` 1 TIE DETROIT B6ris Smolar's- Between You .•. and Me DISH PEWS Friday, illy 7, 1978 39 ADL Urges State Dept. to Probe Fund Raising by PLO Mem ers NEW YORK — The Anti-Defamation League of Bnai Brith said that the Editor-in-Chief U.S. State Department re- Emeritus, JTA sponse to ADL accusations (Copyright 1978. JTA. Inc.) of illegal and proscribed fund raising by members of WITHOUT MALICE: Jewish communities today are the Palestine Liberation judged not only by their fund-raising efforts and other communal activities but also by the kind of local English- - Organization in this coun- try "unfortunately raises as Jewish weekly newspaper published in their community. many questions as it The face of each community is reflected through its answers." English-Jewish publication. According to Arnold Fors- The importance of the English-Jewish press has become ter, ADL associate difector obvious in various Jewish communities during the last and general counsel, the decade. A number of organized communities, having ADL has called upon the realized this importance, have gone into financially help- State Department for "offi- ing the existence of their local paper. cial clarifications" of its re- Among the outstanding English-Jewish newspapers in sponse to the charges. Disclosing the contents of the country is The Detroit Jewish News, excellently edited by its very able editor and publisher Philip Slomovitz. A an exchange of correspon- pillar of American Jewish journalism— he has been in this dence between the ADL and field for more than 50 years — Phil, as he is affectionately officials of the State De- partment, Forster declared called by friends, has established a high reputation for the Detroit Jewish community and for his paper which is en- that the State Department tirely a private enterprise seeking no financial support had avoided the real issue by denying that PLO rep- from communal funds. Because of the fact that the paper is so ably edited and resentatives had violated travel restrictions "even presents a well-balanced picture of Jewish local, national and international news, against a background of well- though no such charge was written editorial comments and inside information, it has a made by ADL." readership also in cities other than Detroit. I know Jews in Instead, he said, ADL states other than Michigan who subscribe to The Detroit accusations communi- Jewish News and read it religiously. By presenting solid cated in letters to Secret- analytical and interpretive views on developments in ary of State Cyrus R. Jewish life, the paper serves its readers constructively and Vance on May 3 and May instructively, giving them direction and a deeper under- 5" specifiedseveral in- stances of fund raising standing of the news behind the news. _ activities by PLO offi- HONORING AN EDITOR: Appreciating the service cials stationed in New Phil Slomovitz has been giving for decades to the Detroit York and City Jewish community, to American Jewry and to Israel where Washington, D.C., which he is highly regarded as an ardent Zionist and a brilliant violated the terms of their journalist, a number of Jewish leaders in Detroit have now visas and the conditions honored him in an appropriate manner by publishing, under which they are through the Wayne State University Press a collection of permitted to function in his editorials under the title "Without Malice." the U.S. The collection — which I would call "Phil's Best" — In those letters, the ADL reflects the values he believes in. It is the best testimony to requested that the PLO UN his ability 'as editor, to Ms clear thinking, to his fair at- Observer Mission in New titude on important issues, and to his firm stand on matters York City and the PLO In- concerning the advancement of basic Jewish ideals. The formation Office in selected editorials also throw light on his personality as a Washington; D.C., be closed man dedicated to everything that is important in Jewish because: life, who is speaking out without malice against any .. semblance of injustice to the Jewish people and Israel any- where. The editorials are not pompous, not pontificating, not pretending to speak in the name of the Jewish people; they are reserved, dignified, courageous and incisive. They NEW YORK — A also have an appealing warmth. What makes Philip Slomovitz so outstanding as an editor German-Jewish couple liv- in the field of Jewish journalism? Some years ago, on the ing in New York will celeb- occasion of the 25th anniversary of The Detroit Jewish rate their 100th birthdays News, I as editor-in-chief of the Jewish Telegraphic this summer and nearly 70 years of marriage. Agency, wrote: Dora Kahn celebrated her "To be a good editor of a Jewish publication requires not only journalistic ability, but also a good Jewish background birthday June 30 and her husband, Julius, will reach and solid Jeivish knowledge. An English-Jewish editor