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Friday, November 19, 1976 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Israel Medical Personnel Save Baby
TEL AVIV (JTA) — Is-
raeli medical teams and
ambulance crews were
credited with saving the
life of a six-week-old
Lebanese baby boy born
with a congenital heart
defect who was brought
to the gap in the border
fence near Metullah by
his grandmother. He was
close to death at the time.
Emergency surgery
was performed on the in-
fant, Ayad Jackie, at Tel
Hashomer Hospital. The
hospital's staff and
facilities were mobilized
to help the child despite
the current rule-book
work slowdown by physi-
cians demanding higher
pay.
The infant, a so-called
"blue baby," came from
Marj Ayoun village in
Lebanon. He was unable
to reach a Lebanese hos-
pital because of fighting
in the region. Doctors at
the border fence clinic
rushed him to Safad His-
pital where the child's
condition was diagnosed.
He was placed in an
Iraq Embassy Issues Threat
Over Holland's Mideast 'Bias'
AMSTERDAM (JTA) —
Foreign Minister Max
Van Der Stbel has de-
manded an explanation
from Iraq of a statement
issued by its Embassy in
The Hague threatening
▪ to sever economic ties
with Holland unless this
country revises its at-
titude toward the Arabs
and the Palestinians in
particular.
The statement, issued
last week, accused The
Netherlands government
of an anti-Arab bias and
bias against the Palestini-
ans "who for Iraq are a
sacred cause." It urged
Dutch businessmen and
Dutch firms that do busi-
ness with Iraq to prevail
upon The Netherlands
government, Parliament,
television and other media
to change their allegedly
The Iraqi Ambassador hostile position toward the
to the Benelux countries, Arab world.
Hamid Abbas .Al-Saadi,
The statement sur-
who resides in Brussels, prised officials here be-
was summoned to The cause The Netherlands
Hague and reportedly government has been
told Van Der Stoel that stressing its "even-
publication of the state- handed" policies toward
ment was due to a misun- the Middle East for the
derstanding.
past three years.
Israel-EEC Accord Signed
PARIS (JTA) — Israel
and the European
Economic Community in-
itialed an agreement in
Brussels providing for Is-
rael's cooperation with
the EEC in the fields of
economy, industry and
science.
The agreement also in-
cludes a financial pro-
tocol granting Israel a
$165 million loan.
The new agreement
broadens _the Free Trade
Treaty signed by Israel
Foreign Minister Yigal
Allon last May. If will
allow Israel to participate
in various research pro-
jects and enables Israeli
industrialists to benefit
from West European
know how.
The treaty was initialed
by Itzhak Minervi, direc-
tor of the Division for EEC
Affairs at the Israeli
Foreign Ministry, and top
EEC officials on Monday
after a 42-hour non-stop
session. The actual treaty
will be signed next month
in Jerusalem at the
ministerial level.
The agreement, known
as "The Special Protocol,"
grants Israel equal rights
with the Arab countries,
in spite of the fact that a
number of EEC officials
described Israel as an in-
dustrially "developed"
country in opposition to
the Arab states which
due to their underde-
velopment were granted
special rights.
Yariv Predicts War Threat
NEW YORK (JTA) —
Gen. (Res.) Aharon Yariv,
director of the InStitute
of Strategic Studies at Tel
Aviv University and
former intelligence chief
of Israel's armed forces,
warned that the Arab
states were making "ex-
tensive efforts to
maximize their military
options against Israel" to
force it "to accept an Arab
solution to the Mideast
conflict."
Addressing a press con-
ference, Yariv said "If
there is a stalemate we
can expect war." He did
not say when this might
occur but stressed that
"Israel will not be
blackmailed into endan-
gering its own existence
even if threatened by
war."
Yariv cited as "evi-
dence" of the Arab war
threat the fact that "The
°
Egyptians and Syrians
have renewed their joint
command and have ap-
pointed Egyptian Minister
of War, Gen. Mohammed
Gamasy, as head of the
joint Egyptian-Syrian
command. This is the same
command that prepared
the 1973 Yom Kippur
War," Yariv said.
Further evidence, he
said, are the "negotia-
tions in pi-ocess for the re-
sumption of full relations
between Egypt and Libya
which have,the consequ-
ence of placing the arse-
nal of Soviet weaponry (in
Libya's hands) at the dis-
posal of Egypt."
