Brodhead Scores UN Unit Butzel Award for Berman Rep. William Brodhead (D-17th District), in a speech to the U.S. House of Representatives last week, spoke out strongly against the UnitedNations Special Unit on Pales- tinian Rights. In his speech, Brodhead stated: "In December 1977, the United Nations General Assem- bly approved a resolution establishing within the UN Secretariat a Special Unit on Palestinian Rights. Over the past year, this special unit has acted as a UN-sanctioned propaganda arm of the Palestinian Liberation Organiza- tion, a terrorist group dedicated to the destruction by force of our longtime friend and ally, Israel. It should be pointed out that Israel is also a member of the United Nations. "The PLO has the distinction of not only being the sole (Continued on Page 5) Mandell L. Berman will receive the Fred M. Butzel Memorial Award for outstanding community leadership at the Jewish Welfare Federation's 52nd annual meeting, Nov. 6 at Adat Shalom Synagogue, Federation President Martin E. Citrin has announced. Berman, who served as Federation's president from 1972 through 1975, has been active in Federation and the Allied Jewish Campaign since the 1940s, when he was a member of the Junior Service Group (now Junior Division). He currently serves on numerous Federation boards and com- mittees and the boards of several national Jewish and non- sectarian organizations. The Butzel Award, named for Federation's first (Continued on Page 5) I.B. Singer's Nobel Award and Recognition of Yiddish Cracow Reminiscence and New Pope Commentary, Page 2 VOL. LXXIV, No. 8 WILLIAM BRODHEAD MANDELL BERMAN HE EWISH NEWS A Weekly Review of Jewish Events Peace and Growing Jewish Responsibilities Cooperative Adult Study Seminars Editorials, Page 4 17515 W. Nine Mile, Suite 865, Southfield, Mich. 48075 424-8833 $12.00 Per Year: This Issue 30c Oct: 27, 1978 On the Threshold of Peace! Arab States Rallying to Join Sadat Move to End Warfare Israel's approval of the formula for peace, adopted by the Cabinet Wednesday, and the apparent enthusiasm for the peace plan in Egyptian government circles appear as an assurance that Egypt and Israel will conclude the anticipated pact in a matter of days. It now appears to be a certainty that a peace pact may be signed, either at a point in Sinai or in Cairo, on Nov. 19, the anniversary of Anwar Sadat's Jerusalem visit. Many points of evidence added to the view that the negotiators are on the threshold of peace. Sudan is the first Arab state to endorse Sadat's peace moves and Saudi Arabia reportedly now favors it. Also, although unconfirmed, there is a report from Cairo that Pope John Paul II has indicated he will accept an invitation to attend the signing of a peace treaty in Sinai. But in the intransigent Arab ranks there continues the antagonism toward Sadat, who is threatened by Yasir. Arafat "to the end" with repeated aims to destroy Israel. Another sign of enmity came with the announcement that after nine years Syria and Iraq will resume diplomatic relations and will permit air traffic between the two countries. This is viewed as the result of the anti-Israel policies of the two nations. In Jerusalem, the marathon 17-hour, three-day Cabinet session came to a close late Wednesday afternoon, with a majority of 15 ministers approving the drafts. Abstentions were voiced by Health Minister Eliezer Shostak and Energy Minister Yitzhak Modai. Speaking to reporters following the session, Prime Minister Menahem Begin issued the following statement: "The government approves on principle the peace treaty between Israel and Egypt, brought here by the delegation to the peace conference in Washington. The government approves the alterations to the peace treaty as proposed by the Prime Minister. In accordance, it has directed the delegation and authorized it to continue negotiations until the signing of the peace treaty." Begin also noted that alterations in the peace draft had been made upon the request of Justice Minister Shmuel Tamir, who had previously voiced his concern over several legal aspects of the document. Meanwhile, Begin briefed the Likud parliamentary faction Wednesday eve- ning, in an attempt to pacify anxieties which have arisen among Likud members over the peace draft. Earlier in the day, members of the Laam faction of the Likud Party called on their colleagues, Shostak and Zalman Shoval, to resign from their respective positions if the Blair House accords are approved. Shoval presently serves as chairman of the Foreign Ministry's information department. The other Laam member, Yigael Horovitz, resigned from his position as Minis- ter of Commerce and Industry last month when the Camp David talks con- cluded. Egypt's desired alterations to the tentative agreement reached with Israel were given Tuesday to the United States, and were discussed at a meeting at (Continued from Page 6) Soviets Give Levich Permission to Emigrate, But Begun and Slepak Harassed in 'Exile' NEW YORK (JTA) — Jewish dissident Benjamin Levich, a well-known Soviet physicist, was granted permission Monday to emigrate, according to reports from Moscow. The 61-year-old scientist told reporters in Moscow, "I was assured by Academy of Science officials that I have permission to emigrate and this was confirmed by Interior Ministry officials." The case of Levich, who applied almost seven years ago for an exit visa, received speCial attention last month by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.). Kennedy brought up the case of Levich during a two-hour conversation the Senator had with Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev in the Kremlin. Five of the 18 families Kennedy mentioned have now been granted permission to emigrate. Levich and his wife, Tanya, were refused permission to emigrate on the grounds of state secrecy. The Leviches said they intend to live in Israel, although Levich has received offers from more than two dozen American universities for teaching positions. The couple's two sons, both scientists, were allowed to leave the Soviet Union three years ago. But, while some "refuseniks" are being released, Soviet authorities have apparently disregarded their criminal code by adding new restraints to the terms of a Prisoner of Conscience exiled to Siberia, according to information received by the National Conference on Soviet Jewry. Iosif Begun, arrested in May for violating internal passport laws, was exiled for three years to the infamous Magadan region of Siberia. Begun had recently started to seek work as a professional engineer in Susman, a town well within the allowable limit of 100 kilometers from his place of exile. Police have now forced him to return to his exiled location and have given no reason for the action. An engineer with a doctorate in science, Begun had been offered only employinent as a high voltage engineer, a dangerous This poster, "Free Me!", part of an exhibit of USSR political propaganda displayed in a Lenin- job for which he has no training. Prior to his arrest in May, Begun served a two-year sentence in Magadon for "parasitism." grad foreign tourist hotel, has unintended strong Bowing to world concern over his well being, the Soviet Jewish activist has ended a hunger strike he began Oct. 3. In the meaning for the city's many Jewish "refuseniks" spring of 1977 he spent more than 100 days on a hunger strike. The National Conference also reported that Vladimi - • Slepak, who has waited longer than any other Soviet Jew to receive and the Prisoners of Conscience still suffering in labor camps from the 1970-71 Leningrad Trials, ac- an emigration permit, has just been set to work as an oven stoker in the Chita region of Siberia. He was recently given a cording to the Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry. (Continued on Page 8)