must master not only the English language, but must know the milestone Aug. 16. The Kahns, from well Hebrew, Yiddish and a few more languages of the countries from where Jewish news eman•tes. He must be Frankfurt -am-Main, im- deeply steeped in Jewish history, know ancient and modern migrated to the U.S. in in the Jewish literature, understand the currents and undercur- 1938. They have lived same apartment in New rents of Jewish life in this country and abroad. "He must participate in Jewish communal activities and York since 1940. be part and parcel of the community. He must understand Jewish events and must follow general events related to Jewish interests. He must anticipate events and be well- TEL AVIV (ZINS) — The qualified to analyze them and interpret them clearly and chairmanship of the Liberal properly to his readers. He must, therefore, understand Party has been vacant since ' world affairs, no less than Jewish affairs. And — in addi- the resignation of Dr. tion to quite a number of other qualifications — he must Elimelech Rimalt. Gideon also enjoy the full confidence of Jewish leadership of all Patt claims Finance Minis- shades and movements." ter Simha Ehrlich is the Phil possesses all these qualifications. This is why he is only logical choice for the in a position to present - the news from a proper perspective position. and is able to comment on developments authoritatively. It was also announced This is also why be is so highly respected not only in his own that Leon Dulzin would re- Jewish community, in Detroit, but also by national Jewish tain his position as chair- leadership in this country and by leaders of the state of man of the Liberal Party Israel. As to his prestige in the profession, it is sufficient to central committee despite say that he was a founder of the American Jewish Press his busy schedule as chair- Association and for many years president and the spark- man of the Jewish Agency plug of this body of the English-Jewish press in this coun- and World Zionist Organi- try. He is also a vice president of the Jewish Telegraphic zation Executives. Agency. , Couple Celebrate 100th Birthdays Ehrlich Is Pushed • Zehdi Labib Terzi, head of the PLO Observer Dele- gation to the United Na- tions, and his deputy, Hasan Rahman, on at least two occasions illegally par- ticipated in fund raising ac- tivities in the New York area although such action is clearly proscribed by the special visas under which they were admitted to this country and by State De- partment policy; • Hatim I. Husseini, act- ing director of the PLO In- in Office formation Washington, D.C., violated his office's own sworn sub- mission of purpose with the AttOnaey General — a "true and complete statement" all foreign agents must file under the Foreign Agent Registration Act — by mak- ing a pro-PLO fund raising speech at Oklahoma State University. In seeking clarification, Forster wrote Nicholas A. Veliotes, deputy assistant secretary of the Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs: "In the light of Terzi and Rahman's fund raising efforts which, it would seem, were in direct contravention of U.S. policy which proscribes such activ- ity by members of the UN Observer Mission, we fail to comprehend the conclusion reached in your letter that on the basis of the specific allegations which you have made in your letter of May 5, it would not appear that PLO Observer Mission per- sonnel violated any pros- cription of their travel!' " Forster stressed that the ADL charged "not that Terzi and Rahman violated the 25-mile travel restriction, but that they engaged in pro- hibited fund raising." Forster also pointed out that since "fund raising" was not listed among the ac- tivities the PLO said it would conduct in this coun- try in its statement of pur- pars for its Information Of- fice,,it "was prohibited from engaging in such activity." He added that a State De- partment briefing officer had told a press conference on September 21,1976, that "the PLO is not registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act as a fund raising organization nor is any agent registered to so act for them." DR. RALPH HANDLERS NUTRITIONAL and IITPNITIENAPT CUNIC P.C. This would indicate, Forster went on to say, "that the PLO would specifically have to regis- ter as a fund raising or- ganization in order to conduct such activity in this country." Forster said that the State Department was urged to act because it has full control and authority over the terms under which PLO members may remain or reside in the United States under the terms of the Foreign Relations Au- thorization Act of 1978 and under 8 USC Section 1182 (28) (F). Musk by For Mental Healing 20835 Southfield Rd. suite 203 City of Lathrup Village, Mich. 48076 Stop Smoking, Lose Weight Fears, Stress, Relax. RALPH SANDLER PHD. only By a 77 C. ..Tioicuz. 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