THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Rabin Tells Jewish Journalists Not to Dwell on Israel Politics U.S. Will Study French Sale of War Planes to Egypt JERUSALEM (JTA) — Premier Yitzhak Rabin called on the Jewish press WASHINGTON (JTA) the "implications" of all over the world to deal France's sale of 200 Mir- — State Department more with basic issues age F-1 jets to Egypt. spokesman Robert Fun- the Jewish Funseth declined to confronting seth said last Thursday people and less with Is- comment directly on the raeli that the U.S. would study politics. announcement, but said Addressing an interna- "I think we will be study- tional of Right tour ing the implications of Jewish conference journalists last such an arms sale." Agron, the Asked whether the sale week at Beit Journalists would upset the balance Israeli House, Rabin declared of power in the Middle that the test of the Jewish East, he replied, "I think that is one of the implica- press would 'be its effec- tions we will be study-' tiveness as an instru- ment to strengthen ing." Jewish identity among Meanwhile, President Jimmy Carter told news- Jews. Opening remarks at the men last week that he saw a substantive role for him- conference were deli- self and his administration vered by Joseph Fraen- comes. to your home or office with kel, doyen of Yiddish the - garage-on- wheels.' in the Geneva peace talks. journalists; Yitzhak Valet service that doesn't Speaking to reporters Harkavi, of the cost one pinny extra! during a brief recess at an Jewish Congress; World Daniel ■ Expert diagnostic tun-up all-day conference on ■ Electronic analyzer — all foreign policy with Con- Bloch, chairman of the engine systems Israel Journalists As- ■ Professionally trained gressional leaders, Car- sociation Philip mechanics ter said "there is a fine Slomovitz, and editor and ■ Perfect results assured opportunity for dramatic publisher of the Detroit Expanded Services improvements in the Jewish News. Call Sanford Rosenberg Middle East." In one of the major for your car problems speeches of the afternoon 398.3605 session, Murray Zuckoff, If the judgment has been 6-cyl. cars $31.50 includes of New York, editor of the EVERYTHING: Labor AND Parts. postponed, the judgment Jewish Telegraphic 4 and 8 cyl. comparatively low. has failed. Agency, sharply criticized Mastercharge and BankAmeric' —The Talmud the Jewish press in America for its tendency to give in to the pressures from local "machers." Zuckoff said the ten- dency was to try to divert the legitimate news- 647-8054 gathering by the Jewish press. ,126 S. Woodward, Birmingham He called on the Jewish Mon., Tues., Wed., Sat. 10-6 press to free itself from Thurs. & Fri. 10-9 these tendencies and es- tablish its own rules and FOR THE ULTIMATE commandments. He IN FASHION-RIGHT stressed that the Jewish press has one priority FORMALWEAR RENTALS over the other press and & SALES that is that it could focus totally on Jewish affairs, Celebrate the occasion with a fresh ap- Jewish life and problems proach to formalwear. Featuring an exten- everywhere, Zuckoff said. sive selection. The newest styles and colors. FEATURING He said that not only Westwood, Newport, Woodstock, Jewish "machers" in the Windsor, Tux Tails, 21 Colored Shirts, U.S. liked to see their Flared Pants, Volare Boots names in the New York Times rather than speak • WEDDINGS • PROMS • CRUISES to Jewish weeklies, but • EVERY IMPORTANT SOCIAL EVENT the Israeli press is also far more interested in other newspapers than in the news given by the Jewish press. Zuckoff said the Jewish press is potentially power- ful and can play a signific- WHAT'S UPSTAIRS AT MODERN? ant role but that it tended to minimize its own poten- HERE'S JUST SOME OF WHAT YOU'LL FIND UPSTAIRS: tial. • DRIED FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS • DESKS S DESK ACCESSORIES Aryie Zimuki, an Is- • ARTIFICIAL PLANTS & TREES • CHAIRS 8. SOFAS raeli, opened the discus- • DIGITAL CLOCKS & WALL CLOCKS FILES 3 MACHINE STANDS • sion with a proposed 10- • TABLES FOR EVERY NEED • LAMPS & SPECIALTY LIGHTING point project for the next • PORTABLE BARS & BAR • ORIGINAL PAINTINGS four years to promote the 8 GRAPHICS ACCESSORIES In own orivewav! Haddam Clothier • SCULPTURE — Ceramic, metal & plexiglass • MIRRORS • SMOKING ACCESSORIES Good and Evil HERE'S AN UPSTAIRS SPECIAL • • 20% OFF Regular Prices ALL CLOCKS lock ' Rabbi Gamaliel ordered his servant Tobi to bring something good from the market, and he brought a tongue. At another time he told him to bring something bad, and he also returned with a tongue. d n es p t t o . c u pstairs NOW THROUGH JAN. 28th Modern Office Supply Co. "Your 04 Office Boy" 410 642-5600 315a.5 SOUTHFIELD ROAD (between 13 & 14 Mile Rds.) Friday, January 21, 1977 21 your Office Girt" "Why did you on .both occasions fetch a ton- gue?" the Rabbi asked. "It is the source of good and evil," Tobi replied, "if it is good there is nothing better, if it is bad there is nothing worse." Jewish press around the world and increase its in- fluence and strength. He suggested the estab- lishment of an institute for journalistic informa- tion, to be called a "Media Resources Center," in cooperation with the Jewish Agency's infor- mation department, the Foreign Ministry and the World Jewish Congress. He said its aim would be to provide material on Jewish topics and Zionist subjects. Zimuki said the For- eign Ministry is prepared to organize regional seminars for the _ex- change of information, observations and points of view. He also proposed another project which would grant scholarships to Jewish journalists abroad to work on Israeli newspapers and send young Israeli journalists to work for a time on Jewish newspapers over- seas. Meanwhile, strong curbs on the press were demanded in the Knesset last week in the aftermath of the suicide of Housing Minister Avraham Ofer. The Israeli news media was taken to task for "the vile effects of libel, slan- der and gossip." Ofer, who had been under police investiga- tion for alleged illegal acts when he headed the Histadrut housing com- pany Shikun Ovdim, had complained to friends be- fore his death that he was a victim of harassment by the press. Justice Minister Haim Zadok observed that freedom of the press is a fundamental right but not an absolute one. He noted that the Knesset's legal committee is pres- ently considering two private members bills that would bar newspa- pers from publishing the name of any person charged with an offense until the person is in- dicted or unless disclo- sure was clearly in the public interest. Zadok said newspaper editors opposed these measures just as they had opposed the libel law enacted 10 years ago. However, he conceded that "the libel law has not succeeded in protecting the reputation and good name of citizens" because "libel trials often take years and usually gener- ate more unpleasantness than the original libel." In a related develop- ment, Jewish Agency Treasurer Leon Dulzin told the international con- ference of Jewish jour- nalists that there was seri- ous concern in Israel that Soviet authorities might use the high rate of "drop-outs" among Jews leaving the USSR with Is- raeli visas as an excuse to reduce the number of visas granted "or even totally close down the gates for Jews." 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