22 Friday, May 25, 1919 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Klutznick Reviews Status of Diaspora marks, Klutznick disclosed crisis level. But there are some surprising population disturbing manifestations in parts of Latin America figures. He said Jews in the Soviet and in some European coun- Union numbered between tries where neo-Nazi and fascist groups are becoming 1.7 and 1.9 million, not 2.5 million as estimated ear- more numerous and bolder, lier. He said this figure took Klutznick said. He said there were cer- into account the 200,000 Jews who have emigrated in tain lessons to be learned recent years, the almost from the American televi- zero natural increase of sion series "Holocaust" which was ignored by some Soviet Jews and the inroads communities. That, he said, made by assimilation. The entire eastern bloc, is one reason why the Sta- including the USSR, has a tute of Limitations allowing total Jewish population the prosecution of Nazi war criminals in West Germany today of 2.25 million, must not be allowed to ex- Klutznick said. There are three million pire at the end of this year. Klutznick spoke of chang- Jews in Israel and six mil- lion in the U.S. and ing lifestyles and work pat- terns among Diaspora Jews, Canada combined. West- ern Europe has 1.250 mil- notably their mobility lion Jews; South and which is greater than at any time in the last 35 years. He Central America 900,000; said that in the U.S. fewer The Far East, including Australia and New Zea- Jews are going into busi- ness or self-employed occu- land 150,000; and 150,000 pations and more into pro- in all of Africa. . fessions and salaried jobs. Klutznick said that in the This, he said, may have re- Diaspora as a whole, anti- percuSsions on fund-raising Semitism, including anti- in the future. Zionism, was far below In that connection, f Klutznick remarked, "I hold the opinion that Is- rael's difficult march toward full peace will continue to the focus of Diaspora concern and ef- fort." But, "There are some speculations about Write The Best Prescription For Your what would happen in Sprinkler Needs. the field of fund-raising if, for example, Israel SPRINKLERS INSTALLED & SERVICED ceases to be a cause. One Jeffrey Schreiber should understand that no Sabbath 531-5393 fund-raising in the U.S. is calls more than just solicita- 968-0487 JERUSALEM (JTA) — A review of the status of Dias- pora Jewry was presented by Philip Klutznick, president of the World Jewish Congress here Tuesday at a gathering to mark the first anniversary of the Beth Hatefutsot, the Museum of the Diaspora, which was officially re- named in honor of Dr. Nahum Goldmann, former WJC president, who con- ceived the idea 20 years ago. 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Klutznick said those organizations operate ac- cording to the principle of freedom of choice which means that they see it as their duty to help Jews find a home wherever they choose. "Israel's failure is prob- ably not in absorbing im- migrants but rather in at- tracting them," Klutznick said. He observed that Soviet Jewish emigration is increasing while Iranian Jews, who are beginning to feel the pressure to move, hesitate since they are wary about applying for exit visas from the present regime. He said the primary concern of the World Jewish Congress in the coming year will be to maintain Jewish unity throughout the world and to safeguard the interests of Jews in places where it is necessary to do so. With respect to the Mid- dle East, Klutznick noted that next year is a Presidential election year in the U.S. and that will have repercussions on the situation. But he said he was convinced that the Car- ter Administration is re- solved to remain involved in the Middle East negotia- tions. Knesset Blocks Marriage Bill JERUSALEM (JTA) — A demand that Israel insti- tute civil marriage as an al- ternative option to religious marriage was struck off the agenda by the coalition majority in the Knesset last week. The private motion was submitted by Yossi Sarid of the Labor Party, Shulamit Aloni of the Civil Rights movement, Meir Payil of Sheli, and Mordechai Wir- shuvsky of the Shai faction. Minister of Religious Af- fairs Aharon Abu Hatzeira said it was futile to attempt to disrupt the delicate bal- ance between the religious and non-religious popula- tion. He stressed that all previous governments had maintained the status quo on marital issues which are under the jurisdiction of the Orthodox rabbinate. Navon Visits Gush Etzion JERUSALEM (JTA) — President