6 Friday, December 10, 1976
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Bronfman Statement Reverberates Among the Separatists of Quebec
By MICHAEL SOLOMON
MONTREAL (JTA) —
Charles Bronfman, pres-
ident of the Seagram Co.,
one of the world's largest
distilleries, aroused
strong reactions when he
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told a group of 400 busi-
nessmen on the eve of the
Nov. 15 provincial elec-
tions that a victory for
the separatist Parti
Quebecois would "mean
the end of the country
and the destruction of the
Jewish community."
He vowed that in such
an event he would pull
Seagram out of Quebec
and with it the Montreal
Expos baseball team in
which he has a 40 percent
interest.
The Parti Quebecois
won the elections and
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The home will eventu-
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Bronfman, a strong sup- election remarks drew a
porter of defeated Liberal strong reaction from
Party Premier Robert radio and television
Bourassa, issued a re- commentators and
traction. He explained readers of the French
that his remarks had language press. Several
been made impulsively in large circulation dailies
the heat of the campaign.
published letters to the
But the reverberations
editor urging Quebecers
continued. At a general to boycott Seagram prod-
meeting of Seagram ucts.
shareholders held three
The English-language
days after the elections, a Montreal Star reported
spokesman for the St. Jean that it had received calls
Baptiste Society of from readers who said
Montreal which owns 50 they were organizing a
shares presented a motion boycott campaign.
of censure against
The Allied Jewish
Bronfman.
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It was rejected after found it necessary to pub-
Seagram director Phillip
Veinberg stressed the Fiat-Libya Deal
Bronfman family's loy-
alty to Montreal and Won't Hurt Israel
Quebec and pledged that
JERUSALEM — Fiat
Seagram would cooperate President Giovanni Ag-
fully with the new gov- nelli has assured Israeli
ernment.
Ambassador to Italy Yis-
Earlier, Allan Bronf- rael Sasson that Libya's
man, Charles Bronfman's purchase of a 10 percent
82-year-old uncle, de- interest in the Italian au-
clared on French televi- tomobile firm will not
sion that "none of us change the company's re-
Bronfmans intend to lations with Israel.
leave Quebec. Whatever
Fiat is one of the major
government we get we'll suppliers of automobiles
move with it."
to Israel, including cars
Bronfman's
pre- for military officers, but
the company has no man-
ufacturing facilities in Is-
Whereas Ashkenazim rael.
The Libyan investment
recite the hymn "Ma'oz
Tzur" after kindling the in the Italian firm was
Hanuka lights, the described as a compli-
Sephardic custom is to re- cated share-bond-loan
cite Psalm 30, song for the arrangement to cost oil-
dedication of the Temple. rich Libya $415 million.
Hanuka Customs
lish a denial of any con-
nections whatsoever with
a pre-election political
meeting opposing the
Parti Quebecois allegedly
held on its premises.
AJCS president Joe Ain
addressed an open letter
to Premier-elect Rene
Levesque pledging "full
cooperation in achieving
the common aims of all
who wish to live in a pro-
gressive and enlightened
society."
Ain wrote that the
"AJCS will continue to
work closely with the
government in the fields
of health, welfare and
education and can be
counted on to respond to
human needs as we have
always done in the past."
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JERUSALEM — El Al
Israel Airlines an-
nounced that charte,
flights from Boston to
Jerusalem will begin next
September. El Al has ag-
reed to run twice-weekly
charters sponsored by In-
ternational Weekends.
The price is expected to be
$500 per week per person.
Charter flights from
the U.S. West Coast
began last month,.
Israel Minister of
Tourism Moshe Kol pre-
dicted 95,000 tourists
would come to Israel on
charter flights next year
from the Scan-
dinavia, West Germany
and Great Britain — a
tripling of charter busi-
ness since 1975.
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700,000 tourists will have
visited Israel by the end
of 1976.
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