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Democratic Movement to Hold Knesset Candidate Elections

TEL AVIV (JTA) —
Some 37,000 members of
Prof. Yigal Yadin's new
Democratic Movement
for Change (DESH) were
to cast ballots March 15 to
select the movement's list
of Knesset candidates in
the May 17 elections. It
will be the first time in Is-
rael's history that a polit-
ical faction holds what
amounts to a primary and
DESH is making the most
of that fact.

In newspaper adver-
tisements it noted that
for the first time the
rank-and-file will select
its representatives to
parliament without the
interference of party bos-
ses and pre-selected
nominating committees.
Booklets containing the
names, biographical data
and photographs of the
154 DESH candidates for
the Knesset and the 300
candidates for the move-
ment's National Council,
were distributed to mem-
bers to help them make
their choices:

DESH is a coalition of
several disparate politi-
cal groups. These include
Shinui (Change) headed
by Prof. Amnon Rubin-

stein which is the last of Independent Liberal to the Likud fold "where
the once numerous Party list after ILP he belongs."
Zevulun Hammer and-
post-Yom Kippur War leader Moshe Kol an-
protest movements; a nounced he would not Yehuda Ben-Meir, two of
core group of 77 original stand for re-election, has the militant members of
supporters of Yadin; assumed chairmanship of the National Religious
former MK Shmuel Tamir the party's propaganda Party's "young guard,"
of the Free Center; a and information division. have been assured of safe
group of Labor Party de- Gen. Ezer Weizman, head places the NRP's
fectors headed by indus- of Likud's election cam- tion list. Hammer is ex-
trialist Meir Amit; the paign committee, has in- pected to get second place
Zionist Panthers, repre- vited. Gen. Ariel Sharon, after former Interior
senting Oriental Jews; head of the- new Shlomz- Minister Yosef Burg and
many Arabs and Druze; ion movement, to return Ben-Meir will place fifth.
and several thousand in-
dividuals who have joined Kissinger Reviews His Peace
the movement on a non-
party basis.
Effort at Weizmann Ceremony
Meanwhile, two yeteran
WASHINGTON — An would -say that our dis-
Labor MKs announced
that they would not stand honorary Ph.D. awarded agreements have been
for re-election to the to former Secretary of miniscule.
"We have had the great
Knesset. Itzhak Ben- State Henry Kissinger
Aharon, a former Cabinet three years ago by the good fortune to begin the
minister and former His- Weizmann Institute of turning of the Middle East
tadrut secretary general, Science was conferr0 on towards peace, to hope-
who served in parliament him March 10 at special fully plant the seeds of the
reconciliation between
for 20 years, said he could ceremonies here.
peoples who have looked
not adjust to present con-
Weizmann President
ditions in which, he Dr. Michael Sela and at each other and have con-
claimed, ideology has been Chancellor Meyer W. fronted each other only in
subordinated to personal Weisgal praised Kis- hostility."
"The biggest problem of
ambition. Israel Kargman, singer.
all time is the problem of
chairman of the Knesset
In his remarks, Kis- peace. No people have
Finance Committee, said
singer said, "Keeping in suffered more from its
he decided not to run be- singer
cause 20 years in the mind the view of my absence than the Jewish
friend, Abba Eban, that people. The biggest chal-
Knesset was "enough."
objectivity for Israelis is
lenge of our 'period is to
Gideon Hausner, who 100 , per cent agreement
combine Peace with Jus-
was selected to head the with their point of view, I
tice.-It is process that can
never end. It is a process
that can only be carried
80 Jews Victims
out by those with faith."

Kol Shuns Re-Election

TEL AVIV (JTA) —
Moshe Kol, veteran
leader of the Independent
Liberal Party, announced
that he will not stand for
re-election to the Knesset
on May 17.
His place at the head of
t'e ILP list went to his
Cabinet colleague, Min-
ister-Without-Portfolio
Gideon Hausner, who was
selected in a secret ballot
by the ILP's newly
elected central commit-
tee at the close of its On-
' vention here.
4 But Kol, who serves as
Minister of Tourism in
the coalition government
of Premier Yitzhak Ra-
bin, made it clear that his
retirement from the
Knesset does not mean he
is ending hig poltical
career and does not pre-
clude his serving in a fu-
ture government. Israel
law does not require a

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Mrs. Rabin Closes
U.S. Bank Account

JERUSALEM — The
Wife of Prime Minister
Yitzhak Rabin, who is
campaigning for election
on a pledge to fight cor-
ruption, said Tuesday she
has closed her U.S. • bank
account and is sorry she
broke the. law.
Leah, Rabin told
the state television in an
interview that she now
understands that holding
foreign bank account is il-
legal, and "I can only add
that I am sorry."
Mrs. Rabin's remarks
followed disclosure by the
independent newspaper
Ha'aretz that she main-
tained a savings account
in Washington, a hold-
over from Rabin's five-
year term as Israeli am-
bassador to the United
States, which ended in
1973.

