THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 20 Friday, August 17, 1979 Radio Free Europe Employees See Trifa Tie to Mailed Threats claim there is a link be- tween the letters, deporta- tion proceedings against ac- cused Nazi war criminal Archbishop Valerian Trifa, and allegations of anti- Semitism within the Roma- nian Department of RFE. A copy of a letter written in Romanian to Popper, program editor, was for- warded to the Jewish Tele- graphic Agency with the fol- lowing translation: "Stink- ing Zhid! For our Ar- ALBANY, N.Y. (JTA) — Jewish editors of the Roma- nian Section of Radio Free Europe (RFE) in Munich have received anonymous threatening letters, and two RFE employees there, Jacob Popper and Edgar Rafael, ALUMINUM SIDING Custom Trim I S45-1 1 I 0 Try My Prices! sk. for PETER Al SPECIALIST S Foreign CarService ! N VOLKSWAGEN AND PORSCHE CARS CALL 548-3926 548-4160 541-9704 . 1018 W. 9 Mile Rd. Alfons G. 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He is accused of playing a lead- ing role in the January 1941 Bucharest pogrom. As president of the National Union of Christian Roma- nian Students, the youth arm of the fascist Romanian Iron Guard, he allegedly fomented riots that resulted in the murder of some 1,200 to 12,000 Jews. Trifa's hearing had been scheduled for July 30, but the government requested and received a 60-day con- JERUSALEM — The Is- rael Exploration Society will dedicate a volume of "Eretz Israel" to Prof. Harry Orlinsky, professor of Bible 6668 ORCHARD LAKE ROAD 626-2652 f WEST BLOOMFIELD DR. HARRY ORLINSKY GOLD /GOLD I GOLD OFF Retail Priced by weight additional 1 0% with Bernard, Kremer told JTA he was promised that RFE would report the facts of Trifa's past and present, apologize for the "erroneous report," give Kremer equal time on RFE to "speak the facts of Trifa's past," and interview Bishop Victorin Ursache, head of the Roma- nian Missionary Episcopate Church of America. for spokesman A Holtzman confirmed that she was given these same general assurances by Ber- nard. In a letter to Kremer, dated June 20, Bernard said that he had met with Holtzman and her staff, and that "Both Mr. (William) Buell, senior vice president of RFE and myself assured them that this organization has no interest whatsoever in protecting Bishop Trifa from whatever may be coming to him." Buell told the JTA in a telephone interview that he was not aware of Bernard's promises to Kremer. He said that while some of the promises "seem reason- able," Bernard could not make some of them because "he is not in a position to do so." Meanwhile, Kremer has asked Holtzman to investi- gate why, after more than two months, Bernard has not fulfilled these promises. HEED INVITATIONS Bar MitzVa Wedding Stationery Etc. 20% on Call Barbara 968-5080 . What's Robert Grumet Doing At The 'Evergreen Plaza? You will soon see. Israel Exploration Society Names Volume for Orlinsky Are You Overpaying for Home Owners Insurance? 40 ° 0 tinuance. Romania, cur- rently seeking most favored nation status, has provided new evidence in the case. In June, Noel Bernard, director of the Romanian Department for RFE, met with Holtzman and with Dr. Charles Kremer of New York to discuss Trifa's RFE broadcasts. Kremer, 82, has been seeking justice for Trifa for over 20 years. Trifa, head l of the Or- thodox Episcopate Church of America, had been interviewed on RFE on May 1 for 45 minutes by Liviu Floda, using the pseudonym "Brancusi," a Romanian Jew who has worked for RFE for many years. The subject of Tri- fa's discussion was the 50th anniversary of the Romanian Missionary Episcopate Church of America. This church is under the aegis of the Orthodox Church of Constantinople and Trifa's church, founded in 1952, is under the aegis of the Russian Orthodox Church of Moscow. RFE's choice of Trifa came under fire not only because he is an alleged Iron Guardist facing denaturalization proceedings, but also be- cause his church was not celebrating the anniversary he -was discussing, accord- ing to Kremer. As a result of his meeting OFF with this ad Visit The New "Fourteen Karat Shop" at the Michigan Inn Hotel a permanent showroom Fourteen Karat Shop 16400 J.L. 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