High Cost of Living
TEL AVIV (ZINS) — In
1975 the average Israeli
worker had to pay the
earnings of seven years
for a small apartment (3 1/2
rooms) in Tel Aviv.
4itt
oxygen-supplied special
ambulance that raced
more than 50 miles to Tel
Aviv where a surgical
team was waiting at the
hospital. It performed the
lengthy, complicated op-
eration necessary to pro-
vide oxygen to the baby's
heart.
By midnight, the pa-
tient's condition was
greatly improved. Doc-
tors at Tel Hashomer said
they would give the in-
fant a few weeks to regain
his strength and would
then perform open-heart
surgery in an attempt to
repair a defective heart
valve. The baby's grand-
mother was allowed to
remain at the hospital.
Horev Absorption
Report Approved
JERUSALEM (JTA) —
The Horev Commission's
report recommending a
drastic reorganization of
Israel's immigration and
absorption machinery
was approved by a major-
ity of the World Zionist
Organization Executive
at a meeting here last
week.
Yosef Almbgi, chair-
man of the WZO and
Jewish Agency Execu-
tives, said he would ask
Premier Yitzhak Rabin to
convene a meeting of the
coordinating committee
of the government and
Jewish Agency to discuss
implementation of the
proposals.
Before then, however,
the report will be discus-
sed by the larger execu-
tive bodies of the WZO
and Jewish Agency, in-
cluding the Jewish
Agency Board of Gover-
nors which will meet in
London in November.
Corruption Figure
Still Held in Israel
TEL AVIV (JTA) —
Asher Yadlin was re-
manded for an additional
15-day period in jail re-
cently while police con-
tinued their investiga-
tion of charges that he ac-
cepted bribes and en-
gaged in other illegal ac-
tivities while chairman of
Kupat Holim, the Histad-
rut sick fund.
Yadlin's sister, Mrs.
Sara Hary, was re-
manded for 10 days on
suspicion ' of soliciting
bribes.
Police,
meanwhile,
have released Abba El-
chanani, a leading ar-
chitect arrested Sunday
in connection with the
Yadlin case. An investi-
gation concluded that El-
chanani did not pay
bribes to Yadlin to obtain
Kupat Holim contracts.
Middle-Aged Jews
Receive CoUnseling
LOS ANGELES (JTA)
— Staff professionals of
the Jewish Family Ser-
vice are providing coun-
seling to middle-aged
Jewish clients undergo-
ing stresses from changes
in their life patterns
which the professionals
feel can be called
"middlescence," in a
parallel to the stresses of
adolescence.
Federation Holds
Staff Seminar
NEW YORK (JTA) — A
seven-session seminar to
develop the administra-
tive potential of staff
members of agencies of
the Federation of Jewish
Philanthropies was held
during September and
October.
The seminar had been
-developed to provide
Federation agency staff
members with up-to-date
information on sources of
government and founda-
tion funds, and with pub-
lic policy processes which
influence legislation and
regulations which affect
availability of public
fundings. ,
Noted Pianist Rosina Lhevinne
Dies, Longtime Juilliard Teacher
GLENDALE, Calif. —
Rosina Lhevinne, a re-
nowned pianist and
teacher of several young
pianists who becanie
prizewinners in interna-
tional contests, died Nov.
9 at age 96. -
Born in Kiev, Mrs.
Lhevinne came to the
U.S. in 1919 with her
pianist husband, the late
Joseph Lhevinne. She
began building a reputa-
tion as a teacher after her
husband, who died in
1944.
Sect Will Seek
Libyan Passports
JERUSALEM (ZINS)
— The extreme Orthodox
sect (Naturei Karta) has
advised its followers that
the Libyan regime is
ready to issue passports
to "stateless Palestinian
Jews," and urges that all
members of the sect ob-
tain these offered
passports.
In the communication
directed to the sect's fol-
lowers, it is pointed out
that members of the
Naturei Karta do not ac-
cept Israeli passports in-
asmuch as there is no rec-
ognition of the existence
of a "Zionist state."
JDC Appoints
Zev Hymowitz
NEW. YORK — Zev
Hymowitz, community
center executive, has
been appointed associate
executive vice chairman
of the American Jewish
Joint Distribution Com-
mittee, it was announced
this week by Ralph I.
Goldman, JDC executive
vice chairman.
Hymowitz is at present
executive director of the
YM-YWHA of Metropoli-
tan New Jersey.
