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Sabbath Scriptural Selections

This Sabbath, the 27th day of Adar, 5740, the following scriptural selections will be read in our-synagogues:
Pentateuchal portion, Exodus 35:1-40:38, 12:1-20. Prophetical portion, Ezekiel 45:16-46:18.

Tuesday, Rosh Hodesh Nisan, Numbers 28:1-15.

Candle lighting, Friday, March 14, 6:19 p.m.

VOL. LXXVII, No. 2

Page Four

Friday, March 14, 1980

CARTER AND THE PLO

President Carter was a nobly marvelous host
when he welcomed to the White House the
United Jewish Appeal Young Leadership dele-
gation. He was cheered.
When the President said he opposed creation
of a Palestinian state, -he was cheered when he
said: "I would not negotiate with nor recognize
the Palestine Liberation Organization." One
news report thereupon reported: "However the
cheers subsided a bit when he finished the sen-
tence by saying 'unless it first recognizes Is-
rael's right to exist.' "
An accusation made the same day before an
American Jewish Congress gathering in New
York by Senator Edward Kennedy that the
President is "flirting with the PLO" added to the
concern still dramatizing the Middle East prob-
lems.
It is apparent that the PLO role is yet to be
fully defined to prevent misunderstandings and
confusions.
A criticism from Senator Kennedy is not new
in political conflicts. But the "conditional" as-
pects of granting some form of credibility to the
PLO by asserting that the group seeking Is-
rael's destruction would be forgiven if— and the
emphasis is on the "if" — necessitates renewal
of warnings about the terrorists' threats to Is-
rael.
The PLO's steadfast reassertion of its cove-
nant aiming at Israel's demise must not be ig-
nored. Here is an additional reminder,
authoritatively researched, of what the PLO
aims for:
On Dec. 29, 1979, PLO spokesman Abdul
Mohsen Abu Maizer was quoted in the Kuwaiti
newspaper Alrae Al Alam as declaring: We in
the PLO have announced from the very begin-
ning that we are with the Iranian revolution in
the same trench against the common enemy:
imperialism and Zionism.' And on Jan 1, 1980,
Haniel Chasan, the PLO's representative in
Teheran, began the New Year with. this state-
ment broadcast by Radio Iran:
" We derive our main support from the Ira-
nian Revolution and Khomeini. In five years we
shall proclaim a Palestinian government and in
15 years we hope to destroy Israel. We are de-
votees of the Imam of the Shiites and are not
prepared to hold talks with the Cruel Ones. We
are ready to sacrifice ourselves and shall not
forego our land. It is our hope that the leaders of
Iran and Palestine will enter Jerusalem arm in
arm.'
"None of these statements inhibited Secre-
tary of State Vance from paying a personal visit
the other day to the Congressional office of Rep.
Toby Moffett to receive a briefing from the Con-
necticut Democrat on his recent conversation
with Yasir Arafat in Beirut. Moffett, a
Lebanese-Amerhan, saw at first hand the de-
struction of the home of his ancestors, appar-
ently without realizing the role of the PLO in
that destruction. He also reported that he and
two Congressional colleagues had detected 'be-
tween the lines' a lessening of Arafat's opposi-
tion to the Camp David agreement. The 'lines'
themselves presumably were the same hate-
filled anti-Israel curses that PLO spokesmen

