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The European Parliament, at its regular session in Strasbourg, also called on all its member states to take active measures to try and help the Soviet Union's Jewish population. ..The council unanimously voted to protest against the prison sentences meted out to Jewish activists in the USSR, stressing that these sentences were imposed on people "who only want to exercise one of their most elementary rights — that of settling in the country of their choice." The council stressed that the current anti-Zionist campaign launched by the Soviet authorities "strongly smells of anti- Semitism" and drew the Soviet government's atten- tion to the Helsinki Con- vention on the protection of human rights. In a related develop- ment; the recent "anti- dissident trials" in the Soviet Union have been cited by the Executive Council of the Canadian Labor Congress (CLC) in resolution "firmly dis- couraging" all further exchange visits with Soviet trade unions, ac- cording to Denis McDer- mott, CLC president. In the resolution, the executive council noted "the fundamental differences in approach to human and trade union rights between the CLC and the Soviet All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions (AU- CCTU), as exemplified by the recent anti-dissident trials in the Soviet Union and the harassment of the Free Trade Union Associa- tion of Workers of the Soviet Union," and said it was "forced to suspend indefi- nitely the exchange pro- grams with the AUCCTU." - "Therefore, the executive council firmly discourages affiliates of the congress from accepting, until such time as the human and trade union rights situation makes it possible for them to enjoy frank and positive 5 lbs. of MATZO If I can't Beat Your Best Deal / Margolis Household furniture M 6 ile, 1 Blk. 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The two Soviet actions are generally viewed in Is- rael as confirmation of the Soviet intention to invite the Israelis to send a team to the 1980 Olympics. He said the colors are needed to pre- pare the flags and banners of the nations participating in the various Olympic Games' opening ceremonies. In Detroit; the Executive Committee of the Jewish Community Council of Met- ropolitan Detroit has endorsed the Kemp- Anderson resolution which calls on the United States Olympic Committee to "take such measures as may be necessary to have the In- ternational Olympic com- mittee select a site for the 1980 summer Olympic Games outside the Soviet Union." - The National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council (NJCRAC) and the Na- tional Conference on Soviet Jewry have previously endorsed the Kemp- Anderson resolution. - In London, Raya Jag- lom, president of the Women's International Zionist Organization (WIZO), reported at the meeting here of the World Conference on Soviet Jewry about the historic participation of WIZO in the Primary Health Care Conference organized by the United Nations and the Soviet government which was held Sept. 6-15 in Alma Ata. WIZO is accredited to the UN as a non-governmental organization and is the only Zionist organization with headquarters in Israel. Evelyn Sommer, WIZO's representative at the UN in New York, met with Jews and refusniks and in Tash- kent, Leningrad and Mos- cow. She said afterwards that she was overwhelmed by their hope, faith and gal- lantry "unprecedented in the annals of our genera- tion. "We must involve thousands of people of good will_in our struggle to free the Jews of the Soviet Union. We must continue to stress the priorities of our struggle: insist on the re- lease of the prisoners who have been sentenced to jail or harsh labor camps; fight for the right of every Jew to receive a visa to Israel." The Jewish refusniks, Mrs. Sommer added, "living day after day with the threat of harassment; ar- rest, trials, deserve all our support, encouragement and solidarity to enable them to live their lives in freedom, as Jews, after the long ordeal to which they are being subjected." Basketba ll Euphoria in Israel By HASKELL COHEN (Copyright 1978, JTA, Inc.) What's the best basket- ball team in the world? The National Basketball Association champion Washington Bullets? Should be, - but that can't be. Why? The Maccabi Tel Aviv five beat the Bullets in Tel Aviv recently, 98-97. Does that make the Mac- cabis the world's best? Doesn't seem likely but until the European Cup Games are completed this year, we'll have to give the Tel Aviv five a superficial nod as the greatest. Perhaps this startling upset of a poorly con- ditioned Washington quin- tet before 10,000 screaming fans will serve the Israeli boys with the confidence they require to again cap- ture the European title. Then again, as Coach Dick Motta of the Bullets put it, "The Israelis may be in trouble now, because every team in Europe will want to knock off the team which beat the Bullets." Be that as it may, the win over Washington has given Israel's basketball program a shot in the arm. It can only help when Israel's National League season gets underway. Hapoel Haifa has strengthened its lineup with American imports and so has Mac- cabi Ramat Gan. Neil Walk, the forrner NBA performer, will debut in the loop this season with Ramat Gan, so anything can happen. fort. Of course the unfamil- iar international rules and the locals' zone defense upset the Washingtonians. - Nevertheless a club with the class of the Bullets, under normal circum- stances, should have creamed Maccabi. The re- sult certainly attests to the sturdiness of the Tel Aviv boys. Don't forget Coach Ralph Klein. A former Maccabi playing star, Klein came to the United States with the first Israeli National team ever to visit, in 1957. He was one of the key perfor- mers when the Israelis beat Yeshiva before 13,000 fans. Since then, Ralph, under the sponsorship of the U.S. Committee Sports for Is- rael, has been back three or four times for coaching in- struction under the best American coaches. Appar- ently these visits have paid off. Klein also is the mentor of the Israel National team and looks forward to the possibility of leading that club in the 1980 Olympics. Normally, Israel wouldn't be granted an outside chance to _qualify for the 16 berths avail- able in the games. Now, with so many dual citi- zens available to Ralph, the Israelis stand a possible chance of gar- nering one of the four European spots avail- able. Yugoslavia, the Soviet Union and Italy seem certain with Israel battling the best of the other Europeans for the remaining opening. Don't sell them short. The fact remains that Maccabi, with an almost Dean Smith, coach of the All-American lineup (only Mickey Berkovitz is a always contending North sabra), downed the Bullets. Carolina University unit Jim Boatwright and Aulcie and Joe Hall, mentor of the Perry, the two converts to NCAA Kentucky squad, vi- Judaism, led the Macca- sited the Holy Land two ___„„boansin_theifgurirPrn P f- weeks before the Bullets ar- rived, and gave clinics to Is- raeli coaches at the Wingate School of Physical Educa- tion located in Natanya. Both mentors were elated with the progress made by Israeli coaches in their teaching techniques. While Israel is celebrat-_ _ ing the Maccabi . feat, American Jewry is excited over the new Jewish light heavyweight boxing champ Mike Rossman. Rossman stopped the former king, Victor Galindez, in the 13th round of the semi-final to the Ali-Spinks debacle on Sept. 15. How Jewish Rossman is, remains to be seen. The son of a Jewish mother and Ita- lian father, -Rossman has adopted his mother's maiden name and fights with a Magen David sewn on his trunks a la the late Max Baer, a non-Jew. Rossman grew up in Turnersville, N.J. under his given moniker, Mike DePiano. He assumed his mother's name when he became a professional fighter. His dad, Jimmy DePiano, explained- after the fight, "Only in America can an Italian kid turn Jewish to beat up Mexicans." Actually; Galindez is an Argentinian. He follows alb footsteps of two clever light-heavy champs, Maxie Rosenbloom and Bob Olin. At 22 he fig- ures to go quite far in the cauliflower profession. He ultimately may wear the crown that adorns the head of Muhammad Ali, who at 36 isn't going to be around too long. The new champ says "Call me 'the kosher butcher.' " Evern if he doesn't say a brokha over his opponents he is proving to be quite the killer in the souared circle.