MOSHE KOL

Cabinet minister to sit in
the Knesset.
He said his future in-
volvement in ILP affairs
would depend on a
changed atmosphere in
the party. Itzhak Golan,
another ILP MK of many
years, has_ also withdrawn
from the election list. He
said he acted to make way
for younge'r members. The
ILP holds only four seats
•in the present Knesset.
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Meanwhile, the Labor
Party suffered another
defection when Mor-
dechai Ben-Porat, a
Knesset member for 12
years, announced that he
was leaving the party be-
cause he could not sup-
port its platform plank
calling for territorial con-
cessions in "all sectors" in
exchange for peace. The
plank was inserted at the
insistence of Mapam.
Ben-Porat, a supporter
of former Defense Minis-
ter Moshe Dayan, said he
might join an opposition
party or form a new party
in association with
others. He will complete
his present Knesset term,
however, as a one-man
faction under the title
YaChdav (Together). •

of Romania Quake

BUCHAREST (JTA) —
A special service for the
victims of thc recent
earthquake was held in
Bucharest Sunday at the
city's main synagogue,
the Chbral Synagogue.
The service was con-
ducted by Romania's
Chief Rabbi Moses Rosen
who said that 80 Jewish
dead have already been
identified and more vic-
tims are probably still
buried under the rubble.
The American and Israeli
ambassadors attended
the ceremony. Rosen said
messages and help have
been received from
Jewish communities the
world over and thanked
those who aided the
quake-stricken country.
Meanwhile, the Joint
Distribution Committee
announced that it has ad-
vised President Nicolae
Ceausescu of Romania
that it is prepared to con-
tribute $30,000 for gen-
eral relief.

Laborite Doesn't -
Foresee Stability

NEW YORK — DeSpite
the need for a strong coal-
ition and for a national
consensus, there is unfor-
tunately not much hope
that the next government
after the Israeli elections
on May 17 will be based on
a more stable coalition
than the present outgo-
ing government.
That Was the observa-
tion of Dr. Shlomo Shafir,
foreign affairs editor of
the Israeli Histadrut
Daily, Davar, in a talk to
the New York section of
the CoMmunal Workers
Division of the Labor
ZionishAlliance. The
meeting WctS held at the
offices of the National
Jewish Welfare Board, in
New York City.

No GM-Sponsor
for Film on Jesus

General Motors Corp.
has withdrawn support of
a television special, "The
Life of Jesus," after
Christian fundamen-
talists sent calls and let-
ters to the firm protesting
sponsorship of the film.
Religious critics have
also attacked - the film,
scheduled to be.shown on
NBC on the nights of
Palm Sunday and Easter,
because it portrays Jesus
as an ordinary human
being rather than a diety.

Hyman Snyder, 79

Hyman Snyder, owner
of Snyder Sales Co. in De-
troit, died March 15 at age
79.
Born in Russia, Mr.
Snyder lived 56 years in
Detroit. He founded his
company in 1940 and re-
tired in 1967: He sold
jewelry, leather goods,
carnival supplies and
novelties prior to opening
up his business. He was a
member of Cong. Beth
Abraham-Hillel and the
Hebrew Benevolent Soc-
ity. He resided at 24030
Berkley, Oak Park.
He is -survived by his
wife, Sarah; a daughter,
Mrs. Sanford (Eleanor)
Golden; four sisters, Mrs.
Max (Eda) Platnik, Mrs.
Samuel (Lottie) Weis-
man, Mrs. Alice DeGen-
naro of the Bronx and
Mrs. Lillian Mitchell; and
two grandchildren.

The Agada relates, that
when Abraham smashed
the idols of his father —
an idol manufacturer,
King Nimrod had him
thrown into a fiery fur-
nace froth which he was
delivered by the angel
Gabriel.