have developed into an art form, and that are
enshrined in the PLO Covenant.
"What Secretary Vance concluded from Rep.
Moffett's evaluation is not known, but taking
the words of a fanatic in power at anything less
than face value is a risky business; reading 'be-
tween the lines' of the Ayatollah Khomeini's
denunciations of America last year led to the
loss of the American embassy in Teheran."
It would be positively destructive to all efforts
for a workable peace in the Middle East if these
established facts were to be ignored. The
President must have sensed the concern of the
young people representing the UJA when he
suggested a possibility of recognition for the
PLO. It is not to be doubted that he knew the
facts, that he follows the trends, that he knows
what is in the minds of those who are a living
threat to Israel.
Surely, the President knows what has moti-
vated and inspired protests against the ex-
change of envoys between Israel and Egypt.
This historic move could have been welcomed as
one of the urgent steps at ending the long con-
flict in the Middle East. Instead, under the
guidance of PLO leadership, the obstruCtions
continue, and not only Israel and Egypt but the
United States as well are included threaten-
ingly in PLO-maneuvered animosity.
It is deplorable that the President must con-
stantly be reminded of the existing conditions
emanating from PLO horror tactics. Neverthe-
less, the facts must be kept on the record. The
President must also keep his own record
straight on this issue and in the matter of the
inhumanities preached by the terrorists.
This nation is obligated to consistency in
treating its foreign affairs policies. When the
heads of state commit blunders that call for
apologies, there is cause not only for concern but
also for chagrin.
The admission of what the media have de-
scribed as "goofing" on the Israel issues, by the
President himself, is an indication that insuffi-
cient caution is exercised in treating the prob-
lematic matters of the Middle East.
It has been admitted that the chief U.S. dele-
gate to the United Nations, Donald McHenry,
had the approval of the President and the
encouragement of the State Department in his
vote assailing Israel, at the UN Security Coun-
cil, on the question of settlements. It is a lame
excuse to say that the injection of the East
Jerusalem matter was the deplorable factor in
the action by the American representative. The
entire issue calls for rebuke. The President has
apologized. This hardly eliminates justification
for rebukes of the guilty who have harmed
Israel-U.S. friendship.
President Carter is lauded in some quarters
for the courage he displayed in admitting a
grave error. There were previous causes for
complaints, not only in relation to Andrew
Young but also in the emphasis that had been
given to misrepresentation of "Palestinianism."
It is not enough to say that such missteps will be
avoided in the future. There must be caution
and realism to prevent what could well develop
into calamity.

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Little, Brown Volume

Dore Schary in His 'Heyday':
Noteworthy Autobiography

Dore Schary, as a personality, as a leading film producer, as a
leader in major humanitarian causes, is a reality. A review of his
achievements in a very active career, of his score of activities over
many decades make the 75-year-old man of evidence in many spheres
a legendary figure in this country.
A mere glance at the scores of films he has produced, at his
creative tasks, as recorded in his autobiography, "Heyday" (Little,
Brown), give him immeasurable status. _
Had he devoted more space in his life's story to the services he
rendered as national chairman of the Bnai Brith Anti-Defamation
League and other Jewish causes, he would have emerged as a Jewish
patriarch on a level as immense and valiant as his status as a noted
American.
There is this brief note which invites
special attention in "Heyday": Refer-
ring to his activities in 1939 he wrote,
"I was writing material for the ADL
and in speeches was lambasting
Father Coughlin and Congressmen
Bilbo and Rankin, along with the
German-American Bund." What a
tale of activism could have been re-
lated here had Schary continued re-
cording this portion of his active life
fighting anti-Semitism!
His film career up to 1956, when he
was fired as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
executive in charge of production, in-
cludes a rich record in the film indus-
try. He had begun life in the catering
business. Then he turned to Hol-
DORE SCHARY
lywood. His activities supervisir kin
productions included: 1933-1041, writing credits; MGM texts, 62;
1941-1943, in charge of low-budget MGM pictures; 1943-1946, prod-
uctions for David Selznick; 1947-1948, RKO executive vice president;
1948-1956, MGM.
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The films that emerged from his labors in charge of produ, ity
are the items of great significance. Noteworthy in his achievements
are "Battleground," "The Farmer's Daughter," "Boys Town," "Bad
Day at Black Rock," and many more.
It was after he was discharged as production chief at MGM that
he wrote the play that made stage history. His "Sunrise at Cam-
pabello" was a Broadway smash hit and created national interest,
drawing tens of thousands to theaters to view the production on
incidents in the life of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
During the witch hunts engineered by Senator Joseph McCarthy,
Schary was among those accused of being Communist. He challenged
the accusers and was among the courageous to battle against the
bigots. Blacklisting of fellow employes at MGM was condemned by
Schary with vigor and was among his courageously demonstrative
acts for decency and justice.
"Heyday" is a masterful description of the film industry. Out of
this story emerges the great personality whose labors reflected one of
the remarkable personalities in 20th Century America.

