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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Friday. April 8. 1977

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meet 7:45 p.m. Thursday in
the Somerset Inn, Troy.
Topic of the evening will be
the Detroit chapter's contri-
butions to Technion's De-
troit Mechanical and Aero-
nautical Engineering Labo-
ratories.

Sam Rich and Frank L.
Theyleg will co-chair the
evening. Speakers will be
Dr. Ehud Lenz, dean of
Technion's Department of
Mechanical- Engineering,
and Dr. Simon Braun, head
of Technion's Noise and In-
strumentation Laboratories.
Two films, "Israel Re-
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shown. There will be a ques-
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Jews Are Rejected by U.S. Employers

Monroe Engineer Exposes Saudi Arabia's
Anti-Israel Practices to Be Anti-Jewish

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If ever there was a doubt
about the anti-Jewish prac-
tices of Saudi Arabia it was
exposed by an engineer
who described how he was
barred from Saudi Arabian
services because he is a
Jew.
Jack Swiebel, an engineer
now living in Monroe,
Mich., revealed his person-
al experience of discrimina-
tion by the Saudi Arabian
government in .a letter pub-
lished in the Christian Sci-
ence Monitor on March 28.
Swiebel's letter follows:
"I read with considerable
interest a recent article in
your paper by John Cooley,
your correspondent in Saudi
Arabia. In it he refers to Fa-
rouk al-Akhdar, the chair-
man of a Saudi royal com-
mission, as believing that
the Arab boycott of Israel
is a political measure, like
the U.S. boycott of Cuba or
China, not a matter of reli-
gion or discriminating
against Jews.'
"Having heard similar
statements before, Without
anyone seemingly wanting
to bother with the truthful-
ness of same. I would like
to prove to you and the
American people that this
opinion is incorrect.
happen to be a project
manager in the heavy con-
struction industry, with a
degree, approximately 20
years of experience, and
generally good references. I
am also a U.S. citizen and
a member of the Jewish
faith.
"Several months ago I
made it a point to answer
the advertisements of six
major U.S. construction
companies for work in
Saudi Arabia. Subsequently
I found out that several of
these companies had not
only checked by references
for qualifications, but had
also inquired as to what my
religion. was.
"As a result, two com-
panies never bothered to
reply, two other companies
.lauded my qualifications
but regretted being unable
to use same at this time,
and the remaining two com-
panies invited me for an in-
terview.
"Of these two, one com-
pany determined during my
interview that I was Jewish
(they asked me) and in
great confusion called the
whole thing off, saying that
the Saudi government
would never issue a visa to
a Jew to get into Saudi
Arabia.
"The second company
never mentioned religion at
first. I was interviewed,
had a physical test, was
hired and then proceeded to
apply for a Saudi Arabian
visa.
"I then found out that one
prerequisite for this visa is
a signed document from
your priest or minister, as
to what religion you are.
(They don't take your word
for it.) When I mentioned
getting a rabbi to vouch for
me there was again much
commotion and the whole
thing was called off.

"In both casesI pointed
out that they were discrimi-
nating against a fellow
American, in this land of
the brave and home of the
free. (I am also a veteran

of World War II, and the
Koream war.) It did little
good. In this regard the
drive for profit seems to
outweigh democratic consid-
erations.
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"I have no desire to list
these companies by name,
since every company doing
business in Saudi Arabia
today has to follow these
rules or get kicked out."

