20 Friday, April 22, 1977 - -- THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS CHUCK BORSHANIAN AND HIS CARICATURES If you will make yourself a slave to the earth you will have plenty of bread. —The Talmud Blacklisted Insurance Firms Are Revealed England Mutual Life Insur- lity GenerakLife Insurance Government -Operations on NEW YORK (JTA)—The Co., Ford Life Insurance Sept. 23, 1976, as processing ance Co., Penn Mutual Life Arab blacklisting of 12 insur- 535-5340 Insurance., Phoenix Assur-, Co., Merit, Chapman & such letters of credit : Manu- ance companies chartered or licensed to do business _ ance ,Co., State Mutual Life Scott Corp., and The Aetna facturers Hanover Trust Casualty & Surety Co.. Hart- Co., Bankers Trust Co., Assurance Co. of America, in New York State threat- Chemical Bank, Irving Phoenix Mutual Life Insur- ford, Conn. ens the financial security of In his letter to Harnett, Trust Co., Morgan Guaran- ance Co., Connecticut Gen- tens of thousands of New Elkin declared, "The let- ty Trust Co., European- Yorkers who hold policies .. eral Life Insurance Co., Mu- issued by these companies, tual Life Insurance Co. of ters of credit issued by American Bank and Trust the American Jewish Con- New York, Provident Mu- buyers in Qatar who black- Co. Elkin said he had writ- gress charged. The warning Life Insurance of Phila- list the insurance com- ten Harnett on March 28. in BIRMINGHAWat was contained in a letter to tual delphia, and Aetna Life & panies named above are No acknowledgement or New York State Superin- processed by New York reply has yet been re- Casualty, Hartford, Conn. WILSON-CRISSMAN CADILLAC tendent of Insurance RES. 642-6836 CALL BUS. MI 4-1930 banks. These banks serve ceived, he said. In addition to these 12, 1350 N. WOODWARD, BIRMINGHAM Thomas Harnett. *** nine other insurance com- as 'enforcers' of the black- Jack M. Elkin, chairman panies chartered by or list by refusing payment of the AJCongress' New doing business in New York against letters of credit is- Boycott Statement York Metropolitan Council, were identified by name in sued by Arab buyers unless Rosa & Louie The Jewish Community urged Harnett to move a document issued last year the American shipper cer- promptly to protect policy- by the Doha office of the tifies that the ordered Council of Metropolitan De- goods were not insured 'by a troit, the Anti-Defamation holders.of 12 insurance com- First National City Bank in from League of Bnai Brith, the panies named on a blacklist the Arab oil-producing state blacklisted company. "The use of such a black- American Jewish Com- prepared by Saudi Arabia. are at Your service again. of Qatar, Elkin wrote. The The 12 companies barred document, on the bank's let- list -is not merely repugnant mittee, the American Jew- to American principles of ish Congress and the Jew- from insuring Arab cargoes terhead in Qatar, said: shipped from New. York "Please be advised that , free trade and non-discrimi- ish Labor Committee have On Ladies', Men's & Children's Clothing are: Citadel -Life Insurance the insurance companies nation; it is also a direct endorsed a statement on Co., The Home Insurance listed below are blacklisted threat to the solvency of in- pending U.S. —anti-boycott Co., Massachusetts Mutual by the Israel Boycott Of- surance companies regu- legislation which was is- Life Insurance Co., New fices and in consequence no lated by you, directly affect- sued by the National Jew- insurance policies or certifi- ing their financial health ish Community Relations cates issues by them can be and thus jeopardizing the fi- Advisory Council. The statement applauds accepted by us. This list nancial security of tens of therefore. forms an integral thousands of citizens of this the pending legislation, part of the terms of our state who hold policies is- calls on Congress to close "exceptions creating ambi- sued by these companies." above-mentioned credit." 'In addition to the First guity and potential loo- The • nine additional com- panies listed by the Qatar National City Bank, Elkin pholes", land asks for Aluminum or Canvas branch of the First Nation- said the following New strong rules and regulations al City Bank are: Brager & York banks were identified from the -Administration in • FIRE REPAIRS Co. (Harry Brager Co.), by the House Committee on . enforcing the legislation. • HOME IMPROVEMENTS Cross Country Life Insur- COMPLETE PARTY RENTAL • Tents • Chairs • Tables • Dance Floors ance Co., Keck M. & Co., Inc., Monarch Fire Insur- QUALITY AWNING & CONSTRUCTION ance Co., The American Road Insurance Co., Fide- • FREE ESTIMATE 7937 SCHAEFER RD. • DEARBORN 48126 NEW YORK — May the Secretary of State Henry government enter into A. Kissinger, Secretary of agreements with foreign the Treasury William E. nations that result in re- Simon, Secretary of ligious discrimination Commerce Elliot against American citi- Richardson and Secre- zens? Do the courts have tary of the Interior mow VINs 2 fiSlo on hundreds of fabulous fashion frames from world famous the right to review such Thomas S. Kleppe from dealings by the Executive implementing a 1974 c%\szyNe\% dike. \Nes St. tauTent • Christian Dior • Oscar de 1c Renta branch? These are the is- U.S.-Saudi Arabia agreement calling for Pierre Cardin • Gloria Vandertx# Oteg Cassini XTia VT.6 sues in American Jewish cooperation between the Congress vg. Vance, now Z\cs*Noculs\erNbeTg • Pucci • Many Others. Whether it k; designer two countries-in the fields before the U.S. Court of homes at a discount or single vision glasses complete for Appeals for the District of of economics, technology Columbia. In a reply brief and industry. %19.90 .. Come to Thorne. filed March 10 with the The case was dismissed court, the AJCongress sought reversal of a Fed- April 28, 1976 by District eral District Court ruling Court Judge Howard F. dismissing its suit Corcoran on the ground against four top federal that the case "presents a' officials charging them non-justifiable, political -- with violating the 'con- question." stitutional rights of In filing, its appeal, the American Jews who are Jewish grOup changed the excluded from participat- names of the defendants to ing in government- the current holders of the supported programs in same positions: Cyrus R. Saudi Arabia' becauseof Vance, Secretary of State; their religion. W. Michael Blumenthal, Secretary of the Treasury; Asserting that the fed- Juanita M. Kreps, Secre- eral government was a tary of Commerce; Cecil "silent partner" in Saudi D. 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Ask about them when you come in. , , , AO/0#VoulpiAing,poitey,,i, kitd(oa sate, WASHINGTON—The House voted 364-43 on Wednesday to approve a bill making it illegal for American firms to -comply with the Arab boycott of Is- rael. Rep. Clement Zablocki (D-Wis.) chairman of the House International Rela- tions Committee described advertisements that claimed the legislation would cost. 500,400 Ameri- , can jobs as "sheer non- sense." The legislation would make it illegal to deny U.S. citizens employment on the basis of race, sex, 'religion or national origin at the request of Arab countries. It 'would also outlaw pro- viding information about in- dividuals or groups as to whether they support Is- ta'el:" "