THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Dr. Lamm Heads Committee.
to Halt Indian Jew's Extradition
Holocaust Studies 'A Necessity'
NEW YORK (JTA)
National Jewish organi-
zations have been called
on to continue to expand
their work to promote
Holocaust studies, "hot
out of choice but out of
necessity."
The plea was made by
0•E) Eli Zborowski, honorary
president of the Ameri-
can Federation of Jewish
Fighters, Camp Inmates
▪
and Nazi Victims at the
organization's seventh
anniversary dinner at the
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Om- Sunday night.
Zborowski, who was a
ember of the un-
dergrotind in Poland dur-
ing World War II, and his
wife Diana, were honored
by the Federation for
Zborowski asserted
"their work and dedica- that the Federation must
tion in Holocaust studies continue to be "the con-
and for bringing aware- science of the civilized
ness closer to youth." world." He pointed out
The theme of the dinner that the organization had
was "Remembering and expanded its program by
retelling it (the sponsoring mobile ex-
hthits from college cam-
Holocaust) to
Holocaust)
our chil- pus to college campus; by
•dren."
publishing much infor-
Dr. Norman Lamm, mation on the Holocaust;
president of Yeshiva Uni- by increasing Holocaust
versity, which has estab- studies such • as the
lished an Eli and Diana Holocaust- Chair at
Zborowski Chair in Yeshiva University; and
Holocaust Studies, paid by sponsoring memorial
tribute to the couple. He programs to remember
urged the Federation 'to the terrible tragedy of
continue its work so that World War II. Some 500
the world "never forgets persons attended the
what happened in the dinner.
Holocaust."
ti
Diplomacy and Sportsmanship
able soccer aficionados in
(Copyright 1976, JTA, Inc.)
attendance. Three oil
It always has been our kingdoms, however, can-
contention that nations celled their direct televi-
with differences could get sion transmission of this
Om' along if they could settle particular game when
their problems on the they learned that Klein
field of sport rather than was to be the referee of
on the battlefield. Sport the match.
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has always been a great
At the present time, Is-
leveler ,and differences rael's sports programs
somehow seem to work are far more advanced
themselves out of the sys- than those of the Arab
terns of those embroiled countries. However, with
in arguments pertaining the money available from
to their sporting field of oil to the inhabitants of
endeavor once their re- these countries, it is only
spective teams meet. a matter of time, it may be
In line with this think- a quarter bf a century,
ing, I have maintained but it will come, when
that more is accom- Arab nations' sports
plished by Israel's sportS teams may dominate the
teams visiting foreign competition in the Middle
shores than a flock of dip- East.
lomats making needless
Only last month the
trips to any number of ruler of Saudi Arabia al-
countries to try to mollify located $50 million to his
segments of anti-Israel sports federations so that
populations throughout they could go out and get
the world. the best coaching talent
A guy like Haim available to develop the
-
Glovinsky, acknowledged youngsters in his coma-
to be the "Mr. Sport" of try. At this point the
Israel, has made more Saudi Arabians are pay-
friends for Israel than all ing a Brazilian soccer
of the politicos combined. coach $7,500 per month,
That goes for prime an astronomical figure
ministers, deputy prime for a coach, to say the
ministers, foreign minis- least.
ters, and what have you.
Of course; not all the
Glovinsky, who still coaches find that they can
serves, at the age of 75, as - make out in the country,
the executive secretary of and some of them leave.
the Olympic Committee, The latest to leave is 'Jim
can sit and drink at a table Snyder, the former Ohio
with an Egyptian .repre- University basketball
sentative to the Interna- mentor, who quit coaching
tional Basketball Federa- the Saudi Arabia national
tion, a Russian soccer basketball team after a
commisar, and a Lebanese trying seven-month trial. •
sportsman. He has done it Snyder came back home
time and time again since well paid for his efforts,
the formation of the state but indicated, "It wasn't
of Israel and has managed what I thought it would be.
to get the so-called It takes more than money
"enemy" to vote with him to build a basketball pro-
ir matters pertinent to the gram. You don't become a
elfare of Israel's sports basketball player because
program. you wish to be one. It takes
The latest incident training, teaching, hard
which points out the vio- work and willingness of
lent nature of some of the the boys to practice."
