'r 20 Friday, March 5, 1976 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Israel Drug Use Increasing Israel Catholics Hear Jaffee Detroiter Miles Jaffee is shown with Fr. Elias Cha- cour in the Greek Catholic Church in Ibillin, where he delivered a speech during the recent American Jewish Committee leadership meetings in Israel. JERUSALEM (JTA) — Attorney General Aharon Barak told the Israel Cabi-__ net Sunday that there are about 1,600 chronic drug addicts in Israel and about 100,000 persons using drugs, mainly hashish,-but are not categorized as addicts. He also noted that Israel has no facilities for curing drug addiction, except in mental hospitals and many persons desiring a cure re- fuse to be placed in mental institutions. Barak appeared before the Cabinet to elaborate on his recent report on drug use and abuse in Israel, a Physician Is Critical of Unchanging Role of Women in the Arab World men for marriage. The in- vestigator says Arab society believes that a woman who JERUSALEM — Woman works is less productive and. physician Dr. Noel Elssa- less capable than men in the dawi, who has investigated same job. the position of the Arab Dr. Elssadawi believes woman in the Arab society Arab girls are brought up for many years, states that for marriage. They are only a great number of young considered as a "body" and Arab girls, even at age 10, are taught only to be con- are the object of sexual ag- cerned about their beauty. gressions by older men, Cleverness in Arab girls strangers or members of the immediately encounters family. opposition of her sur- The Arab investigator is rounding. She is told that convinced that young girls cleverness is a quality of keep these assaults secret, men — beauty is a quality in fear of their parents and women should have. She they wish to find suitable lives in a society which is BY MOSHE RON Jewish News Special Israel Correspondent Israel Spurs Pilot Training NEW YORK — Israel's sions and tactics for the air air force, seeking both to force. These include: • Reduction of the close- replace losses of experi- enced flight crews in the Oc- support role. The enlarged tober 1973 War, and to es- mobile artillery force is tablish a pilot force of being counted on to take considerably greater depth over much of the front-line than existed before the war, close-support activity that is pushing cadets through a the air force was forced to tightly paced, two-year do in 1973. course. • Increased dependence Aviation Week reports on "smart" bombs and that loss of air crews in the long-range tactical guided war not only is reflected- by missiles. the high enrollment in training at the Air Force • Trend toward use of Flying School in Israel, but higher-speed aircraft for also in some revised mis- close-support work. Bible Is Central to Colonial U.S. NEW YORK — Several speakers in recent weeks have reminded audiences of the importance of the Bible in the history of America. Prof. Harry Orlinsky, professor of Bible at He- brew Union-College — Jew- ish Institute of Religion told a Miami group recently, "Every American in the early history of the United States regarded the Bible as important." Dr. Abraham I. Katsch of Dropsie University echoed those words in a Philadelphia speech when he said the most cherished possession the pilgrim fathers brought with them to America was the Old Testament and its lan- guage — Hebrew. He added that the early Puritans in America ac- tually thought of them- selves as a new Israel. Their lot was the lot of Israel; and like Egypt, England was "a land of bondage." Housing Shortage Seen in Israel TEL AVIV — A shortage of large condominium apartments suitable for families from overseas may be anticipated in Israel by the end of this year, accord- ing to Simcha Ben-Shaul, managing director of ISRA- LOM, Israel Homes and Real Estate Ltd. Ben-Shaul pointed out that the effects of the build- ing freeze on apartments and homes of more than 1,- 200 sq. ft., instituted by the Israel government in 1974 is now being felt in the new home market throughout Israel. He cautioned that poten- tial buyers from abroad who delay in making residential property ...purchases may find few opportunities for selecting a desirable new apartment of comfortable size during the latter part of 1976 and in 1977. full of porno-films, sexual art and literature. Most Arab women are un- happy in their marital life, the Arab investigator states. The Arab woman no longer wears a veil over her face, but her thoughts and feelings are still concealed under a heavy veil. The Arab man still does not think the Arab woman equal-to him. If Arab society will live in harmony with the new era, it has to undergo a revolu- tion in the question of dif- - ferences between men and women. Arab society must adopt itself to the'last third of the 20th century. - Today, operations are still performed on Arab girls in order to-insure that they remain virgins until their marriage. Arab society de- mands that the woman sat- isfy the sexual demands of their husbands in any form. If she is not capable.of it, he marries a second woman or leaves the first. one. Dr. Elssadawi criticizes Arab radio and TV sta- tions for enticing the sex- ual lusts of men and women. On the other hand the Arab society compels Arab girls not to be influ- enced by this atmosphere. The Arab woman has to pay the price of the conflict betwen moral values and business profits in Arab so- ciety, Dr. Elssadawi main- tains. The reason for this awkward situation is, that in Arab society the man rules and he has created the conflicting moral and busi- ness conditions. --Proposals