THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS --Christian Science Monitor Series on Palestinians Exposed ries of articles on the inians in the Chris- cience Monitor was ed as deliberately presentative and fil- ith distortions in an e in Near East Report eonard J. Davis. Ac- ng to Davis: . a four-part series by Pd N.„,PL_Temko, co on the Monitor charged that_ there is little differencebe- tween the aims and tactics of the PLO and of Israel. The two; Temko wrote, "are waging a life-and- death struggle for the Holy Land . .7. Both take lives of children for a cause' the children are too young to comprehend," and -both :have a similar "intractabil- ity and . . . penchant for vio- lence." This, then, is the prem ise of the Monitor's series: There is no dif- ference between the murderer and the victim, the barbarian and the civilized. There is no jus- tification for a country's defensive action to pro- tect its citizens; and there is no difference between the actions of a demo- cratically elected, legiti- mate government' and a gang of in;,ernational ter- rorists. Temko goes to great lenghts to justify the PLO's actions. First theirs are no different from Israel's ac- tions; after all, the Palesti- nian Arabs are "the Jews of the Arab world." Next, the PLO's actions are merely part of a "three- decade battle for Palestine." The PLO structure, Temko explains, was built "in a de- liberate, conscious imita- tion of the Israelis." Lastly, the series con- tends, Yasir Arafat and the PLO are prepared to accept a modified Security Council Resolution 242, acknow- ledging Israel's right to exist. Even the title of the series, "The Struggle for Palestine," supports the PLO propaganda line. Thirty-five years .ago such a title might have been appropriate. Today, it only masks the real goal of the PLO: the struggle with — and the defeat of — Israel. To Temko, it is as if Israel never existed. What exists instead is a conflict between two parties equal in their history, in their rights, in their methods and in their goals. Clearly, however, they are not. While Temko points to various unnamed PLO offi- cials prepared to negotiate or accept for now a West Bank-Gaza state, nowhere does he quote the readily available public statements to the contrary, nowhere does he cite the PLO's ex- tremist covenant, nowhere does he cite PLO threats against the United States. Certainly not included is Arafat's vow - last month: ."We shall eventually over- run Begin's own offices in both Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Even if only one guer- rilla cub survives the pro- longed struggle, I am confi- dent he will raise the flag of Palestine over Jeruslaem." The Monitor's series is replete with the Big Lie, the kind of propaganda the world heard in the 1930s and 40s. It hides the intentions of a terrorist power, equates the ag- gressor with the victim, and obfuscates the dif- ference between moral right with immoral wrong. All this is done, of course, beneath a legitimizing masthead bearing the title "Christian Science Monitor." The Monitor's prop- aganda, unfortunately, is not unique. Other publica- tions reprint similar charges, and an unsuspect- ing public is asked to forget the facts of history and be- lieve the fabrications of ter- rorists. - That this propaganda is being spread during the West Bank-Gaza negotia- tions is no accident. Such campaign bodes ill for I rael, but it bodes worse for the integrity of elements in the American media per- mitting themselves to be entrapped by anti-Israel propaganda. Tabruth Foundation Weekends: In-Depth Look at Jewish History By BEN GALLOB (Copyright 1979, JTA, Inc.) are house calls a thing of the past?? OF COURSE NOT! Let The Jewish News OM MI IN 1111 IM11 ■ visit your home or that of a friend or relative each week. IIIII ION 8115 MTh, MI MI • To: The Jewish News 17515 W. 9 Mile Rd., Suite 865 Southfield, Mich. 48075 Please send a year's gift subscription to: U NAME ADDRESS STATE CITY 0 ASION: FROM: $12 enclosed ZIP I sons came to the late Satur- day night session. Dr. Lehman said two ses- sions are held on Saturday night, either in the form of a Seudah Shlishit (the Third Meal), or a Melaveh Mal- kah. Each participant is provided a Havdalah can- dle. The late Saturday night . program -is on the lighter side, offering entertain- ment in the