THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 24 Friday, February 1, 1900 Falasha Tells Difficulties of Ethiopian Jewish Life PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — "Budda, the evil eye. That's what they think of us in Ethiopia," said Rachel Solomon, a Falasha stu- dent, at a meeting of the Pacific Association of Re- formed Rabbis. "When we leave our vi - Right in Your own Driveway! /al THEE N - TIP tt - i MAN Certified by the National Automotive Institute of Excellence Comes to your Some or office with tM "garage-on-wheets - Valet seance that doesn't cost one penny extra • Export diagnostic tunst-up • Ehictronle analyzer - angina systems • Professionally trained mechanics • Perfect reunite assured an lages on Thursdays to go to the markets in Christian towns, the Christian mothers hide their children from us so they will not be afflicted by the evil eye, by Budda, and become ill. "Oh, they can recognize us alright. We live in sepa- rate villages and never come to the market on the Sabbath, but only before. After all, we do not cook or work after 3 p.m. on Fri- day." "Also, the Jewish women cut their hair close to their heads, and, because of our ritual washings, we are often spoken of as 'people who smell of water." "Sometimes, when Chris- tian children become ill, their parents go and fetch a Falasha child and place him in the same room. The Christians believe the Falasha also has the power to drive out the evil eye." "I give you these exam- ples," said Rachel, "not to imply that there is any gov- ernment policy to torment Jews." "Rather," she went on, "it is extremely difficult to live in a country steeped in superstition and prej- udice against Jews." 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Our first visit was to the new broadcasting station of Free Lebanon, "the voice of hope." This sta- tion broadcasts news and features daily about the situation in Lebanon. Years ago it was a Lebanese police station. Then it was fortified by the Lebanese army. Now, the station is under the control of the comman- der of the Christian Militia, Major Hadad. His militia was joined by Moslem inhabitants of villages in southern Lebanon who fight to- gether with Hadad's forces against the PLO. We see a lot of ruins and heaps of rubble, twisted concrete and iron. We climbed a hill to see the desolated town of Elhyam. In 1977, this town was occupied by Arab ter- rorists. Most of the inhabi- tants left to avoid the con- stant shooting. Elhyam was the chief bastion of the ter- rorists. In the Litani operation by Israel in March 1978, the terrorists were driven out and Elhyam became desol- ated and ruined. There are houses without doors and windows. From here we can see positions of the UN troops and of the armed forces of Major Hadad. The sky cleared and we could see the enchanting landscape and scenery of this country which has suf- fered so much. We see to our right the villages of Galahia and Ibl-e-Saki and to our left Har Dov, Shuba and Arkub marking the begin- ning of Fatah land. It is a region of ambushes shoot- ing and bloodshed. From afar we could see the peak of Mt. Hermon. We entered the fortress of Major Hadad in Mar- jayun. We passed paved streets, a mosque, a monastery and beautiful houses. Once this was the center of all the settle- ments in southern Leba- non. Major Hadad's staff lives in an old Lebanese army position five miles from the Seven Dutch War Criminals Are Found in West Germany AMSTERDAM LJTA) — A group of former resistance members in the northeast- ern province of Groningen in The Netherlands have announced that they have discovered the whereabouts of seven Dutch war crimi- nals in West Germany where they have been hid- ing since the end of World War II. The major criminal among them is is Albert Zuur- ing, 62, who as a "Rotten- fuehrer" of the SS was co- responsible for killing 17 Dutch men, women and children near the town of Breda in 1944. He was sen- tenced in absentia to lifelong imprisonment by a Dutch de-Nazification court in 1947. Dutch Public Prosecutor Louis de Beaufort, who has been placed in charge of coordinating the investiga- tion of the whereabouts of more than 300 Dutch war criminals still missing, has stated that the whereabouts of the seven war criminals have been known to him for some time and he has had contacts with the West German authorities about them. The main problem, however, is not locating them but extraditing them. If some of the seven war criminals have meanwhile acquired West German citizenship, as they claim, this must be verified. For the time being, however, they cannot be extradited. Some of them were sen- tenced in Holland solely for collaborating with the Nazis. According to West German law, this is not a basis for extradition. Ac- cording to de Beaufort, the disclosure by the Groningen group may make his work more difficult. Israeli border at Metulla. The flag of Free Lebanon is flying in the sky. me 10,000 Palestinian tern-fists are today concen- trated in Lebanon, 6,000 of them between the Israeli border and the Zaharani River. Beirut is the center of all Palestinian terrorists organizations; the terrorists act and move freely with the permission of the Lebanese government and army. Ter- rorists are trained in Pales- tine refugee camps and sent to carry out terror and sabotage acts across the Is- raeli border and in Europe. The town of Tyre is a cen- ter for terrorists staff offi- cers, bases and arsenals. From here, terrorist groups are sent by land and sea into Israel. These facts compel the Israeli army to retaliate by land, sea and air. The army of Major Hadad fights the terrorists successfully, foiling many terrorist at- tacks on villages in south- ern Lebanon and Israel. The Israeli government provides humantiarian services for the inhabi- tants of southern Leba- non. It opened three crossing points at the border: Metulla, Dovev and Hanita. It provides medical help. Israel repaired the water supply lines, opened a post office and employs thousands of Lebanese resi- dents. Major Hadad told us that , he has been fighting the ter- rorists for five years. "Israel helps us in this struggle for existence and life," he said. "We want to live in peace. The terrorists want to de- stroy us. Our hope lies in the struggle for freedom. "Israel strives for peace. It made peace with Egypt and wishes to extend the peace to Lebanon. We are strong, but I am afraid that time does not work in our favor. We are sorry that the United Nations is support- ing the terrorists." The 1980's Are Here! FOR YOUR NEXT CADILLAC SEE ME! TIM AUDE'TT • Sales & Leasing at AUDETTE CADILLAC 71E0 Orchard Lake Rd. at Northwestern W. Bloomfield 851-7200 PERSONALIZED SERVICE GUARANTEED Moving to Phoenix, Scottsdale Area? RENT or call BUY ELAYNE ZACK at Tom Jackson & Assoc. Inc. 3106 E. 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