Friday, March 2, 1979 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Lubavitch Purim Drive Set, Orthodox Leader to Speak Julius Berman, national Weiner, president. Mishloakh Manot Readied president Berman will lead a semi- of the Union of The Lubavitcher Purim campaign is under way, and thousands of Purim pack- ages — mishloakh manot — will be distributed through- out the state, fulfilling the Purim commandments of giving at least one gift of two foods (shara.kh manot) to a friend and at least two pennies to two poor people (or to a charity box). In Farmington Hills, Rabbi Chaim Bergstein, spiritual leader of Cong. Bais Chabad of Farmington Hills, is helped by youngsters who are packag- ing and distributing the mishloakh manot for homes and hospitals. Rabbi Elimelech Sil- berberg, spiritual leader of Cong. Bais Chabad of West Bloomfield, and Rabbi Bergstein, invite the public to the reading of the Megillat Esther 7:30 p.m. March 12 at the Labor Zionist Institute. A costume contest for chil- dren age 3-14 will be held, and prizes for best cos- tume will be awarded. Clowns, balloons, greg- gers, music and traditional refreshments will highlight the evening. The public is invited free of charge. * Orthodox Jewish Congrega- , `Iran Would Give Moral Aid to PLO, But No Weaponry' NEW YORK (JTA) — Dr. Ibrahim Yazdi, Iran's de- puty prime minister and a close aide of the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, said in a television interview that the new Iranian govern- ment would provide the Palestine Liberation Organization with "politi- cal and moral" aid, but not with troops or weapons. Interviewed via satellite from Teheran on the Public Broadcasting Services MacNeil-Lehrer Report," Yazdi said the PLO merited Iran's political and moral support because the Pales- tinians were an "oppressed" people. He said Iran was not planning to provide the PLO with arms or men, not- ing -he believed they did not need such aid. Yazdi, who is in charge of carrying out the Islamic revolution in Iran, added that for the near fu- ture Iran would be chiefly involved with its own domestic problems. His remarks seemed to contradict the numerous statements made last week by PLO chieftain Yasir Arafat when he was shepherded around Iran by Yazdi. Arafat implied that Iran would now join the fighting against Is- rael by supplying the PLO with arms and put- ting its troops on the frontline. In addition a report from Teheran quoted Hani Al- Hassan, a leader of El Fatah and the head of the PLO's new office in Teheran, as saying the new Iranian gov- ernment has made "the lib- eration of Jerusalem from Israeli occupation one of its foremost religious and moral commitments." He said Iranian leaders, includ- ing Khomeini, made this pledge last week to Arafat. He said that much of the discussion between Arafat and Khomeini was over the establishment of "a common strategy and a common ap- - proach" against Israel. In the PBS interview, Yazdi said Iran would not interfere in the efforts to reach an Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty because he said no matter what type of document was signed by those two countries it would be meaningless.. A Purim Reader Made Available MIAMI BEACH — The Jewish Community Infor- mation Council of Cong. Kol Yisroel Chaverim has pre- pared a free booklet on "Purim in the Home." To obtain the booklet, send a stamped, self- addressed envelope to Rabbi Rubin R. Dobin, Purim Reader, P.O. Box 6184, Miami Beach, Fla. 33154. Those who came to this land sought to build more than a- new country. They sought- a new world. — Lyndon B. Johnson Exciting entertainment for your club or organization. An amazing demonstration of ESP and mind reading with audi- ence participation. 547-2464r Mel Eisenberg r." . tions of America, will ad- dress a special leadership brunch, hosted by the board of trustees of Cong. Bnai David; 11:30 a.m. Sunday in the synagogue, announce Rabbi Morton Yolkut, spiritual leader, and Alan PARIS (JTA) — The Palestine Liberation Organization has called on France to play a more active role in Middle East affairs and to submit the Arab- Israeli issue -to the United Nations Security Council. The head of the PLO's political department, Farouk Khadoumi, pressed French Foreign Minister Jean Francois-Poncet to act in this direction in consulta- tion with its West European partners. Khadoumi, according to Palestinian sources, said it is of "the utmost urgency" to have the Security Council re-examine the entire Mid- dle East issue and vote a new resolution which "would safeguard the rights of the Palestinian people:" leS 9-0 pam "seni 9-1.1. "saru. "uoW 6-1.1. 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It was the first time in many years that the West African country has abstained in such a resolu- tion. 4 23 _n44_ s.