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And how does the State
had London for hundreds of
Department
reconcile its
years."
Secretary of State Cyrus
"We' Jews," replied attitude with the pledge of
Vance has been pressuring Weizmann, "had Jerusalem the Democratic Party at the
Canada, according to re- when London was a marsh." last election to recognize
Jerusalem as. the capital
ports, not to recognize
Today, to be sure, city of Israel?
Jerusalem as the capital
Are we to understand
city of Israel and not to Jerusalem is not the desol-
move its embassy from Tel ate city it was in the days of that the party is for it only
Balfour. There is a great _ in election years, when
Aviv to Jerusalem as it had
university there. There are Jewish votes are needed?
planned to do.
many libraries. In fact, the
Another election is ap-
The action of Vance has
first institution the Zionists proaching.
brought a sharp protest
-President Carter, "a born
from Howard M. Squadron, established in Jerusalem
again Christian" can hardly
president of the American was the Jewish National
some- ignore the many biblical
Jewish Congress. It is bad Library. Also it is
thing of a musical center. prophecies of a reborn -Is-
enough, says Squadron,
rael. But leaving aside all
that the U.S. continues . to All of this is the result of the
metaphysical considera-
refuse to accept Jerusalem modern Zionist movement.
Jerusalem was a tions, doesn't plain corn
as the capital city of Israel
but "that our country Jewish city in biblical sense tell us that the Ar
should go even further, by days and it always con- with 22 capital cities now
seeking to prevent others tinued to be a Jewish city. don't especially need an-
from accepting the reality of The Encyclopedia Brit- other capital city? They are
Jerusalem's place in Israel tanica in its edition in getting more than a fair
1905, almost - a half cen- share of the capital of the
is altogether deplorable."
The president of the AJ- tury before the estab- world today. Do they need
Congress also calls atten- lishment of the Jewish the capital cities too? Aren't
tion to the fact that the state, gives its Jewish the Jews entitled to the one
Democratic Party platform population as 40,000 and little capital with which the
clearly called for the re- the Arab population as whole world recognizes they
are inextricably associated?
moval of the U.S. Embassy only 7,000.
from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Vance ought to read the
platform.
It might not be a bad idea
for the State Department
A luncheon honoring
also to brush up a little on
Mrs.
Rachel Kurtzman will
the story of Jerusalem.
Lord Balfour, after be held July 29 on her 90th
birthday: Speaking will be
whom the Balfour Dec-
Sam
Rothberg, the national
laration is named, didn't Jewish
communal activist.
entirely understand
of
Peoria,
Ill. Rothberg, a
about Jerusalem either
personal
friend
of Mrs.
at the beginning. "How
Kurtzman, who is president
can you be so interested
of the Israel Investment
in such a desolate and
Corp., national campaign
forlorn city as
chairman of Israel Bonds,
Jerusalem?" he asked.
vice president of the Ameri-
Dr. Chaim Weizmann.
"Why are you concerned can Commission for the
Weitzman Institute, and
about London?" retorted
chairman of the board of
Weizmann. "Well," said
governors of -Hebrew Uni-
Balfour, "we English have
versity.
RACHEL KURTZMAN
Mrs. Kurtzman was born
on
July
29,
1889
in
the
women
became dedicated
No U. S. Plan
shtetl of Kievan, Russian supporters of the Holy Land
for Sinai
Poland. Her father was a because of her: When State
"felsher" — a paramedic of Israel Bonds were origi-
SurVeillance
who was a learned and ob- nated, she became one of the
WASHINGTON (JTA) —
servant Jew and a devoted first "Women of Valor" in
The United States does not
Hasid. Israel Bonds in Michigan.
yet have "a contingency
A lifelong Zionist, Mrs. Her ability to sell bonds to
plan" for military surveil-
Kurtzman, was an active willing and not-so-willing
lance of the Sinai after Is-
member of Pioneer Women people became legendary.
rael's withdrawal although
and a friend of Golda Mein
Her Hasidic back-
it is becoming apparent the
Her inspiration and ground and unusual reli-
Soviet Union will block con-
energy led to the founding of gious education led to her
tinuation of the United Na-
"Club Israel" by the Pioneer close association with
tions Emergency Force
Women, and many young – the Chabad-Lubavitch
(UNEF) now in place there.
movement in Michigan.
"We have no prognosis on Agudath Israel
She spearheaded a drive
failure," of the Security
to establish a clinic at .
Convention
Set
Council to continue UNEF,
Kfar Chabad, the
NEW YORK — The 57th Lubavitch town near Tel
State Department spokes-
man Hodd-ing Carter said. national convention of Aviv in Israel. The clinic,
He observed that if the U.S._ Agudath Israel of America, founded in memory of
is unable to obtain _the scheduled to take place Nov. her late son-in-law, Dr.
necessary nine votes in the 22-25 at the Rye Town Hil- Morris Raskin, serves as
Security Council or should ton in Port Chester, N.Y., an up-to-date medical
the Soviets veto a resolution will take on an interna- center for the town ar
on UNEF's continuation the tional flavor this year when surrounding settlement,
commitment by the U.S. to it prepares the platform of
Mrs. Kurtzman continues
Egypt and Israel is to or- the American delegation to Co play an active role in the
ganize a multilateral force the forthcoming sixth communal activism, proj-
for the Sinai should UNEF Knessia Gedolah (World ects and activities of
Congress) of Agudath Is- Chabad-Lubavitch and her
not be continued.
Another State Depart- rael.
\ dedication to her "Folk -
The convention, which Yisra' el."
ment spokesman said the
U.S. will honor its commit— will take place six weeks
I am truly great in action.
ment to replace UNEF if prior to the opening of the
necessary after Tuesday, Knessia Gedolah in If ever I am placed in a truly
when its mandate expires. Jerusalem on Jan. 7, will eminent position I shall
He noted that there is not deliberate on the position of prove this. I could rule the
the same sanse of urgency the American Agudath Is- House of Commons, al-
since Egypt and Israel are rael as it prepares to par- though there would be a"
no longer belligerents as ticipate in the global great prejudice against me
they were when UNEF was gathering of Orthodox lead- at first.
— Benjamin Disraeli
ens.
formed in 1973.

By DAVID SCHWARTZ
(Copyright 1979, JTA, Inc.)

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