20 Friday, May 6, 1977
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From cub reporter and
organizer of a news serv-
ice in his undergraduate
years to his rise - to head
university economics de-
partment, Prof. Lawrence
Seltzer, who reached the
age of 80 on Monday, keeps
enjoying a notable career.
He retains his academic
interests. He has a notable
record irr-Jewish activities.
- His interest in Jewish life
dates back to his soph-
omore year when he was
secretary of the Menorah
Society of the University of
Michigan, then the major
Jewish student organization
on the campus.
Dr. Seltzer earned his un-
dergraduate and graduate
degrees at U-M, and
worked there as a reader in
economics and as an in-
structor.
He joined the faculty of
Wayne State University in
1921, served as chairman of
the Department of Econom-
ics from 1953-59, and has re-
mained associated with
WSU as emeritus professor
since 1966.
matters and has served on
numerous national and
Michigan economic commis-
sions..
Dr. Seltzer was cited with
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Business Roundtable Lauded
for Anti-Boycott Legislation
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WSU in 1962.
Conservatives Will Study
Possibilities of Female Rabbis
GROSSINGERS, N.Y.
(JTA)—Establishment of
"an interdisciplinary com-
mission to study all aspects
of the role of women as spir-
itual leaders in the Conserv-
ative movement was pro-
posed' Monday night by the
DR. LAWRENCE SELTZER
Rabbinical Assembly and
He celebrated his 50-year accepted by the chancellor
association with Wayne of the Jewish Theological
State in 1971. Nobel Lau- Seminary of. America
reate Paul Samuelson and
(JTS).
Frank Morris, president of
The Conservative rabbis
the Federal Reserve Bank at the organization's 77th an-
of Boston, spoke at the din- nual convention approved
ner.
the resolution at a midnight
Considered one of the session, which urged that
country's leading econo- the proposed commissions
mists, Dr. Seltzer served as membership "reflect the
head economist for the U.S.
pluralism and diversity of
Treasury from 1934-39,, and the Conservative MOVE-
as a consultant for 25 - MENT." Chancellor Gerson
years. He has testified be
Cohen told the delegates he
fore Congress on economic would personally advocate
the decision of the commis-
sion. -
The resolution was
adopted after an earlier res-
U.S. SENATOR -GUEST SPEAKER
olution, calling on the JTS
to admit women to its rabbi-
nical school, was tabled
WASHINGTON (JTA )— country as a condition to do after lengthy debate. The ta-
President Carter on business in another coun- bled resolution called on
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Tuesday commended the try, and a prohibition the JTS to consider and
Business Roundtable and against U.S. firms acting as admit to its rabbinical
enforcers of a foreign boy- school all qualified candi-
three' Jewish organizations
for reaching an agreement cott.
dates,- iigardless of their
"At the same time," the sex.
on legislation to counter the
Arab boycott of Israel and President said, "the agree-
The proposed commission
Jewish businesses. "I can ment supports_ limited ex- on women would be instruct-
ceptions which recognize
strongly recommend Con-
Special Guest
that other countries, like ed to present a progress re-
gressional approval" of the
the U.S., may seek to im- port with its findings to the
HON. EMANUEL SHIMONI
legislative language
Director of- Public
pose their own laws within Rabbinical Assembly execu-
adopted by the Roundtable,
tive council in the spring of
Affairs at Technion
their own countries."
Carter said in a statement
1978 and "a final report and
Sen.
Adlai
Stevenson
(D-
issued at the White House.
recommendation
at the 1979
Ill. ), chairman of the Sen-
He said "passage can occur
convention" of the Rabbinic-
ate
banking
subcommittee
very soon."
Assembly.