Arab countries was
Snyder encountered
brought to the fore a the same difficulty
couple of weeks ago in a American coaches sent to
World. Cup soccer game Israel by the United
which was played be- States Committee Sports
tween Italy and England for Israel contended with
in Rome. Israel was not in that the natives can't
involved, but the referee_ find time to mix basket-
one of the best in the ball with studies and
world, Abraham Klein, army duty.
with the help of two Is-
Our American coaches
raeli linesmen, handled sent to Israel ever since
the game superbly and Nat Holman, current
they were applauded president of the United
loudly 'by the' knowledge- States' Committee Sports
By HASKELL COHEN
f
for Israel, introduced the
game to the Israelis in
1949 have found this
same malaise prevalent
in Israel.
The fact remains,
nevertheless, that Israel
has come a long way in
basketball, and the fu-
ture indicates that in
time the Arabs, likewise,
will develop their pro-
grams to the point where
they can compete, aside
from soccer, internation-
ally.
As a matter•of fact, right
now, for the first time, the
Egyptian national team is
traveling throughout the
States meeting college op-
position and getting their
backsides tanned by
everyone. They are mak-
ing a mistake in prema-
turely sending their na-
. tional team over, unlike
the Israelis who were not
permitted to come here
with their hoop squad until
1957 when we in the
United States Committee
Sports for Israel program
felt they could hold their
own with the smaller col-
leges, which they managed
to do at that early stage.
Since sport is a great
leveler, it is our fervent
hope and prayer that in
due time, the Israelis and
the Arabs will see their
way clear to mingle on the
sport fields rather than
the battlefields.
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Cleaning, Calf .
NEW YORK (JTA) — his wife and three teen-
Dr. Norman Lamm, pies- aged children in New
ident of Yeshiva Univer- York, is suffering from
sity, has appealed to. Pres- asthma and a heart condi-
ident Ford and to Secre- tion.
Lamm, who is chair-
tary of State Henry A.
Kissinger to deny extrad- man of the newly formed
ition of Elijah-Ephraim Committee for Justice for
Jhirad, former Judge Ad- Elijah E. Jhirad, said he
vocate General of the In- first met Jhirad in 1960
dian Navy. while visiting the Bnai
Jhirad is being .sought Israel Jewish Community
for extradition by the In- in India. "He was one of
dian government osten- India's most diStin-
,sibly in connection with guished Jewish citizens,"
alleged misappropriation Lamm said. "I find it al-
of some $1,600 of naval most impossible to be-
funds in 1961. If he is re- lieve that he has been
turned to India, it is guilty of embezzlement,
feared he will be jailed and even if he were, he
without trial, tortured would be suffering a pen-
and possibly killed, alts vastly dispropor-
Lamm said.
tionate to the crime he is
An _ ardent
anti'- alleged to have commit-
Communist
pro- ted."
Westerner and Zionist,
In a letter to Ford on
Jhirad asserts he is a vic- behalf of the Committee
tim of political persecu- Lamm asserted that "ex-
tion. He claims the pro- tradition would be a hor-
A•ab forces in the India rendous miscarriage of
Gandhi government are justice. It would be con-
out to bring him back to trary to the fundamental
set an example to other principles of our country
Zionist sympathizers. and to all the dictates of
According to Lamm, conscience."
Jhirad, 63, who lives with
Reconstructionist
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NEW YORK — Leaders
of the Jewish Reconstruc-
tionist Movement will
convene Jan. 14-16 in
Skokie, Ill., for their
annual mid-year confer-
ence.
Among the items on the
agenda will be the long-
range planning for the
Reconstructionist Rab-
binical College, located in.
Philadelphia, and for the
Reconstructionist Move-
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