THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, March 21, 1980 5
`Effi-Ashraf Duet' Hails Peace
School and Museum Named for Victim
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ambassador to the UN,
Goldberg also pursued such
a policy, grouping
Jerusalem with territory
Egypt demands Israel must
abandon.
On this score, Evron
emphasized that for the
first time, under Israel's
administration, all faiths
have complete freedom
on Jerusalem, contrary
to the policies of oppres-
sionthat were instituted
by King Hussein of Jor-
n when that country
urinated over
rusalem and Jews
were not even given the
right to worship in the
Jerusalem synagogues.
Evron was asked earlier
to comment on Israel's
internal political situa-
tion. As an ambassador
in Israel's foreign service
he said he was not in-
volved in political affairs.
But on the question of
Jerusalem, he said, re-
turning to that question,
he can assert with cer-
tainty that all Israel is
firm in the determination
TEL AVIV (JTA) — A
new school and a museum
named for the late Gail
Rubin were dedicated at
Kibutz Maagan Michael
last week on the second an-
niversary of her death at the
hands of terrorists.
Ms.
Rubin,
an
American-born photo-
grapher and nature lover,
was the first victim of the
sea-borne terrorist gang
that staged the Haifa-Tel
Aviv coastal highway mas-
sacre in March 1978.
She was gunned down on
an isolated beach where she
had been photographing
wildlife, unaware that her
assailants, who had asked
for directions, were ter-
rorists who had just landed
from a rubber dinghy. She
had been living at Maagan
Michael, near the sea.
The school and
museum are sponsored
41i e
never to abandon the
Holy City that was un-
ified by Israel and serves
as her capital.
The Jerusalem dispute
involving Arthur Goldberg
is clarified in Purely Com-
mentary, Page 2 of this is-
sue. Former UN Ambas-
sador Goldberg refutes the
allegations attributed to
him.
The question of autonomy
entered into the discussion,
Evron giving assurance
that Israel's proposals will
be pursued, declaring hope-
fully they will bear fruit in
establishing a friendly
spirit in Arab-Jewish rela-
tions. Ghorbal again dif-
fered, introducing the
"self-determination" as-
pect. •
Let it be noted in analyz-
ing the two speeches that
Ambassador Evron, endors-
ing the peace efforts and
pleading for security for Is-
rael, added an appeal that
his nation should be
granted the same rights in
the area, as a sovereign
state, enjoyed by the 22
Arab nations living in their
vast areas.
Arthur R. Seder Jr.,
chairman of the boards of
the Economic Club and
American Natural Re-
sources Co., presided at
the meeting with an im-
partiality that won the
respect of the large audi-
ence.
The differing views
gained comparison in the
invocation by Rabbi M.
Robert Syme of Temple Is-
rael and the benediction by
Dr. Mohamed Abdul Rauf of
the Islamic Center of Wash-
ington, D.C. The former
spoke, very briefly, of the
glory of peace and its
blessings for Israel, the
Arab world and mankind.
The latter made the claim in
his prayer that the need is to
help the homeless and dis-
possessed, thus reviving an
accusation against Israel. It
is in these contrasting views
that the ultimate result of
the otherwise friendly "duet
show" might be judged as a
continuing challenge to the
striving for peace.
German Survivors in U.S.
May Be Eligible for Payments
By JOSEPH POLAKOFF
WASHINGTON (JTA) —
A U.S.-West German social
security agreement that be-
came effective last Dec. 1
provides potential for addi-
tional benefit protection for
persons who worked in West
Germany or were victims of
Nazi persecution, the U.S.
Social Security Administra-
tion has emphasized.
Administration officials
have urgently suggested all
who may consider them-
selves eligible for new be-
nefits or increased benefits
as a result of the agreement
should apply promptly at
their local Social Security
district office. Thus far some
2,000 persons have applied.
The agreement provides
for the possibility of combin-
ing U.S. social security cre-
dits with existing West
German social security cre-
dits if the individual is not
already entitled to a West
German social security
benefit.
In addition, victims of
Nazi persecution who are
both U.S. citizens and
U.S. residents will have
an opportunity to make
retroactive voluntary
contributions to the
erman system for
gip eriods during which
they lost employment or
ducational
oppor-
nities as a result of the
ersecution.
These victims will have
until Nov. 30, 1980 to apply
to the German social secu-
rity system for the right to
make retroactive contribu-
tions which in some cases
can apply to periods begin-
ning as early as February
1933.
If an individual has some
credits under German law
— at least 18 months — the
German social security sys-
tem will then take into ac-
count the U.S. social secu-
rity credits to determine
whether the applicant •
meets the credit require-
ments for a German benefit.
If the applicant has
enough U.S. and German
credits combined to meet
what Germany would re-
quire from a German appli-
cant, West Germany will
then pay a benefit based on
the actual credits that the
applicant does have in
Germany.
For example, an indi-
vidual has 24 months of
contributions in Ger-
many which alone would
give him no German
benefit. He later gets 13
years of credit in the U.S.
social security system.
The two combined equal
15 years which is suffi-
cient under German law
to entitle the individual to
a benefit from Germany.
The agreement will per-
mit this combining to
take place and Germany
will then pay a benefit
based on the 24 months of
contribution in Germany.
Persons who are victims
of Nazi persecution who had
substantial contributions in
the German system before
their persecution began but
not enough to qualify for a
benefit will have an oppor-
tunity to combine their
German and U.S. contribu-
tions to the German system
in order to become entitled
to full benefits under the
German system.
If they have at least five
years of compulsory contri-
butions under the German
system alone, the U.S. sys-
tem alone or both systems
combined, they will then be
permitted to make retroac-
tive contributions voluntar-
ily in order to complete the
number of contributions
needed.
Those victims of Nazi per-
secution who never made
compulsory contributions in
Germany but had their edu-
cations interrupted as a re-
sult of the persecution will
also be permitted to make
retroactive voluntary con-
tributions in Germany if
they have at least five years
of credit under the U.S. sys-
tem.
These
individuals
should very carefully
consider their options be-
fore making any of these
contributions since
whether it would be ad-
vantageous depends on
many circumstances in
each individual case, the
Social Security Adminis-
tration cautioned.
Persons who were in fact
making voluntary contribu-
tions to the German system
up to October 1972, after
which German law no
longer permitted them to do
so, will be enabled by the
agreement to pay contribu-
tions retroactive to that
date and into the future.
Persons seeking informa-
tion about this agreement
should inquire at their local
Social Security office and
ask for the brochure that
has been published by the
U.S. Social Security Ad-
ministration, prepared in
consultation with German
Social Security authorities.
Pesach Handbook
NEW YORK — The Na-
tional Committee for
Furtherance of Jewish Edu-
cation (NCFJE), founded by
the Lubavitch movement,
has a Passover handbook
available which explains
the laws of the holiday.
To receive a free copy of
the handbook, write
Passover Handbook,
NCFJE, 824 Eastern Park-
way, Brooklyn N.Y. 11213.
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by her parents, John and
Estelle Rubin of New
York, and the Israeli Na-
ture Preservation
Society.
Photographs by Ms.
Rubin and nature samples
from the region are and dis-
play at the museum. The
school will specialize in na-
ture studies.
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