THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 14 Friday, June 24, 1977 American and Israeli Leaders o Be at Zionist Convention in Israel MEIR KATZIR BEGIN NEW YORK—An illustri- ous group of American and Israeli leaders will address the 80th national convention of the Zionist Organization of America when it takes place in Israel, July 6-13th. The ZOA, which was es- tablished in 1897, following the First World Zionist Con- gress in Basle, Switzerland, has over 120,000 members. Speakers who will ad- dress the Convention are: Menahem Begin, the new GUR Prime Minister of Israel; Prof. Ephraim Katzir, Pres- ident of the state of Israel; Golda Meir, former Prime Minister of Israel; United States Senator Robert J. Dole, Republican from Kansas and former candi- date for the office of Vice President; Israel Gen. Mor- dechai Gur, chief-of-staff; Rabbi Joseph P. Sternstein, president of the ZOA and Jacques Tordzyner, chair- man of the national conven- tion committee. Restricted Life for Syria's Jews Continues Syria maintains a state of war with Israel. The Syrian -Jews are isolated from TEL AVIV — It is not world Jewry. One foreign easy to get news in Israel journalist, who visted Syria about the situation of the recently and had the op- portunity to meet Jews in Syrian Jews. BY MOSHE RON The Jewish News Special Israel Correspondent BUY NOW! New '77 RIVIERA '77 CENTURY $3979 NEW '77 SKYLARK $3379 '76 OPEL $6146 $2995 ORDER NOW! New '77 ELECTRA Stock No. OM New '77 REGAL $5762 $5076 4 Dr. — ORDER NOW! OVER 170 BUICKS IN STOCK! MORRIS BUICK 14500 W. 7 MILE RD. AT THE LODGE X-WAY OVER 50,000 SATISFIED CUSTOMERS 342-7100 Syria, told us that the 4,000 Jews in Syria are not threat- ened with annihilation. But they are not allowed to travel abroad. Only old people, who leave their chil- dren in Syria and pay a high ransom as a guarantee of returning can travel abroad. The Syrian authoriltites have cancelled sosipp dis- criminations aga4i Jews, who are now allowed to study in universities and work as professionals, like physicians, lawyers and en- gineers. The journalist told us that the Syrian Jews he met talked without fear. He vis- ited the Jewish ghetto and met Jewish artisans and "small merchants who sell their goods to Palestinian refugees. There is a special school in the ghetto for chil- dren of those refugees. The taxi-driver who drove the journalist to the Jewish quarters refused to drive into the ghetto. The journal- ist first entered the home of a Jewish family whc has good times, good food, good friends come enjoy life with us at .. . 6 IP IDN CLUB ;N:IF T tNTS • an adult community 28301 Franklin Road, Southfield, Michigan Now accepting reservations Included in one monthly payment . . . Breakfast and either lunch or supper • every day. Apartment cleaning • linen service. Chauffeur Service on a scheduled basis. 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On Saturdays and holidays they are filled. There are two rabbis. One of them is only 29 years old. When the journalist visited the Mu- seum of Damascus, the manager pointed out proud- ly a picture of one of the oldest synagogues in Syria. Jews are allowed to prac- tice their religion without any interference. They are accepted as government of- ficials but are barred from high office in the govern- ment and in the army. For- eign diplomats say the Syr- ian authorities still suspect the Jews as allies of Israel. When there are clashes be- tween the Syrian and the Is- raeli Armies, the Syrian Jews are the first victims. We heard also a report from the former Israeli am- bassador in France, Jacob Yzur, who is dealing with the Jews in Arab countries. He held talks in France re- cently about the situation of Jews in Syria. He tried es- pecially to get exit-permits for 520 Jewish girls who have no chance to marry in Syria. Influential people in France promised to inter- vene with the Syrian author- ities on this matter. STERNSTEIN The theme of the conven- tion is "Israel and World Jewry—A Common Des- tiny." The Zionist Organization of Detroit will be represent- ed at the convention by Mr. TORCZYNER and Mrs. Carmi M. Slomov- itz, Dr. and Mrs. Edward Treisman, Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Gealer, Dr. and Mrs. Louis Kazdan, Dr. Les- ter Zeff and Mr. and Mrs. Menachim Glaser. Israel Supporters Have Mixed Reaction to Mondale M.E. Talk WASHINGTON (JTA )— Pro-Israeli sources here re- acted with both negative and positive evaluations to a moajor speech on the Middle East in San Fran- cisco by Vice President Wal- ter Mondale. Mondale said the Carter Administration believes Is- rael should not be asked to withdraw from occupied Arab areas without obtain- ing "real peace" from the Arab states. But Mondale said Israel's security would be enhanced if, as part of a general set- tlement, it agreed to return to "approximately" the 1967 borders, but with the "understanding" it would be shielded by special "security lines" until it was evident permanent peace was in place. Speaking to the World Af- fairs Council of Northern California, Mondale said the Palestinian Arabs should have the chance "to shed their status as home- less refugees," possible through creation of a Pales- tinian homeland or "entity" which the United States would prefer to be associ- ated with or linked to Jor- dan. But he added that the United States would not im- pose its wishes for that pos- sibility. He also stressed that "we do not intend to use our military aid as pres- sure on Israel" and that "there must be a willing- ness on the part of the Pa- lestinians to live in peace alongside Israel." Mondale also emphasized that it was United States policy to make clear that by "real peace" the United States meant open borders, unimpeded travel, cultural exchanges and trade. One strong endorsement of the Mondale speech came from Sen. Abraham Ribicoff (D.-Conn. ), a staunch supporter of Israel, Hungarians Appeal who read parts of the Mon- (JTA)— dale speech on the Senate BUDAPEST Leaders of the Hungarian floor and praised it warm- Jewish community ly. Ribicoff said "I have launched an , appeal to Jew- the utmost faith and con- ish parents to enroll their fidence in President Carter children in Budapest's only and I support his objectives Jewish high school, because in the Middle East." The net effect of the Mon- unless more students attend the school will have to dale speech, following on President Carter's own close. statements to reassure American Jews, was re- garded by many observers here as somewhat dis- appointing but nevertheless, clearly supportive of contin- ued United States backing for Israel without affecting the advances made by the United States with Arab leaders. Meanwhile, in Paris, So- viet President Leonid Brezh- `hey said that both the So- viet Union and the United St4tes favored reconvening the Geneva conference on Mitidle East peace this fall and that it should not be de- lay4i because a new govern- men: has taken office in Is- rael.- He said it would be non- sense to postpone the confer- ence every time a Middle EastAgovernment held a general election. Brezhnev made his re- marks at a meeting with President Valery Giscard O'Estaing at Rambouillet Castle where he is staying during his two-day state vis- it to France. In New, York, Shmuel Katz, the Begin's personal emissary to - the United States,: said that when Begin comes to Washington next month he will try to persuade President Carter to change his policy-on the requirements for a settle: ment in the Middle East. Addressing a press lunch- eon at the American Jewish Committee headquarters here, Katz said that the em- phasis of the Begin govern- ment will be on face-to-fac negotiations with the Arabs: - He said that President Carter's statement on Is- raeli withdrawals to the 1967 borders with minor ad- justments and his call for a Palestinian homeland are not acceptable to the Likud- led government. Katz said thet Begin will respect and abide by the in- ternational obligations un- dertaken by the previous Is- raeli government. He said that Israel is prepared to follow United Nations Secu- rity Council Resolution 242 but "we do not feel we should make promises or concessions" before the process of negotiations begins.