THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Iran Hostages Compared to Israel Situation
NEW ORLEANS (JTA)
— Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman
(13-N.Y.) stated last week at
an Israel Bond luncheon in
New Orleans that the five-
week-old Iranian hostage
situation should provide a
vivid illustration to Ameri-
cans of the kind of crisis Is-
rael has repeatedly faced
from neighboring Arab
states since its inception.
Holtzman said, "The Ira-
, nian crisis shows us Israel's
plight. Americans have
been faced with the hostage
situation only a few weeks,"
she said, "while Israel has
lived for years with enemies
on her borders who daily
vow to destroy the Jewish
homeland."
Holtzman and Coretta
King, widow of the late civil
rights leader, Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr., received
Israel's Eleanor Roosevelt
Humanities Award at the
fourth annual All-Israel
Fashion Show/Luncheon.
Holtzman went on to
speak of the Palestinian
refugees who, she said,
live in campus surround-
ing Israel, unable to be-
come citizens and un-
wanted by their host na-
tions. The Congresswo-
man cited as a stark
example the lack of fi-
nancial assistance pro-
vided by the "oil-rich
Arab nations," saying:
"The U.S. has contributed
far more towards helping
these refugees than the
Arab countries who call
them brother. The U.S. has
contributed $700 million,
Saudi Arabia has contrib-
uted $33 million, Kuwait $6
million and Yemen $350.
What does this tell you
about the willingness to use
human beings as political
pawns?"
Mrs. King said that,
while there are people who
speak about a polarization
between the black and
Jewish communities, "the
bond of solidarity between
us is far stronger than the
media suggest." She cited
the words of Martin Luther
King that "we are wrapped
in the single garment of de-
stiny — not just through
history, but an ongoing
common struggle for social
justice."
Friday, December 14, 1919 31
LINEN CORNER
Quality Linens at Discount Prices
Buy Your Holiday Tablecloths
From Us and SAVE
RISHA KAUFMAN
HILDA COHEN
Call M. Th. 11-4
967-3352
968-6348
-
WE CARRY TERYLENE TABLECLOTHS
HOLIDAY HOURS: December 10th thru December 24th
MONDAY -FRIDAY 9:30 -7:30... SATURDAY 9:30-5:30
DIAMONDS (IND FINE JEWELRY
as we'll
dS
distinctive 5 7 itt\vitr-c...1)()111 cxprussivc... imprcssivc...and
recognized
when it bcars the ilium'
JNF Initiates New Programs
NEW YORK (JTA) —
The Jewish National Fund
(JNF) has entered a new
chapter in its history, un-
dertaking "the most impor-
tant land development"
program since the estab-
lishment of the state of Is-
rael and operating with a
budget of about $100 mil-
lion for 1979, an increase of
almost 150 percent com-
pared to the previous year.
According to Sam Cohen,
executive vice president of
the JNF, and Jacob Bar-
more, JNF's director of in-
formation in Jerusalem, the
JNF is presently engaged in
"enormous development"
projects in the north of
Galilee and the Negev.
JNF's activities, Barmore
reported, currently involve
500 locations throughout
Israel. He said these de-
velopment projects have "a
sense of urgency" in view of
the peace agreement with
Egypt and the importance of
inhabiting the Galilee with
Jews.
The JNF also an-
nounced its largest
American fund-raising
goal in its history — $8.5
million for its 1980 cam-
31313
Northwestern • Still(' It 19 • R11111111gI011 111115. Ntich i Sul - ~ Ht 11f3
sub gyst.iin apimintincnt"? Mont'
RABBI BERKOWITZ
paign — to meet "the un-
precendented need for
land reclamation and de-
velopment in Israel aris-
ing out of the Egyptian-
Israeli peace treaty."
Rabbi William Ber-
kowitz, president of the JNF
made the announcement
following his re-election for
a second two-year term at a
meeting of JNF officers.
He explained the JNF
had been encouraged to set
the record-breaking goal in
view of its experience dur-
ing the past years, which he
reported had been "among
the most successful fund-
raising years in the 78-
year-history of the JNF."
KnaAn by the
Gompa We Keep
0
87)1 - 7333
Kno, A#n by the
Gompary At Keep
---
TT'
.
ran
CITIZEN
-
-33
8:173
31313 Northwestern
Farmington Hills
• Manufacturers of Original & Unusual Creations
Authorized Appraisers • Estate Liquidators
• Jewelry Designers
PPaget
T11 .
rant.
AirtnIlrlir ,V4r 4.4M
•
.
L.,
int .
31313 Northwestern
851_7333
•■•■ ,. -: ■ ••
Farmington Hills
• Manufacturers of Original & Unusual Creations
Authorized Appraisers • Estate Liquidators
• Jewelry Designers
for unusual holiday
gifting . .
Only the very best
' in hand-painted originals
heleges
Bourret
neeciiepoug
• Original Oriental Designs
• Original Contemporary Designs
• Copies of the Old Masters
• 25% Off all Canvases
(Yarns Included)
Located on the 1st floor, west entrance
with
Til
&Sant
mo
31313
PATEK PHILIPPE
Tat
niologicstc_s
L._ in,.
31313 Northwestern
851-7333
Northwestern Farmington Hills
851-7333
Farmington Hills
• Monufocnirers of Original & Unusual Creations
Authorized Appraisers • Estate
• Jewelry Designers
Liquidators
Farmington His
• Manufacturers of Original & Unusual Creations
Authorized Appraisers • Estate Liquidators
• Jewelry Designers