House Adopts Boycott Ruling
to Soften Impact on Boycotters

WASHINGTON (JTA )- mittee, said it is a "work- sentation to the committee,
able compromise" that re- Whalen said the unila
The House International Re-
lations Committee last sulted from intensive dis- selection provision pro
"the use of such selec
week adopted by a voice cussions with the White
House and State and Com- in an instance where the
vote "compromise" legisla-
U.S. person has actual
merce Departments.
tion related to the Arab boy-
I"It tries to minimize con- knowledge that the sole pur-
cott that includes a "unila-
teral selection" clause de- frontations at home and pose of the selection was to
signed to soften its impact abroad," Hamilton said. He implement a boycott."
Whalen also pointed out a
on the boycottingcountries acknowledged "competing
and American companies interests will prevent many second provision is "a
groups from not fully en- broadening of -Presidential
doing business with them.
The clause, sought by dorsing a reasonable accom- authority to grant exemp-
modation among groups tions from the anti-boycott
business. interests and en-
statute's prohibition so as
with conflicting interests."
dorsed by the White House,
anows a boycotting country He pointed out the bill "cat- to include permission to
to select goods and com- egorically prohibits any comply with laws of boycott-
ponents of products and sub- American person from dis- ing countries." He said the
contractors that make them criminating" against per- latter provision is aimed
"at avoiding the imposition
sons or firms on the basis
for any reason as long as it
does not say that selection of race, religion or national of U.S. legal requirements
on U.S. residents abroad re-
origin.,
has a boycott purpose.
It also prohibits general sulting in those residents
The Senate Banking Corn-
boycotts by U.S. firms of contravening local laws and
mittee postponed its deci-
"friendly countries and being kicked out or pun-
sion on the nature of a
blacklisted persons,". Ham- ished."
"unilateral selection"
After the House vote, the
ilton said. In the latter con-
clause after Sen. Paul Sar-
nection, he noted that a Congressional specialists
banes (D-Md.) declared
"disturbing feature of the pointed out that the original
that if an amendment pro-
posed by Sen. Harrison Arab boycott is the attempt legislation last autumn did
not permit unilateral selec-
Schmitt (R-NM) were. to force U.S. companies to
direct their business away tion of components or the
adopted, "you might as
from /Israel and blacklisted naming of subcontractors
well tear up this bill."
by boycotting countries.
firms."
The House version places
With Hamilton in the in- The present bill, one said,
the burden on the company
represents a "considerable
formal group were Reps.
to determine whether the
Benjamin Rosenthal, .Jona- watering down." Another
boycotting company's selec-
said the unilateral selection
than Bingham and Stephen
tion constitutes a boycotting
"constitutes in effect a fair-
Solarz, all Democrats of
purpose. The Senate ver-
New York, - and Charles ly substantial loophole" for
sion as presented, by Sen.
Whalen (R-Ohio). In his pre- the Arab countries.
Adlai Stevenson (D-Ill.) pro-
vides for the boycotting
company to select specific
Israeli Editor Hanna Semer
products such as tires on a
tractor but not unidentified
Will Address AMPAL Brunch
components inherently in
Hanna Semer, editor-in- Washington correspondent
the product such as the trac-
chief of the Israeli news- for Davar.
tor's valves. The Schmitt
Upon her return to Israel,
paper, Davar, will speak at
amendment would allow a
a brunch sponsored by
company in an Arab land to
make its own selection of
AMPAL, the American-Is-
products.
rael Corp., 11 a.m. April 17
The House legislation per-
at the Michigan Inn.
mits "negative" certif i-
Ms. Semer is the first and
cates of origin to continue
only woman heading a daily
for one year after enact-
newspaper in Israel. She is
ment of the measure which
alsg responsible for two
is part of the Export Admin-
istration Act. After that it • weekly magazines and a
daily newspaper for new-
will be outlawed. The Ad-
comers, in easy Hebrew,
ministration reportedly
Omer.
wanted the negative certifi-
cates to continue on the
Born in Czechoslovakia,
grounds that the Arab
Ms. Semer came to Israel
states themselves are mov-
in 1950. She became a re-
ing towards the "positive"
porter for Omer, joining the
certificates.
staff of Daliar- in 1952.
The differences are princi-
From 1957 to 1961, she was
pally psychological, Con-
gressional specialists said.
Seniors to Honor
HANNA SEMER
The practical result is the
same. Negative certifi-
Sophia Hoffman . Ms. Semer, became an , edi-
cates, they said, were the
The Golden Friendship torial writer for Davar,
most commonly visible in-
later deputy editor and, fi-
strument of the Arab boy- Circle will hold its Golden nally, editor-in-chief.
F;iendship Testimonial Din-
cott since a company had
The brunch will be
ner honoring Sophia Hoff-
to specify that an article
chaired
by Morris Lieber-
was not made in Israel.
man 6 p.m: April 17 in the
Under the positive certifi-
10 Mile Jewish Community man and Abram Medow.
For reservations, call Lie-
cate, a company specifies
Center.
only where it is made.
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the event. Friends and rela- fice, 851-0606.
formal group of five Con-
tives are invited. There is a
gressmen who worked on
Anger
charge. For information or
Beloved is man, for he the compromise, Rep. Lee
When
the wise is angry,
was created in the image of Hamilton (D-Ind.), chair-
reservations, call Ada Fel-
he
is
wise
no longer. —
God.
dman
at
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Center,
man of the committee's
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