40 Friday, June 29, 1979
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Olympic Panel Discusses Problems, Outlines Policies at NCSJ
By HASKELL COHEN
Inc.)
A special panel dealing
with the 1980 Olympics was
part of the National Confer-
ence on Soviet Jewry Policy
Conference held in Wash-
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ington D.C. recently.
On the panel were four
top people in their respec-
tive fields: Alan Baker, a
vice president at NBC; Neil
Amdur, a sportswriter with
the New 'York Times; Rep.
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Jack Kemp (R-N.Y.); and
Robert Paul, the U.S.
Olympic Committee public
relations director. The
panel presented various
viewpoints pertaining to
the upcoming Games.
Obviously, there is a con-
siderable amount of concern
on the part of the National
Conference concerning
what will transpire next
year in Moscow. Problems
pertaining to Israeli
athletes, Jewish athletes
from countries throughout
the Diaspora, Soviet Jews
who attempt to attend the
Games, and refusniks were
discussed.
Paul indicated that
Soviet President Leonid
Brezhnev had sent a let-
ter to the International
Olympic Committee
promising there would be
no discrimination so far
as selection of nations
was concerned and
athletes in general would
not be discriminated
against. -
He pledged to uphold
these rights and indicated
that the governing body
today involved in sports
would see to it that every-
thing ran smoothly. Paul
further revealed that on
Aug. 2, 1976, the United
States Olympic Committee
by mail indicated to the
Russians that in the event
these pledges were not up-
held to the letter, the Games
would be subject to im-
mediate cancellation by the
International Committee.
Amdur, who has covered
Olympic Games since 1968,
on the other hand, indicated
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"something will happen in
Moscow. He had no indica-
tion as to what would hap-
pen and would not predict,
but as an experienced
newspaperman he felt that
no set of Games of this mag-
nitude would run entirely
without some disturbance
arising.
Alan Baker then spoke on
behalf of NBC and indicated
that there would be 45
cameras centered on 14
venues covering a total of 15
sports. He also revealed
that there would be several
hand cameras and all this
will be supplemented with
26 NBC newsmen who will
report as objectively as
possible on all types of news
aside from the sports field
which will be taken care of
by experts.
Kemp, a former Na-
tional Football League
quarterback, who repre-
sents the Buffalo area,
was very much con-
cerned with the possibil-
ity of harassment of
Soviet Jews and insisted
that pressure be exerted
to secure guarantees
JNF Forest
Management
Receives Praise
The Jewish National
Fund was commended re-
cently for its dedication to
forest management in Is-
rael. The commendation
was in an article in
"America" magazine.
According to the article,
"One country that under-
stands the importance of
forests to the land and the
environment . . . is Israel.
The JNF has planted no less
than 150 million trees since
1901, changing not merely
the face of Israel, but the
groundwater tables and
weather as well."
The article also noted the
JNF's willingness to exper-
iment with new methods in
forest management. "An
early classic experiment by
the JNF involved the drain-
ing of malarial swamps on
the well-watered plains of
Sharon by planting
eucalyptus trees in the
swamps themselves.
Israeli agronomists
theorized that the trees
Would send down far-
reaching roots in all direc-
tions, soak up the water and
eliminate the breeding
grounds of the mosquitos
carrying the disease."
along these lines.
He was very much
against detention or house
arrest undertaken before,
during, or after the Olym-
pics. He felt that no imped-
iment either directly or in-
directly should be placed in
the way of tourists seeking
to meet Soviet citizens in
Moscow or other Soviet
cities.
Later, during a rebuttal
session, Baker indicated
that there is no agreement
to show life as it exists in the
Soviet Union today by-the
sports department. This
area would have _ to be
covered by the news de-
partment, and he did not, at
this point, know what ar-
rangements were being
made along those lines.
There will be a total or I
150 hours of television time
devoted to the Games and
they will cover strictly
sports. The news which-
might break other than_
sports at the time of the
Games would be covered by_
NBC's news department
and would be witnessed pos-
sibly on the Today Sh^w,
Tonight ShoW, or what
Baker indicated that W as
the network's prerogative.
Dignitaries Involved in Bon
Events in D.C., New York
WASHINGTON (JTA) —
Some of the_brightest stars
in the entertainment -
galaxy, leading members of
the Carter Administration
and Congress and other dis-
tinguished guests joined
more than 1,000 members of
Washington's Jewish com-
munity at a gala Indepen-
dence Ball at the
Washington-Hilton Hotel
last week to celebrate Is-
rael's 31st anniversary.
The affair, sponsored by
the Israel Bond Organiza-
tion, was highlighted by the
presentation of separate
awards by the Israel gov-
ernment to actors Joel Grey
and Herschel Bernardi and
songsmith Sammy Cahn.
The presentations were
made by the Israeli Ambas-
sador to the U.S., Ephraim
Evron. Grey, who won an
Oscar for his performance in
"Cabaret," was given Is-
rael's Humanitarian Award
in recognition of his artistry
Which has "captured the
hearts and minds of men
and women in every corner
of the earth."
Cahn, a five-time Oscar
winner, was recipient of Is-
rael's Cultural Award and
Bernardi, star of "Zorba the
Greek" and an essayer of
the role of Tevye the
milkman in "Fiddler on the
Roof was given Israel's
Friendship Award.
Vice President Walter -
Mondale was chairman
of the honorary commit-
tee for the affair which
included House Speaker
Thomas O'Neill, seven
members of President
Carter's Cabinet, leaders
of both major parties in
Congress and Mayo
Marion Barry of Wash-
ington.
More than a dozen dip-
lomats, nearly all of them
ambassadors, attended the
celebration. Alexjandro Or-
fila, executive head of the
Organization of American
States, and Mrs. Orfila were
among the guests.
In his brief remarks,
Evron referred to the
Israeli-Egyptian peace.
treaty. "The road ahead is
still bumpy," he said, add-,
ing, "Your support is as
badly or goodly needed i
the future as in the past."
At an Independence Ball
held at the Waldorf-Astoria
Hotel in New York just a
week earlier, the coveted,
American-Israel Arts, Sci-
ences and Humanities
Award for distinguished
service to Israel was pre-
sented to five show business
personalities and an ar-
chitect. They were Met-
ropolitan Opera star Robert
Merrill; entertainer Sammy
Davis Jr.; playwright Ar
thur Miller; choreographe
Jerome Robbins; actress-
Elizabeth Taylor; and R._
Buckminister Fuller. All
were cited for their out-
standing contributions to
the cultural and material
development of Israel.
The keynote speaker o
the evening, Israel's Am-
bassador to the United Na-
tions Yehuda Blum who
was patron of the ball, spoke -
of the "great steps initiated
towards peace" and ex-
pressed hope for a long-
lasting cessation of hos-
tilities.
AJPA Cites Bernard Pos
Judaica Museum
Features Brauer
CHICAGO — The first
Midwest exhibition of the
work of Eric Brauer will
take place at the Spertus
Museum of Judaica from
July 22 - September 23.
More than 200 paintings,
drawings, graphics and a
few examples of sculpture
and textiles represent
Brauer as a multi-talented
artist.
Brauer is essentially con-
cerned with the Jewish
heritage, which he depicts
in luminous color and pre-
cise detail.
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Frank Wundohl of Philadelphia, left, president o
the American Jewish Press Association, is shown
presenting an award on behalf of the AJPA to veterti
journalist Bernard Postal at the recent AJPA annual
meeting hosted by Yeshiva University in New Yor