Saturday,
dealing with the boycott, al Last
The Business Roundtable
week at the Conserv-
consists of about 150 major also hailed the Roundtable ative convention Rabbi
May 14, 1977
agreement
and
assured
pas-
American corporations and
Stanley S: Rabinowitz, of
the Bnai Brith Anti-Defa- sage of the counter-boycott Washington, D.C., president
law.
mation League, the Ameri-
of the --Rabbinical Assem-
can Jewish Committee and
In New York, Rep. Nor- bly, said the people of Is-
the American Jewish Con-
man
Lent (R-NY) told an Is- rael need "alternatives" to
gresS.
Middlebelt and 13 Mile Rd.
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raeli
trade
conference that the rigid Orthodoxy that
He outlined the restric-
has become synonymous
Farmington Hills
tions in the legislation Israeli imports from the with a state religion in Is-
'
U.S.
helped
employ160,000
which include a prohibition
$25 per person
rael.
against all forms of reli- Americans last year.
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Cocktails at 9:30p.m.
He asserted that there is
gious and ethnic discrimina- ing their families, it repre- no validity to the premise
-he
sents
500,000
Americans,
For Ticket Reservations
tion, a prohibition against
that - Orthodoxy is the only-
U.S. firms refusing to do said.
"legitimate" expression of
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Lent said on a per capita
business with a boycotted
religion. "Not all Is-
basis, Israel is second only Jewish
raelis
can
accept the rigid-
to Canada in importing
ity
which
is The synonym
American goo&
At the same time, two Ca- for the official religion of Is-
nadian officials were telling rael. The people of Israel
the two-day meeting of the
Carter Lauded
National Canada-Israel
Committee that Canada
by King Hussein
was firm in opposing the
NEW YORK—Jordan's
Arab boycott of Israel and
that she would "pay the King Hussein expected Pres-
price" if necessary.
ident Carter to call for a
The remarks were made neutral West Bank and a
by Jean Chretian,, minister Palestinian Jordan during
of industry, trade and com- their recent talks in Wash-
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need an option which alter-
natives to Orthodoxy offer
its citizens."
Rabinowitz charged that
"Conservative synagogues
and rabbis experience
shameful discrimination (in
Israel) highly inappropriate
to a modern state and un-
worthy of 20th Century . de-
mocracy." He said Reform
groups suffer similar i -
dignities in Israel.
He said that despite la,
of governmental recogni-
tion, - Conservative Judaism
is growing in Israel where
23 Conservative congrega-
tions now function.
Drops Ban
on Sale of Kfirs
U.S.
VIENNA (JTA)—The
United States dropped objec-
tions against sales of Israel
fighter plans to Austria, but.
Austrian autorities have not
yet made up their minds
whether they really want
them.
Government sources said
the U.S. National Security
Council indicated it was pre-
pared to lift a ban of sales
of Israeli-made Kfir fight-
ers to the army of neutral
Austria.
U.S. authorities up to
now, stopped all sales of
Kfir planes abroad because
they contained highly
sophisticated U.S. made
equipment.
However, Austria was not
sure whether it should ac-
cept the offer. The Austrian
army wants to buy 20 new
fighter planes to defend its
air space more efficiently.
The Kfir planes—after ex-
tensive tests—were consid-
ered the best choice. -
However, government offi-
cials indicated they were af-
raid the purchase of Israeli
planes may deteriorate poli-
tical and trade relations
with Arab countries.
Zarmi Resigns
Labor Party Post
TEL AVIV (JTA)—Meir
Zarmi resigned as secre-
tary general of the Labor
Party after accusing party
leader Shimon Peres of un-
dermining his position.
In his letter to Peres,
Zarmi said that he ould not
continue to function as long
as he was excluded from
party forums and deliber-
ations and his counsel was
unsought or ignored.
Zarmi also said he w
hurt when he read in
newspaper interview with
Peres that the Defense Min-
ister, who assumed the
duties of premier last
month, would designate
Uzzi l3aram the Labor
Party's next Secretary Gen-
eral.
Zarmi said that he could not
remain in his post until
after the Histadrut elec-
tions in June. He said he
was surprised to read that
Peres had selected a succes-
sor without consulting him.