Yitzhak Navon toured the area of Gush Etz- ion, the first presidential tour beyond the Green Line in the state's history. The president, however, denied that his visit to the region had any far-reaching politi- cal significance. Congress Acts on Barring PLO From Entering the U.S. WASHINGTON (JTA) — Shafik al-Hout, director of A Senate-House conference the PLO operations in Be- committee will work out language that will have the effect of barring members of the Palestine Liberation Organization and officials of labor organizations in Communist countries from entering the United States unless both the Secretary of State and the Attorney General agree on a special waiver for them. The House of Representa- tives, which rejected a pro- posal on that basis last year, had adopted the legislation providing for the toughened law after its introduction by Rep. Stephen Solarz (D- N.Y.) and Edward Der- winski (R-Ill.). A proposal with a similar purpose was introduced by Senators Jacob Javits (R-N.Y.) and Robert Dole (R-Kans:). The Senate approved it 87-2. The measure is part of the authorization bill for the State Department. Sen. Howard Baker (R-Tenn.) and 10 other Senators asked the Senate to repeal the McGovern Amendment that made it easier for members of proscribed organizations such as the PLO to enter the U.S. But Javits and Dole urged milder language as a compromise because the McGovern Amend- ment had been originally offered to strengthen the U.S. position with respect to the Helsinki accords. In the debate on the pro- posal, the Carter Adminis- tration had declared its op- position to any changes in the law, contending that the McGovern Amendment supported the U.S. position under the Helsinki agree- ment. But opposition to the Ad- ministration emerged strongly after the State De- partment granted a visa to irut, to visit the United States for three weeks dur- ing which he traveled freely after he was invited by un- identified groups at four American universities. The AFL-CIO and the American-Israel Public Af- fairs Committee had op- posed the McGovern pro- viso. Baker noted that the proviso allows Communist officials "under the guise of trade unionism" to enter the U.S. and "grant the stamp of legitimacy to this patent charade." Under the law, "the PLO is a proscribed organization" but Baker added that "PLO mem- bers have had virtually free access to this coun- try." Contrary to some recent assertions, Baker said, "it is a matter of of- ficial record at the De- partment of State and the Immigration and Naturalization Service that these agencies inter- pret the McGovern Amendment to require approval of visa applica- tions for PLO officials." Baker observed that the amendment he offered "red- resses this problem — these excesses of the present law — without doing any vio- lence whatsoever to the legitimate and laudable purposes of the Helsinki ac- cords." It would require a U.S. government decision to admit visitors . "openly rather than secretly and it reaffirms the commitment of the U.S. to an exchange of views and the movement of people that is truly free — not the convenient captive of propagandists and ter- rorists." The lone opponents were Senators William Armstrong (R-Colo.) and James McClure (R-Idaho). Likud Is Casting Wary Eye at President Yitzhak Navon By MOSHE RON The Jewish News Special Israel Correspondent TEL AVIV — Relations between the Likud and the Labor Party are becoming increasingly strained. For example, Likud MK Dr. Ab- raham Katz recently pro- posed that the Israeli President should not be active in the political field until four years after leav- ing office. It was suggested that this proposal was aimed at the present President Yitzhak Navon, a former active member of the Labor Party, who is very popular and might be a candidate in the next Knesset elections with the aim of becoming the next Prime Minister. The newspapers have been saying that Navon meddles too much in politics in order to increase his popularity. Navon insisted on greeting President Car- ter and President Sadat on their arrival in Israel thi4, year instead of Prime YITZHAK NAVON Minister Menahem Begin. Some leading Likud members accuse the President of political aims, but Begin rejects these rumors and con- tinues his good personal relations with the President. But it becomes more and more clear that inter-party relations will be more strained as the next Knes- set elections come nearer. The Sinai Peninsula has been one of the most crossed, but least occupied pieces of real estate on the earth.