Cantor Henri Goldberg Dies,
Ex-Shaarey Zedek Affiliate

Cantor Henri Goldberg,
former music director at
Cong. Shavey Zedek,
died March 12 at age 84.

A third generation can-
tor, Cantor Goldberg re-
ceived his musical and
vocal training at the
Stern Conservatory in
Berlin where he was can-
tor and choir director for
the major congregations.
In his first position in
Reading, Pa., he met and
Married the former Mol-
lie Feder, who was_active
in music circles. He later
lived in the Detroit area
for 17 years and served
Cong. Shaarey Zedek. He
also taught in Detroit's
United Hebrew Schools

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and conducted the 100-
voice Jewish Folk. Choir.
He left Detroit for
Lafayette, Calif., in 1959
and was cantor and choir
director at the Contra
Costa Temple. In 1963 he
came to San Diego where
he served Temple Solel. At
Tifereth Israel he directed
High Holy Day services.
He also conducted the
Jewish Community Center
Chorus.
Cantor Goldberg was a
member of the Musical
Merit Foundation, The
Mustc Makers, Bnai
Brith, Zionist Organiza-
tion of America and the
Labor Zionist Farband.
His wife Mollie sur-
vives.

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Fayvelle Mermey, First Woman
to Head New York Synagogue

NEW YORK
Fayvelle Mermey, the
first woman to serve as
president of a synagogue
in the New York City
area, died March 12 at age
_
61.
Mrs. Mermey headed
the Larchmont Temple
for two terms, from 1960
to 1962 and from 1972 to
1974.
Mrs. Mermey was di-
rector of the dues collect-

ing agency of the Union of
American Hebrew Con-
gregations. '
During her terms as

Isidor Schifrin,
Ex-JTA Affiliate

CINCINNATI (JTA) —
Isidor Schifrin, an adver-
tising -executive and a
former board member of
the Jewish Telegraphic
Agency who was active in
nation-al and Cincinnati
Jewish affairs, died Tues-
day after a long illness. -
He was 87.
Mr. Schifrin was a vice
president of the
Schindler-Howard Ad-
vertising Agt ncy in Cin-
cinnati for 5 , years.. He
was a member of the
board of directors of the
JTA during the 1960s and
served as its secretary.
He was a member of the
national board of the
American Association for
Jewish Education and the
Council of Jewish Federa-
tions and Welfare Funds
and an honorary vice
president of the National
Jewish Welfare Board.
Born in Rochester,
N.Y., Mr. Schifrin was
graduated from the Uni-
versity of Rochester and
did post-graduate Work at
the University of Cincin-
nati and the Hebrew
Union College here. He
was a chaplain with the
Armed Forces during
World Wars I and II.

R. Guggenheimer,
Artist, Educator

NEW YORK — Richard
Guggenheimer, artist,
writer and for 30- years
chairman of the art de-
partment at Briarcliff
College, died March 11 at
age 70.
Mr. Guggenheimer
staged more than a scot)e
of one-man exhibitions,
most of them in New York
and Paris.
He was the author of
three books on art.

MRS. MERMEY

president of the Lar-
chmont temple, Mrs.
Mermey founded the
Women's Interfaith
Seminary, a workshop for
Christian and Jewish
women living in Lar-
chmont.

As. I. Morrison, 64

Abraham Isaac /Morri-
son, owner of the A.I.
Morrison and Co. sales
promotion agency iri
Dearborn, died March 12
in Deerfield Village, Fla.
He was 64.

Born in Brantford, On-
tario, Canada, Mr. Morri-
son lived 50 years in De-
troit. He was a sales
promotion agent since
1923. He was a member of
Bnai Brith Pisgah Lodge
and Adat Shalom
Synagogue. A World War
II veteran, Mr. Morrison
resided
at
Far-
Westmoreland, 25280411
mington Hills.

He is survived by his
wife, Hilda; a son, David
H.; two daughters, Mrs.
Chris (Lisa) Van Allsburg
of Providence, R.I., and
Mrs. Matzleach (Laura)
Babai of Petah Tikva, Is-
rael; a 'brother, Joseph;
three sisters, Mrs. Joseph .
(Betty) Katz of North
Miami Beach, Fla., Mrs.
William (Dora) Mann of
Los Angeles, Calif., and
Miss Jessie S. Morrison of
North Miami Beach.