THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, March 1, 1980 19 Soviet Jewish Emigration Topic of Lawyers Convocation NEW YORK (JTA) — A seminar to demonstrate how American lawyers can intervene in individual cases of Soviet Jews who are arbitrarily denied emigra- tion visas in contravention of international law and the Soviet Constitution, was held at the New York Bar Association with the par- ticipation of 80 practicing attorneys from the New York area and professors of law from leading law • EXCALIBUR Hair Styling Salon ALEX CARWANA Hair Styling and Hairpiece Expert 353-4848 Call for your appt. 24901 Northwestern Suite 111 Heritage Bldg. S.W. Corner of Evergreen schools in the U.S. and Canada. The seminar was spon- sored jointly by the New York Legal Coalition for Soviet Jewry, an affiliate of the Greater New York Con- ference on Soviet Jewry; Bnai Zion, the Zionist frat- ernal order; and the deans of six law schools. Speakers included Prof. Leon Lipson, Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence at Yale Law School; Prof. Louis Henkin of Columbia University Law School; Prof. of Law Irwin Cotler of McGill University, Montreal; and Robert McKay, director of the Aspen Institute Program for Justice, who is co- chairman of the legal coali- tion. Prof. Howard Green- berger, of New York Uni- versity Law School, co- chairman of the legal coali- tion, presided. Cotler, who reviewed his legal defense of Anatoly Shcharansky, said that Soviet Jews are unique because they seek to test the Soviet Con- stitution and interna- tional law. According to McKay, lawyers can and should help define international sta- tutes which pertain to Soviet Jews and shape the policies that can aid them. Henkin cited United Na- HAIR REMOVED FOREVER; Men & Women NEW SOLID STATE MACHINES Fast • Safe • Permanent Free Consultation Dorothy Stofer Formerly of Northland Center 647-3432 16231 14 Mile Road (Betw. 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On Wednesday at the Stephen S. Wise Congrega- tion in Los Angeles, Calif., Rabbi Efry Spectre of De- troit's Adat Shalom Kahane Cohort Suspected in W.B. Vandalism JERUSALEM (JTA) — A resident of Kiryat Arba was questioned by police last week in connection with the vandalizing of Arab prop- erty in the nearby town of Halhoul on the West Bank. According to witnesses, four unidentified men driv- ing a white pick-up truck systematically smashed the windows and slashed the tires of 27 motor vehicles, virtually allthat are owned in Halhoul. Headlights were also smashed and in some cases motors were de- liberately damaged. The suspect, Yossi Dayan, reportedly a member of Rabbi Meir Kahane's "Kach" move- ment, denied taking part in the assault but said he was "in favor" of such action. Synagogue will be the keynote speaker at a special convocation on Soviet Jewry. Sponsored by the Jewish Community Council of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Board of Rabbis, the conference will focus on the implementation of the Pesach Haggada in teach- ing the plight of Soviet Jews. * * * Detroit Jewry Backs Boycott of Olympics The Jewish Community Council of Metropolitan De- troit has written . to President Carter to express support for a boycott of the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. Council President Ma- rian Shifman informed the Administration of an execu- tive committee resolution expressing strong support for the President's action in response to the Soviet inva- sion of Afghanistan. TamaRoFF Your Sign of Value for Sales • Service Custom Leasing TamesoFF Buick-Honda 28585 Telegraph Rd. across from Tel-Twelve Mall Southfield, Mich. Phone 353-1300 After theatre there's nothing like a delicious cup of coffee. Maxwell House® Coffee always makes it great. Israel, Egypt Flights Begin TEL AVIV (JTA) — Commercial flights be- tween Israel and Egypt are now a reality. 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