THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Movemen t in Wallenberg Case
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four years ago when he
In January, 1945, Wal-
Last year, Mrs. Von Dardel received his Nobel Prize lenberg made contact with
wrote to Soviet President for Literature.
the Red Army on the out-
Leonid Brezhnev about the
The son of a gifted, aristo- skirts of Budapest. Then he
case. But, as with many cratic family, Wallenberg disappeared. For 12 years
previous such letters to the was only 32 when he arrived after that, the Russians
Kremlin, she received no in Budapest in July 1944 as claimed that Wallenberg
reply.
a secretary at the Royal had been killed by Gestapo
Public awareness of the Swedish Legation. Armed men before the war ended.
case outside Sweden was re- with neutral diplomatic But in February, 1957, An-
cently revived by Simon status and money from drei Gromyko, then the
Wiesenthal, head of the American Jewish funds, his Soviet Deputy Foreign
Vienna Jewish Documenta- assignment was to set up a Minister, made the sensa-
tion Center. Wiesenthal, special section at the lega- tional assertion that Wal-
famous for hunting Nazi tion to save as many Jews as lenberg had died in the
criminals, has at least one possible from the "final Lubyanka Prison 10 years
reliable new witness who solution." -
earlier.
'fies that Wallenberg
Together with diplomats
Far from accepting
.iot die in 1947, as Mos- of other neutral countries, - that claim, many Swedes
cow claims, but was sent to he encouraged the Hunga- felt more certain than
Siberia.
rian government to resist ever that Wallenberg was
The witness is an Aust- Nazi pressure and he put still alive, especially as
rian Jewish doctor, thousands of people, espe- other witnesses claimed
Menahem Melzer, who cially children, into what he to have seen him in
says he treated Wallen
called "the internationally prison in 1953 and 1954.
berg in a labor camp in protected zone" — 32 houses
In 1961, a distinguished
Vorkuta a year after the flying the Swedish flag. His Swedish woman doctor was
date at which the Krell"
army of assistants, at one told by a Soviet colleague
lin says he died. This point numbering 600, fol- that Wallenberg was ill in a
supports many. similar lowed Adolf Eichmann's mental hospital. When the
claims over the years by notorious death marches Swedish government took
people who have emi- with food and clothing and, this up, the Kremlin reacted
grated from the Soviet where possible, snatched with fury and the Soviet
Union.
deportees back to the rela- doctor, who has since died,
Wiesenthal recently tive safety of Budapest.
retracted- his story.
suggested that Sweden
should threaten to boycott
the 1980 Moscow Olympic
Games unless the Soviet
By MOSHE RON
not open to questions, he
Union offered to clear up the
Jewish News Special
tried to explain to her. She
mystery. Although widely
Israel Correspondent
must believe and this is it.
reported in Sweden, this
plea has apparently little
TEL AVIV — Shifra . Adrian doubted his ex-
Yakir has come a long way planations. After many
support there.
In the U.S., Dr. and Mrs: from her home in a black years she said in Jerusalem:
Thomas Lantos of Virginia - section. of Columbus, Ohio, "Belief and religion which
to the religious Jewish hos- are not open to questions
have organized a Concerned
p
pital
of Shaare Zedek in and comment are not strong
Citizens for Wallenberg
organization to publicize Jerusa em.
Her I n mewas Adrian enough or stable."
the Wallenberg case. The
Hendriks.
Her parents are She left the Protestant
couple is raising funds to
Protestants. Adrian started faith and went to a Catholic
place ads in newspapers and
to learn the Bible at the age priest. But, again she was
to pressure the Soviet gov-
of seven. Reading the Bible not satisfied.
ernment about the case.
stirred many questions in
When she was 12-years-
Persons interested in aid-
her
mind.
Her
pastor
could
old
she
was hospitalized. On
ing the organization should
not quench her thirst for a table-cloth she saw the
write to Dr. Lantos, 5850 knowledge.
Christianity -is blessings which Catholics,
Cameron Run Terrace, Apt.
809, Alexandria, Va. 22303.
Earlier this year, the
King of Sweden visited the
Soviet Union, a sign that
TEL AVIV (JTA) — If the proposed treaty and
the Wallenberg case has
ceased to be the important Egypt were to abrogate its provide an early warning to
factor in Soviet-Swedish re- anticipated peace treaty Israel of a possible attack;
lations that it once was. It is with Israel, it would take
The CSS said Israel
doubtful whether the mat- the Egyptian army some 12 should oppose Egyptian
ter was even mentioned hours to occupy part of the construction of any new
demilitarized zone in Sinai
during the King's visit.
and 36 hours to move six to air bases in Sinai and in-
However, Alexander eight full divisions to the in- sist that the Egyptian air
Solzhenitsyn, the exiled ternational border for the force not be allowed to
Soviet writer, has said purpose of attacking Israel, use the existing air bases
that Wallenberg could according to the Tel Aviv in this limited forces area
have survived despite of- University Center for or at best not to station
combat planes there. The
ficial claims of his death. Strategic Studies (CSS).
The author of "The Gulag
This is insufficient time CSS study also recom-
Archipelago" made this for Israel to mobilize and mended that no Egyptian
statement in Stockholm deploy all its reserve forces, military flights be
according to the research allowed over the de-
Israeli Teenagers project on the question, militarized zone.
The CSS also proposed
written by Brig. Gen. (Res.)
P-- -int Magazine
that Israel insist on delay-
Aryeh Shalev.
