Mexico and, peace and reconciliation. in particular, (President) Luis Echever- ria. We are satisfied that a decided rever- (Rabin will speak to sal of Mexico's attitude toward Zionism, the Economic Club of Israel and the Jewish people have in fact Detroit on Monday. taken place. We are no longer confronting Max M. Fisher will Premier Rabin and President an adversary but have regained a friend. preside at the affair.) Ford are shown at a previous meet- Halting of Mexico Boycott Endorsed (Continued on Page 5) (Continued on Page 20) ing at the White House. Avrunin to Retire; Drachler, Cohen Named to Federation Posts William Avrunin, executive vice president of the Jewish Welfare Federation, will Before coming to Detroit as associate director of Federation in 1948, Avrunin retire effective June 1, and associate director Sol Drachler has been named to replace him. was regional director of the East Central States for the Council of Jewish Federa- --'--deration associate director Samuel Cohen will become associate executive director. The tions and Welfare Funds, and the executive director of the Fort Wayne, Ind. tions were approved by the Federation board of governors Tuesday and announced by federatiori. Federation President Martin E. Citrin. During the last 12 years of Avrunin's tenure there Avrunin has headed Federation, Detroit's major have been major changes and advances in Federation's Jewish communal organization, since 1964. As chief ex- member agencies, including the Jewish Vocational ecutive of Federation, he has supervised the agency's Service and Community Workshop, the new Tewish annual Allied Jewish Campaign-Israel Emergency Community Center, Federation Apartmer' purcna.. Fund. He was named executive vice president of Feder- „ of Prentis Manor and dedication of Bo•email' Hall ation in 1967. (An editorial -oh Feders_ni's change of guard Avrunin, who intends to stay in Detroit after re- appeparrsa:hniePr,a,gveho.41L tirement. said. "After 28 vears in the community, Mrs. Avrunin and I call Detroit 'home'. I'm immensely proud Avrunin's succe;sor will have re- of this community both for our fundraising per capita sponsibility f ,31• Federation's furf4raising efforts and' and our initiative in local programming. central Planning services, grew up and was educated in "Detroit is blessed with the highest caliber of lay Detroit. He joined Federation's staff in 1957, coming leadership, many of whom have accepted responsibility from the Jewish Community Center where he had been within national agencies and overseas agencies as well. supervisor of the Jewish Parents' Institute. I'm proud to be associated with them." AVRUNIN DRACHLER COHEN (Continued on Page 6)