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11 Jews. Dead in Romanian Earthquake
NEW YORK (JTA) —At
least 11 Jews are known
to have perished in the
earthquake which devas-
tated Romania last Fri-
day, according to Rabbi
Arthur Schneier, spirit-
ual leader of the Park
East Synagogue, who re-
ceived this information in
a call from Dr. Moses
Rosen Chief Rabbi of
Romania.
None of the more than
70 Israelis there were
hurt in the earthquake.
In addition, three
synagogues in Bucharest
were badly damaged and
two synagogues in
Krayova, some 150 miles
southeast of Bucharest,
were completely de-
molished, Rosen told
Schneier. Some Passover
food supplies were also
destroyed when the
warehouse in which they
were stored was de-
molished. An effort to re-
place the supplies is now
under way.
Schneier, who is also the
president of the Appeal of
Conscience Foundation,
said that among the 11
Jews known so far to have
been killed were three in-
tellectuals surnamed Prof.
Marcu and Mr. and Mrs.
Porambu, both writers.
The earthquake, Rosen
reported, left many Jewish
families without homes.
Schneier said that
Rosen told him that the
main synagogue in
Bucharest, the Choral
Synagogue, though badly
damaged was used for
Sabbath services during
which Rosen offered
prayers for the well-being
of the community. The
Malbin and Central
Synagogues in Bucharest
were too damaged to be
Used for Sabbath ser-
vices. Four Jewish com-
munity buildings in
Romania's capital were
also totally destroyed.
Those synagogues that
were not too badly dam-
aged will be used as tem-
porary housing quarters
for Jews who lost their
homes.
Meanwhile, the Jewish
community of Bucharest
was assured by the
American Jewish Josint
Distribution Committee
of any special assistance
it may need as a result of
last weekend's earth-
quake. In a message to
Rosen, who is also the
president of the Federa-
tion of Jewish Com-
munities of Romania,
Jack D. Weiler, JDC pres-
ident, expressed condo-
lences and promised to
send additional assis-
tance to the Jewish com-
munity over acrid above
current programs which
will cost $3,280,000 this
year.
There are about 60,000
Jews in Romania, o of
whom 40,000 live in
Bucharest.
In 1975 when Romania
was inundated by devas-
tating floods, the JDC do-
nated funds for general re-
lief, Weiler noted. Five
years before that, he
added, the JDC also con-
tributed funds for flood re-
lief.
In Tel Aviv, the Red
Magen David was busy
collecting and packing
medications urgently
needed in Romania ac-
cording to a list received
from that country.
A special fund has been
started by the Associa-
tion of Romanian Immi-
grants, headed by Itzhak
Koren, which opened a
bank account to deposit
cash contributions. Spe-
cial efforts are being
made to send Passover
foods and clothing to
Romania in time for the
holiday which begins
April 2. Mayor Lahat of
Tel Aviv announced that
the municipality was
prepared to shelter 200
children from Romania.
Meanwhile, The World
Jewish Congress an-
nounced that it is con-
tributing $10,000 to the
relief fund for victims of
the Romanian earth-
quake disaster. The do-
nation is being made
through the offices of the
Federation of Jewish
Communities of Romania
which will convey it to the
appropriate authorities
in that country.
The WJC also has
launched a world-wide ap-
peal to its member com-
munities and organiza-
tions urging them to con-
tribute to the Romanian
disaster relief fund as a
humanitarian gesture to a
country that has given its
Jewish community full re-
ligious and cultural free-
dom.
In Jerusalem, the
World Zionist Organiza-
tion Executive an-
nounced that it will assist
in the reconstruction of
three synagoguges dam-
aged by the Roman'
earthquake. At the sa
time, Israel's ministry o
health donated IL 100,000
to purchase medical
supplies for the earth-
quake victims.
In New York, Rabbi
Alexander M. Schindler,
president of the Union of
American Hebrew Con-
gregations, announced
that the UAHC has estab-
lished a relief fund for.
Romania.
Jacob Birnbaum, direc-
tor of the center for Rus-
sian and East European
Jewry in New York, said
that Radio Free Europe
has made available two
telephone numbers for
those who want to get
through to relatives in
Romania. He said direct
phone calls and cables are
not possible because of
earthquake damage. The
numbers to call are: in
New York, 212-867-5200,
and in Munich, West
Germany, 011-498-9-2513.
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their topics to appear in
the series are Dr. Isaac Al-
teras, April 14, "Israel, Detroit Clergyman
The Arab World and the Joins Israel Tour
Palestinian Problem";
Rev. Alex Brunett of St.
Prof. Paul S. Riebenfeld,
April 28, "Israel and the Aidan's Church in
Soviet Union"; Rabbi Sol- Livonia will represent
omon Kahane, May 12, the Detroit Zionist Fed-
"The Religious Dimen- eration during a 10-day
sions of the State of Is- tour of Israel sponsored
rael"; and Sidney Rosen- by the American Zionist
feld, May 26, "Israel's Federation.
A staff writer for the
Ethnic Kaleidoscope."
Overall chairmen are Michigan Catholic, Rev.
Ruth Miller, president of Brunett will meet with
the Greater Detroit top Israeli officials and
Council of Pioneer Wo- journalists.
men, and Anna
Slomovitz. Mrs. Miller Merchant Marine
and Ben Harold will chair Seeks Personnel
the first lecture in the
HAIFA — The Israel.
series.
Merchant Marine has ac-
The public is invited at quired new cargo ships
no charge.
and is seeking additional
personnel, such as engine
officers, radio officers,
Romanian Jews Accusing
deck officers and electri-
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in
ans. Also,
Government of Anti-Semitism
operation with the I 1
NEW YORK — Grow-- perhaps the oldest exist- Ministry of Absor
ing numbers of Romanian ing. Yiddish theatre in the - and shipping companies, a.
the merchant marine will
Jews are openly accusing world.
"Critics of the govern- offer courses for Jewish
Communist officials of
anti-Semitism, the New ment say such institutions men age 18-28 as deck,
York Times reported re- are tolerated purely for in- radio and engine room of-
ternational public rela- ficers, and deck and en-
cently.
In a disptatch from tions purposes and are gine raters.
Term contracts are
Bucharest, the news- rigidly controlled by the
paper said that of the authorities," the report available, and those wish-
ing to study Hebrew be-
50,000 Jews estimated to continued.
"It is also asserted that fore starting their con-
be in Romania, 20,000 are
the only reason Romania tract will be provided
believed to want to go.
maintains relations with with -intensive study
Romanian officials
counter by saying that Israel — it. is the only courses.
For information, write
synagogues,. kosher Eastern European Corn-,
butchers and other in- munist country to do so — the Israel Maritime
is because the Israelis are League, P.O. Box 33706,
stitutions of Jewish life
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survive, and Bucharest's
Yiddish theatre is complicated trade deals." Haifa, Israel.
The Detroit Zionist
Federation and the
Theodor Herzl Institute
will sponsor a series of
Thursday evening lec-
tures entitled, "Dimen-
sions of Zionism,". begin-
ning 8 p.m. Thursday at
Cong. Beth Shalom.
The first speaker in the
series, Rabbi Andre Un-
gar, will give a talk on
`The Jewish Dimensions ,
of the South .African
Situation." Rabbi Ungar
is a lecturer in philosophy
at Rutgers University,
lecturer in the history of
religion at the univer-
sity's Douglas College
and author of numerous
articles __ appearing in
American Jewish and
foreign publications.
Among the speakers and
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