context of the weekend " theme, Dr. Lehman said. IMplementation calls not only for participation of the local rabbi but also Three New York congre- gations have participated in a unique program series, "Weekends With Jewish History," developed by the Tarbuth Foundation with the goal of bringing to Jews vivid portrayals of historic turning points and major phases in Jewish history, particularly for Jewish communities distant from major Jewish centers. Dr. Emil Lehman, execu- tive vice president of the Tarbuth Foundation for the Advancement of Hebrew Culture, its complete name Harry Hyman, 90 described-the programs as Harry Hyman, founder of "popular, in-depth pre- United Shirt Distributors, sentations" over an entire died July 4 at age 90. weekend, presented in set- Born in Russia, Mr. tings meant to be evocative Hyman lived most of his life of the period featured in in Detroit. He founded his each weekend program. company in 1918. His 40 He said the programs stores operate under the have been organized to names of United Shirt and create a mood through Jeans- Galore. photo exhibits, other visual He was active in efforts on displays, music of the period behalf of many Jewish piped into the facility where charities and organizations. the program is presented, He was a former board before and after the Sab- member of Temple Beth bath, and cuisine of the El, a charter member of period with menu cards in the Standard City Club, a the appropriate language — member of the Franklin Ladino, French, Yiddish, Hills Country Club. etc., Dr. Lehman said. He leaves his wife, Formats are available Martha; a son, Bert; a for five -"weekends" — daughter, Mrs. Barbara Juda Halevi, the Ball Sharpe of Miami Beach, Shem Tov, Sanhedrin in Fla.; two brothers, Max of Paris, Petah Tikva and Miami Beach and Dr. Ben- Jerusalem. The series are jamin of San Diego, Calif.; a designed and prepared sister, Mrs. Etta Solomon; by Dr. Lehman. Mrs. five grandchildren and Tova Ronni, Tarbuth seven great-grandchildren. Foundation special proj- Services 2:30 p.m. today at ects coordinator, is in Ira Kaufman Chapel. charge of organizing pre- sentation of each pro- Popeye Creator, , gram in a community. Dr. Lehman said the re- Dave Fleischer sponse in all three congre- LOS ANGELES — Dave gations was "truly pheno- Fleischer, the film- menal," averaging 250 pre- animation-pioneer, who, registered participants for with his brother Max, each of the three weekends : created Betty Boop, Popeye He said the programs were and Koko the Clown, died opened to the general June 25 at age 84. In 1974, he was honored Jewish community, after completion of the communal with an Annie at the first meals which are part of each awards presentation of the weekend, and attracted Animation Society of many non-members. In America. Twice he was Schenectady, as an exam- nominated for an Academy ple, he said, some 400 per- Award. of whatever local talent is available and willing. In Schnectadk;for instance, a dramatization- of Halevi's "Kuzari" was of- fered by a cast made up of local residents using a Tarbuth script, Dr. Lehman said. A resident scholar, in- cluded in Tarbuth's pro- gram personnel, carries the - main parts of each pre- sentation. . C.J. Azenberg, Active Zionist NEW YORK — Chai-les J. Azenberg, active in the ranks of the Zionist move- ment for many years, died June 28 at age 85. He was on the staff of the Jewish National Workers Alliance and directed sum- mer camps for the alliance. He also worked with Zionist leader Chaim Weizmann, later to be Israel's first president, before coming to the U.S. in 1920. Photographer P. Halsman, 73 NEW YORK — Philippe Halsman, one of the world's top portrait photographers, is dead at 73. Mr. Halsman was a fash- ion photographer in Paris before fleeing from the Nazis to the U.S. in 1940. He was a frequent con- tributor to Look, the Satur- day Evening Post and Life magazines, for which-he chit more covers (101) than other photographer. Sidney Wallachs, Editor, Author NEW YORK — Editor and author Sidney Wallach, whose journal, The Current Jewish Record, became Commentary magazine, died June 24 at age 73. A public-affairs consul- tant, Mr. Wallach was edu- cational director and then executive director - of the American Jewish Commit- tee (1933-1942). He was the author of"Hitler, Menace to Mankind."