to change this situation are opposed by re- ligious leaders, journalists and others who believe changing the position of the Arab woman is an attack on Moslem law. These laws still dominate Arab society. They allow fathers to sell their daughters as wives to old men. The woman is the property of the man. Dr. Elssadawi says that the Arab leaders, who are representing their countries in international organiza- tions have the audacity to speak about defense of hu- man rights, social justice, equality, freedom and prog- ress. It is an irony to hear their .statements about these problems in complete contrast to the situation in their countries. subject that made the head- lines recently when the use of drugs by high school students was revealed. The public was shocked to learn that the drug users came from affluent homes as well as from poverty families and that drug "pushers" were active at many schools. Barak stressed that the figures contained in his re- port were only estimates. But he estimated that the number of :chronic drug-1 users increases by about 150 persons a year. Court Turns Down Ex-Nazi's Appeal AMSTERDAM (JTA) — The District High Court in The Hague upheld a lower_ court's ruling against an appeal by Nazi war criminal Joseph Kotaella to have his life sentence suspended on humanitarian grounds. Ko-• taella, 67, is partially para- lyzed. He is the only one of three German warcrimi- nals still imprisoned in Hol- land. The High Court ruled that the continuation of Kotael- la's sentence cannot be con- sidered inhumane punish- ment under the terms of the European Declaration of Human Rights, as claimed by the prisoner's attorney. Kotaella was sentenced to death by a Dutch court in 1948 for crimes he commit- ted personally while sub- commander of a concentra- tion camp near Amersfoort during the Nazi occupation of Holland in World War II. His sentence was commuted to life imprisonment in 1951. French Condemn Pro-Arab Vote PARIS (JTA) — The - Committee for French Soli- darity with Israel published a declaration signed by 49 members of both houses of Parliament condemning France's pro-Palestinian policy at the United Na- tions. The declaration said the latest French vote in the Security Council -oh Jan. 26 was marked by hostility to- wards Israel in spite of rhe- toric which diluted its lan- guage. The signatories of the declaration included 24 members of the government majority in the National As- sembly and 25 Senators, most of whom are Social- ists. Cost of Housing Still Is Climbing TEL AVIV (ZINS) — The head of one of Israel's larg- est housing companies, Shi- kun Ovdim, is certain that 1976 will bring a substantial rise in the price of dwell- ings. According to his esti- mates, the average increase will be $2,000 per housing unit, despite many unsold apartments. Economists at the State Bank are predict., ing- prices for consumer goods may go up by as much as 40 percent, in contrast to the 25 percent inflation which occurred in 1975. URGENT APPEAL ! ! ! 29 year old Israeli is in immediate need of specialized open heart surgery in the Mayo Clinic. Not being a resident of the U.S. and, therefore, ineligible for any form of hospital or medical insurance, his admittance to the hospital is contingent upon payment of all hospital services prior to entry. A We, therefore, call upon you to take part in this GREAT MITZVA and send in your generous contribution. Make checks payable to: c/o Spitzer's 21770 W. 11 Mile Rd. 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Mr. Arieh Shapira 25900 Greenfield ...4352 Oak Park, Mich. 48237 Tel: (313) 968-1044 CALL FOR APPOINTMENT 11111111111111111111111111IIIIIIIII111111,1111111111111111111111111111 1 1 1 1 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 S pecial Purim Mei Jage To Rabbis, Principals, Teachers and Parents Greetings and Blessings: In connection with the approaching Purim festival, we are directed by the Lubavitcher Rabbi it"C*T7 CO call your kind attention to the fact that there is a widespread misconception on the part of Jewish children and teenagers regarding the Mitzvos of Mishloach Mono, (sending food-gifts to friends) and Mattonos loEvyonim (donations to the poor), namely, that they have no personal obligation to fulfill them, in the belief that they are included in the performance of these Mitzvos by their parents. Rabbis, Principals, Teachers and Parents are therefore respectfully urged to remind their students and children that: (a) In addition to listening to the reading of the Megillah on Purim (both at night and in the morning). boys of thirteen years and older, and girls of twelve and older, have a personal obligation to fulfill also the Mitzvos of Misbloach Mono: and Mattonos loEvyonim during the day of Purim. Note: From the point of view of education and training, younger children should also be encouraged to fulfill these Mitzvos. Moreover, it is a Mitztu—as cited in the Shulchan Aruch—to train the children in the observance of all Mitzvos, including the Mitzvos of Misbloach Monos and Mattonos loEvyonim. (b) These Mitzvos can easily be fulfilled. In the case of Mishloach (e.g.. art apple and a candy, — by two kinds of edibles or a piece of cake and soda or juice) ; Mattonos ToEvyonim — by two pennies, one penny to each of two poor men. Monos With best wishes for a happy and inspiring Purim, Sincerely yours, SECRETARIAT OF R CA . , evracievit (l Yrsorvt/rNe ,.... - 9 r7 the Lubavitcher Rabbi 11"tr.717 wundidundunnunditinidintininuniminnninitiminilinimmmddgintlitumundun This Year Purim Starts on Monday Evening March 15th and Laos I atil'fuesilay Evening March 16th.