American Legion
Praises Israel -
WASHINGTON (JTA)
— The American Legion
permanently
is
memorializing Israel
with a bronze plaque and
a resolution carved on
mahogany for Israel's re-
scue of hostages held by
Palestinian terrorists at
Entebbe Airport in
Uganda last July. Israeli
Ambassador Simha Di-
nitz received the plaque
at a Legion luncheon
here.
Judaica Program
for Disturbed' Kids
LOS ANGELES (JTA)
— A Judaica program is
regarded as a potent
therapeutic tool in the
handling of young Jewish
residents at the Vista Del
Mar, a facility mainly for
disturbed children who
cannot be maintained in
their own homes, accord-
ing to a report by the
agency's religious life
coordinator.
Peres to Visit U.S.
JERUSALEM (JTA) —
Defense Minister Shimon
Peres will visit the U.S.
next month.
with a Russian accent and
could be authoritative at
times. Always addressed
as "Madame," she also was
known for her closeness to
her pupils and the interest
she took in their private
lives.
She played a Chopin
concerto with the New
York Philharmonic Or-
chestra at age 82. Critics
said at the time that she
had made history, becom-
ing the oldest woman
ever to play a piano c
certo with an orchestr -
The Lhevinnes often
had appeared as duo-
pianists, and after her
husband's death, she re-
fused to appear again as a
soloist until she was 75.
Meyer Zolkower
ROSINA LHEVINNE
Mrs. Lhevinne had
been a member of the
Juilliard School faculty in
New York City since 1924.
Last March, at a celebra-
tion of her 96th birthday,
she was made honorary
chairman of the Juilliard
piano faculty.
Her pupils often re-
ferred to her as the "tiny
empress" since she spoke
Meyer Zolkower,
former president of
Zolkower's Department
Store (until 1962) and for
the past 13 years an
executive with the
Franklin Simon ladies
apparel stores, -died Nov.
15 at age 60.
Born in New York, Mr.
Zolkower was a member
of Cong. Shaarey Zedek
and was active in the Al-
lied Jewish Campaign.
He leaves his wife,
Laura; two daughters,
Mrs. A. Joseph (Elissa)
Grossman and Mrs.
Lawrence (Susan) Kes-
sler of Hartsdale, N.Y.;
his mother, Mrs. Harry
(Mollie) Zolkower; and
two grandsons.
One Need Not Be Jewish
to Hear London Radio Show
LONDON (JTA) -
Every Sunday morning
thousands of Jews here
switch on their radios and
prepare to listen to a half
hour of Jewish music, dis-
cussion and humor on
Radio London.
The audience repre-
sents only a part of Lon-
don's 200,000 Jews, but
many of them have be-
come devoted followers of
Michael Freedland, who
began the program five
years ago.
It is entitled "You
Don't Have To Be
Jewish" and Freedland
claims that half the
300,000 people who tune
in are non-Jews.
His program started
shortly after the BBC in-
troduced local high fre-
quency broadcasting in
the London area. It is pro-
duced with the coopera-
tion of the Board of De-
puties of British Jews.
However, it is in no way
a tool of the Jewish estab-
lishment and also steers
clear of the more paroc-
hial controversies.
Over the past five
years, Freedland has
hosted a distinguished
collection of speakers,
from former Premiers
Harold Wilson and Golda
Meir to Lord Samuel, the
Archbishop of Canter-
bury and Leo Rosten.
Although the program
lacks a truly mass follow-
ing — because of
wavelength rather than
quality — it has become
accepted as part of the
London Jewish scene and
there would be a shrill
outcry if it were to go off
the air._
As well as covering the
local scene, it keeps lis-
teners in touch with the
rest of the Jewish world
with just the right mix-
ture of levity and solem-
nity.
Freedland himself is
best when interviewing
Jewish entertainers. This
is natural because of his
special interest in them.
He is currently writing a
study of Jewish enter-
tainers to place alongside
his books on Irving Ber-
lin, Al Jolson and Sophie
Tucker.
Israeli Emphasis
on Men, Not Am,.
TEL AVIV (ZINS) —
Dr. Israel Lauber said in
Haaretz that the Israeli
army still adheres to the
antiquated concept that
the most important thing
in a war is a good soldier
and his morale, and it still
believes in "man's
superiority over the
machine." The reality in
the past few years is quite
different, writes the au-
thor. During the Yom
Kippur War, the Arabs
showed that with the help
of modern armament
they were able to cover up
their "innate weakness
and intellectual back.
wardness."