7 16 Friday, January 12, 1979 ! 7 r VP THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Knesset Can't Oust Convicted MK Trojan "Son of C. Trojan" CUSTOM FURNITURE & CARPET CLEANING ON LOCATION FREE ESTIMATES , Phone 576-1140 JERUSALEM (JTA) — Knesset members and legal experts are pondering an anomaly in the law that allows an MK convicted of a crime to retain his par- liamentary seat even while confined to prison. The case arose when Tel Aviv Dig- trict Court Judge Chaim Steinberg imposed a 3'k- SMALL BEQUESTS BUILD A STRONG ISRAEL If the tradition of including the Jewish National Fuld in the Will of every Jew were invariably followed, sufficient resources would be accumulated to ensure the future of the young Jewish State on a sound basis of land development, social weVare, and justice. A bequest to the Jewish National Fund should be as traditional as having a Blue Box in one's home. You may want your bequest to be dedicated to afforestation, to a village, a Nachlah, to a children's play area, to perpetual yahrzei • or kaddish, or to some form of permanent tribute in the names of persons dear to you. Consult the Foundation for Jewish Na _ tional Fund, 27308 Southfield Rd., 557-6644 They will gladly co-operate with you in working out plans to meet your special requirements, in strict privacy. year prison sentence on Likud MK Shmuel Re- chtman last week. ite- chtman was convicted of ac- cepting a $20,000 bribe while serving as mayor of Rehovot. In addition to the prison term, he was fined IL 70,000 (about $3,500). Under the present law, there is no way to force an MK to resign his seat under any condition. The law states moreover that the Knesset must consist of no fewer than 120 members and even though jailed, Re- chtman would be legally ob- liged to attend to Knesset business. Judge Steinberg agreed to delay the sentence for 45 days to allow Rechtman to appeal his conviction. Re- chtman insists he is inno- cent and made it clear that he will continue to attend Knesset sessions and has no intention of resigning. According to political science Prof. Shevah Weiss of Haifa Univer- sity, the problem stems from a 1952, law that made MKs virtually im- Yeshiva Bequest NEW YORK (JTA) — A bequest of $350,000 was made to Yeshiva University by Dr. Anna R. Bruenn, who had a limited dental prac- tice in Carmel, N.Y., for 10 years until her death in No- vember 1976. University officials said she was one of the few women dentists when she began her career in 1920. Dr. Bruenn provided the legacy to establish schol- arships in science and de- _ ntistry. - mune from ouster. The law was adopted, Weiss said, because opposition parties feared that the government, then headed by a coalition of Mapai and the religious parties, might invoke emergency regulations to remove political opponents. Amnon Rubinstein of the Shai faction has submitted a bill to amend the 1952 law to permit the ouster of any member who disgraced the Knesset by being involved in a crime. • Brandeis Offering Israel Program WALTHAM, Mass. — A semester-long program in archeology will be offered beginning this spring at Brandeis University's Jacob Hiatt Institute in Is- rael by Brandeis and the American Schools of Orien- tal Research (ASOR). The new joint program will be open primarily to undergraduates from American colleges and uni- versities, who will be selected by a special admis- sions committee of Brandeis and ASOR officials: Approximately 40 stu- dents will be enrolled in the program each semester. When he pronounced sen- tence, Judge Steinberg stressed that given the seri- ous nature of his offense, Rechtman's public activi- ties had no bearing in the case. He recalled three prey- iOus cases where public fig- ures were jailed for mone- tary crimes, including the acceptance of bribes. These were David Peled, former director -of customs ,and excise; Michael Tzur, former managing director of the Israel Corp.; and Asher Yadlin who was a candidate for the office of Governor of the Bank of Israel. Stiff sentences were im- posed, the judge said, be- cause it was important that the public realize that there is no special treatment for highly placed persons who commit crimes. , Wyn & Harold Landis HOME CATERING g al Phone 557-6157 • STYLE • ELEGANCE • BEAUTY WYN-HAROLD CATERING RATED 4 STARS Underground Shopper 1 1 GUARANTEED TO SAVE YOU MONEY Values to SliS.OS ZIP OUT LEATHERS These 3/4 lengths come In several stylish models and colors. (Sizes 48 & 50 add $10 more.) SAVE 30-60% Education Class NEW YORK (JTA) — Touro College' in Manhat- tan is now offering a spe- cialized course in education accredited by the New York State Department of Educa- tion, qualifying students for provisional certification in elementary school educa- tion. Leave Everything to Us i A wif 5" Jack's , FACTORY OUTL N"" WHOLESALE MEN'S WA E T R Miracle Mile Shopping Center NEXT TO PENNEYS TELEGRAPH & SQUARE LAKE 4 4 ir 26400 West 12 Mile Road Racquetittle Mall N.E. corner ()f 12 Mile Northwestern 357-5,578