62 Friday, June 21, 1980 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Fox Re-Elected JTA Head Menuhin, Rubinstein Exchange Written Punches Over Israel Rhode Island Jewish Feder- ation, honorary president of its women's division, and an LONDON (ZINS) — In a outstanding civic, cultural letter to The London Times, and philanthropic leader in pianist Arthur Rubinstein her home community of accused violinist Yehudi Providence. Menuhin of being "a bad Janner is a Labor Jew." Rubinstein was reply- Member of Parliament for ing to a letter earlier this Leicester West since 1970 month in which Menuhin and president of the Board wrote following criticism of of Deputies of British Jews. the violinist in Rubinstein's He is founder and vice autobiography, "My Many chairman of the All-Party Years." _ Parliamentary Committee In that book, Rubinstein for Release of Soviet Jewry, takes Menuhin to task for member of the European not supporting Israel when MARTIN FOX Executive of the World he was president of the In- Jewish Congress and the Jewish Community ternational Music Council author of 26 books. Federation and president of UNESCO when there was Levine is an honorary of Hillel Day School and criticism within that organ- president of the United Hillel Foundation of Uni- ization for Israel's excava- Synagogue of America and versity of Rochester. tions in "occupied land." ' a member of the board of Vile has been honored by Rubinstein wrote in his governors of the Jewish many civic and Jewish Agency. He also represents communal organizations, book that Menuhin had re- the Conservative move- such as the Jewish Theolog- fused to vote against a UN- ment on the WZO Execu- ical Seminary, Israel Bonds ESCO resolution or to pro- tive, and is a member of the and others. He is a past test in Israel's behalf. Executive of the Synagogue president of Beth Shalom Council of America and of Congregation, the Jewish the Conference of Geriatric Center and the Presidents of Major Ameri- Printing Industry Trade can Jewish Organizations. Assocaition in Kansas City. Norry is a national vice chairman of the United No Changes Jewish Appeal and chairman of the National for Passion Play Jewish Resource Center. BONN (JTA) — Mayor He is a board member of Ernst Zwink of Oberam- the Joint Distribution mergau expressed satisfac- Committee and the tion over the decision not to American Association introduce a reform version for Jewish Education. In of the "Passion Play" pre- his home city of Roches- sented by his community ter, he is vice president of every 10 years. Zwink was elected two years ago after 1 promising to reject please calling for a reform. In an interview in 1 75 1 5 W. 9 Mile Rd. Oberammergau, Zwink said the major successes of the Suite 865 current Passion Play prove that it would be wrong to Southfield, Mich. 48075 'seek a different text for the big presentation describing Jesus' sufferings. Some critics in West Germany and Jewish organizations in the United States have charged that the Passion Play still con- tains anti-Semitic allu- sions. The version being shown now in Oberammergau was slightly modified, but the community leaders ruled out any major changes or the adoption of another ver- sion which experts describe as containing less anti- Jewish bias. NEW YORK (JTA) — Martin S. Fox, who was re- elected president of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, announced the election of five new mem- bers to the JTA board of di- rectors. The five are: Sylvia Has- senfeld, Providence, R.I.; Greville Janner, Q.C., MP, London, England; Arthur J. Levine, New - York; Neil Norry, Rochester, N.Y.; and Hy Vile, Kansas City. In addition, Fox an- nounced the re-election of William M. Landau as chairman of the board, Robert H. Arnow as chair- man of the executive com- mittee, and Raymond P. Epstein, Philip Slomovitz, Melvin Swig and Marshall Weinberg as vice presidents. Also re-elected were Julius Berman, secre- tary, and Abraham Good- man, treasurer. Mrs. Hassenfeld is a na- tional vice chairman of the United Jewish Ap- peal and past president of its national women's division. She is a member of the board of governors of the Jewish Agency and a member of the execu- tive committees of the Joint Distribution Com- mittee and United Israel Appeal. In addition to her na- tional and international leadership roles, Mrs. Has- senfeld is a director of the r r YEHUDI MENUHIN ARTHUR RUBINSTEIN Menuhin claimed that he had no such vote to wield" and that he would never "have dreamed of such a foolish and unfair action. I indeed refuse to resign my then position of president of the music council because I profoundly believe in per- suasion rather than perse- cution, in patient deeds rather than noisy rhetoric." In his reply Rubinstein restorts that Menuhin is "a fine musician, but in my opinion a bad Jew." To: The Jewish News I WE'VE JUST I a subscription to From Paste in old label . 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