_HAIFA, Israel — What
He outlined a list of secu- ing evacuation of the Etzion
started out as a plan for an rity considerations the CSS and Eitam air bases in Sinai
international pen-pal sys- recommended in addition to until construction is com-
tem has now been launched those agreed to at the Camp pleted of alternate airfields
as a bi-monthly magazine David Summit.
in the Negev, which it esti-
aimed at a global
The CCS recommended mated would take five to
readership.
that Israel demand the sta- seven years.
Called "Youth World," tioning of United Nations
To further safeguard free
the English-language observers not only within passage through the Strait
periodical is being produced its own limited forces area of Tiran, the CSS recom-
by two Israeli teenagers, but also in the Egyptian mended that Israel should
and intended, in their limited forces area along also insist that the area
words, to create a better the Suez Canal and Gulf of west of Sharm el-Sheikh be
understanding among Suez, particularly at the demilitarized and not be in
youth of many nations, crossing bridges. The CSS the Egyptian limited forces
especially concerning said the UN presence would area as the Camp David ac-
events in Israel. - .
deter Egyptian violation of cords seem to stipulate.
4ti*-si“Alisicitigi2;:;:' 4 f '
Saunders Defends M .E. Trip
NEW YORK (JTA) — Egypt at the Camp David
Harold Saunders, assistant summit.
secretary of state for Middle
Saunders asserted that
East and South Asian af- the statements on the fu-
fairs, told Jewish leaders ture of the West Bank and
Monday at a closed, off-the-1 East Jerusalem, which
record meeting that the at- caused a furor in Israel,
tacks against him by Israel represented long-
following his visit to Jor- standing U.S. policy and
dan, Saudi Arabia and the had the official approval
West Bank were entirely of Carter.
unjustified, the Jewish
During his meeting with
Telegraphic Agency has Premier Menahem Begin
learned.
and other Israeli leaders,
In the two-hour meeting Saunders was rebuked for
with the Conference of having told King Hussein of
Presidents of Major Ameri- Jordan, Saudi officials and
can Jewish Organizations, West Bank personalities
Saunders emphasized that that the U.S. continues to
his entire trip was under- view as illegal Jewish set-
taken on behalf of President tlements on the West Bank
Carter and that he was not and for initimating the
speaking for himself when possible restoration of East
he met with the leaders of Jerusalem to Arab sover-
Saudi Arabia and Jordan eignty.
and leading West Bank per-
Saunders' visit was
sonalities.
blamed for the Israeli deci-
He stressed repeatedly - sion to "strengthen" the
that what he told these offi- Jewish settlements on the
cials was merely a restate- West Bank. The Cabinet
ment of American policy in voted to spend IL 300 mil-
the Mideast and that his lion on the settlements.
statements in no way con-
Observers said the move
tradicted the agreements was aimed at appeasing the
reached between Israel and hard-line critics of the
Black Christian Becomes an Israeli Jew
E t Break in Peace Pact
Cou d Mean Danger to Israel
Friday, November 3, 1978 61
Protestants and Jews said
before and after meals. She
liked the Jewish blessing.
This was the beginning.
Six years later, while in
college, she started reading
books about the Jewish
religion and beliefs, its cus-
toms and its people.
In the course of 10 years,
she read man _ y books about
Christianity and Judaism.
She visited the Hillel House
for Jewish students and met
the rabbi. She was invited to
lectures about Jewish cus-
toms and about the Ram-
bo. But she realized that
she knew more about
Judaism than the Jewish
students.
When she told the rabbi
that she would like to con-
vert to Judaism, he gave her
many books to study. It
turned out that she knew
them already. He asked her
to read them again. She
found in them all the an-
swers to her questions. A
year later she became a
Jewess.
Social integration was
difficult. She was cast out of
Negrosociety by people say-
ing she wished to be white.
Later Black Muslims pes-
tered her.
During the Yom Kippur
War Adrian organized blood
drives and collected parcels
for the Israeli soldiers.
When the war ended, she
flew to Israel, as a new im-
migrant. She went to an
ulpan where she was
adopted by two families.
She became Shifra Yakir.
After the ulpan she
learned X-ray technology at
Hadassah Hospital. She
gave up psychology and
looked for a religious hospi-
tal. She wanted to help men.
She found Shaare Zedek
and was hired in the de-
partment of defects in brea-
thing.
Shifra is living in
Jerusalem, but is still
closely connected with the
kibutz families which
adopted her. She has few
contacts with her own fam-
ily in the U.S. She remains
single, but has a lot of
friends and is a student of
Yeshiva Or Sam'akh.
Baby World's
140BroYfill
==,; .
Camp David accords and to
remind the U.S. Israel has
no intention of modifying its
claims to the West Bank.
Begin reportedly sent a
"tough" letter to President
Carter over the weekend in
reply to Carter's protest on
Israel's West Bank settle-
ments policy.
Oct. 14 — To Mr. and Mrs.
Jerry Modell (Ella Hollan-
der), 23640 Radclift, Oak
Park, a son, Randy.
* * *
Oct. 13 — To Mr. and Mrs.
-Ronald Feinberg (Sandy
Muskovitz) of Southfield, a
daughter, Tovah Rachel.
* * *
Oct. 8 — To Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Stevens (Sharon
Fay Buchzeiger), 22050
Blackstone, Oak Park, a
son, Corey David.
**
Sept. 28 — To Mr. and
Mrs. Jeffrey Laderman of
Huntington Woods, a
daughter, Emily Faye.
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