r Tribute to Edgar A. Mowrer • Etymology of Word Defining Amin as Pogromist When Bigotry Raises Its Ugly Head Commentary Page 2 VOL. LXXI, No. 1 Inviting Criticism While Preserving Means for Unity • Language Problem and the Jewish Press THE JEWISH NEWS A Weekly. Review of Jewish Events ----Fii?)° 9 17515 W. Nine Mile, Suite 865, Southfield, Mich. 48075 424-8833 Editorials Page 4 $10.00 Per Year; This Issue 30 4 March 11, 1977 Carter Greets Rabin With Cheerful Messages for Israel Cheerful messages for Israel were emphasized in President Jimmy Carter's re-affirmation of historic American policies of friendship for the. Jewish state in his greetings to Israel Prime in this week. Minister Yitzhak Rab At the White House dinner for Rabin Monday evening Carter said, "We understand very clearly in our own country — strong and powerful and secure —that security is important, and is the essence of what Israel can expect from us and from the rest of the world — a recognition of their existence now and in the future." "As long as I have any influence on our own.government, as long as these other gentlemen from our government (the American offi- cials at the dinner) have any influence, that recognition and that strength and that friendship and that sense of mutual purpose will never waver," Carter declared. (Detailed story on Page 16) MoreThan 59 Hostages Believed Held in Bnai Brith Hepdcgiarters ■ ADL Attacks Publication of 'Buy Christian' Lists NEW YORK — The Anti-Defamation League of Bnai Brith has uncovered a new twist in religious discrimination — "buy •Christian" business directories. ' According to an ADL fact-finding report, more than a million copies of two separate publications, "Christian Yellow Pages" and "Christian Business Directory," are being distributed in 18 cities, with additional outlets planned. The publications are re- stricted to Christian advertisers and urge readers to buy in Christian-owned stores. "Christian Yellow Pages" is limited to "born-again" Christians, thereby excluding Catholics and most Protestant denominations, in addition to Jews and other non- Christians. Arnold Forster, ADL's general counsel, said that the agency is researching the possibility of bringing legal action against the "buy Christian- directories on grounds of discrimination. The ADL report, prepared by Irwin Suall, director of the ADL fact-finding department, points out that promoting preferential buying based on the Christian religious beliefs of business own- ers is harmful to firms whose owners believe differently and to community relations in general. Furthermore, the report warns, the religious discrimination inherent in the business directories will "almost certainly" spill over into other - areas-of public life such as voting practices, housing and employment. "Christian Yellow Pages" (CYP), an unincorporated com- mercial enterprise, is patterned after telephone company yellow pages, and in some instances, uses the same advertisements. According to the Southern Bell telephone company, the term "yellow pages" is not and cannot - be copyrighted. However, the ADL report notes, "Christian Yellow Pages" filed an application in the .U.S. Trademark Office in October, 1975, to register the name as a service mark. CYP directories are currently distributed free through churches and religious bookstores in Fresno, Oakland-Richmond, San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento and Stannous County, Calif.; in Portland, Ore.; Dallas and Fort Worth, Tex.; Miami- Dade County and Broward County, Fla., and Atlanta, Ga. Other (Continued on Page 5) lack Africa irrade Grows NEW YORK — The Black-Jewish Information Center reports that 27 black African nations have extensive trade -relations with Israel. The report stated that in 1975, - Israel and her black African trading partners did $66,422,000 in business — an increase of 16 percent over 1974. Of the total, $26.6 million represented black African exports to Israel and $39.7 million represented Israel exports to black Africa. More than 50 employees and visitors who were in the Bnai Brith national headquar- ters building in Washington before noon on Wednesday are believed to be held as hostages by the fanatical, black Hanafi sect of Muslims. Hundreds of panicked relatives of hostages lined the blocks surYounding the Bnal-,- Brith Building all of Wednesday afternoon and evening in the -hope of the hostages speedy release. - • As this issue goes to press at noon Thursday, the outcome ofthe terrorist incidents involving three buildings remains uncertain. The other two affected areas are the National Islamic Center and the District of Columbia Building. The terrorists are members of a 1,000-member sect which split with the rival Black Muslims. In 1973, five children and two women were slain in a Washington home: Several Black Muslims were sentenced to a total of 140 years in prison for those slayings, which included four children of Hanafi leader Hamaas Abdul Khaalis, who led the terrorist action in Washington. The terrorists' demands include the banning of the film "Mohammed—Messenger of God," and the showing of the film was stopped in the middle of a screening in Hollywood Wednesday night to comply with the demand. The terrorists are algo demanding that the convicted killers involved in the 1973 slayings be delivered to them. Because the terrorist group stemming from the Hanafi Muslims commenced their demands with charges that the Black' Muslims, their bitter enemies, were "financed by Zionists," protection was provided for all Black and Jewish members of Congress. While the ;terrorist acts. were not linked to the visit in th-e c apital of,.Israel• Prime Minister Yitzhak- Rabin-, the • Rabin visit in Washington ended . GENEVA (JTA) — Israel won its first victory at an without -the usual 'ceremonials. international forum since the Yom Kippur War when the governing body of the International Labor Or- The meeting of the Conference' of ganization decided to end all actions resulting from a Presidents of Major American . 1974 anti-Israel resolution. The vote was 31-22 with Jewish Organizations, which three abstentions. - Rabin was addressing soon after The 1974 resolution accused Israel of being a ra-* the invasion of the Bnai Brith- cist country because of its alleged discrimination building.took place, ended with a against workers from the occupied territories and sense of concern. called for an end to the Israel occupation. One of the early reports from The ILO action came last week as it decided it will Washington was that the few hos- no longer criticize any country on political grounds. tages who were released were not Any complaints against a country will now be dealt Jews, the implication being that with by the ILO's professional staff. The decision fol-. Jews are special...targets in the lows pressure from the United States which has threatened to withdraw from the body. Hanafi Muslims' tactics. ILO Ends Israel Bias Gertrude Levin Clinic Established at WSU A gift of $250,000 from Mrs. Seema Boesky of Greenwich, Conn. and Mrs. Muriel Slatkin of Beverly Hills, Calif. will establish the Gertrude Levin Pain Clinic at Wayne State University. Established in honor of their mother, Gertrude (Mrs. Samuel J.) Levin, the pain clinic -will be located in the University Clinics Building currently under construction on the WSU medical campus in the Detroit Medical Center. The new clinic will be one of the first in the Midwest to study problems related to pain. In making the gift Mrs. Levin's daughters said that it was their desire that the WSU School of also encourage the cooperation of other medical institutions and individuals interested in the Medicine e research, study and treatment of pain. Dr. Robert Coye, dean of the WSU School of Medicine, in accepting the gift, said, "Because the nature of pain is so complex and so baffling most medical researchers have avoided this area of study. And yet pain is something that all of us experience in varying degrees. This generous gift will enable the WSU School of Medicine to join the growing numbers of others in seeking to solve the pain mystery. "The gift," Dean Coye continued, "is also most important to us because it comes from the private sector. I hope it will encourage other private contributions so that we may devote greater efforts to our research." Several disciplines will be involved in the pain clinics studies. Anesthesia, drugs, surgery, psychotherapy, behaviorism and physical therapy have been used together irk seeking a solution to pain. Riegle to Talk to AJC-IEF • Sen. Donald Riegle will be the guest speaker at the opening dinner of the Al- lied Jewish Campaign- Israel Emergency Fund on March 30. (See story, Page 8)