I 10 Friday, October 24, 1980
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Carter, Anderson Answer Query on Issues of Interest to Jews
WASHINGTON (JTA) — following is the text of the
The Jewish Telegraphic questions and the answers:
Will your Administra-
Agency submitted a list of
12 questions to President tion impose or allow any
Carter, Republican Party power or organization to
candidate Ronald Reagan impose demands on Is-
and Independent candidate rael affecting her status
John Anderson on what as a sovereign, indepen-
policies they would adopt, if dent Jewish state?
Carter: Israel should not
elected, on issues of vital
concern to American Jewry. be asked to do anything
Only Carter and Ander- which would be damaging
son answered the question- to its basic security inter-
naire within the Oct. 3 ests. Israel is a democracy.
deadline that was set. The It can decide what is in its
,
( Flint News
Community
Calendar
Monday — Cong. Beth
Israel Sisterhood board
; meeting, noon; and Temple
Beth El board meeting, 8
p.m.
Tuesday — Women's Di-
. vision Pacesetters Dinner, 6
p.m., home of Esta Mitchell;
and Keren Or board meet-
ing, 8 p.m.
Wednesday — FJF bus
trip to the opera; and FJF
Community Relations
Committee meeting, 6 p.m.,
Temple Beth El.
Thursday — FJF Senior
Friendship Club, noon,
Temple Beth El; and FJF
board meeting, 8 p.m.
Israeli Movie
Evening Slated
•
The Flint Jewish Federa-
tion will sponsor a trip to
the Israeli film festival at
the Kiva Theater at the
University of Michigan-
Flint campus.
The Nov. 9 feature will be
"Operation Thunderbolt."
Dinner will be served at 5
p.m. and the movie will be
shown at 6:15.
There is a charge.
For details, call the Fed-
eration, 767-5922.
Women to Hold
Paid-Up Lunch
Beth Israel Sisterhood
will have its paid-up mem-
bership luncheon noon Nov.
5 at the synagogue.
Theme of the afternoon is
"Famous Cities of Antiquity
— Amsterdam." Grace Katz
is luncheon chairman. As-
sisting her are: Nancy
Garber, decorations; Debbie
Chimovitz, boutique; and
Phyllis Powers, vignette.
The Cong. Bnai Moshe
Sisterhood will present a
program, "Follow the Blue
and White Road," an origi-
nal musical by Ronna
Rosenbaum.
Guests are welcome. For
reservations by Nov. 1, call
Ms. Katz, 238-9022; or Zena
Moss, 733-2625.
Flint Hadassah
Plans 51st Donor
Ann Lebster Chapter,
Hadassah, will hold its 51st
donor luncheon noon Nov.
11 at Cong. Beth Israel.
Miriam Gotlib is general
chairman and Barbara
Schafer , is luncheon
• chair-
man.
ADL Director
to Speak in Flint
The community relations
committee and the leader-
ship development group of
the Flint Jewish Federation
will present Richard Lo-
benthal, Michigan regional
director of the Anti-
Defamation League of Bnai
Brith, 8 p.m. Wednesday at
Flint's Temple Beth El.
Lobenthal will speak on
"Jewish Children in a
Christian Society." The
community is invited free of
charge.
Flint Obituaries
R. J. Mittleman
Ruddy Joseph Mittleman,
owner of Ace Furniture,.
died Oct. 11 at age 70.
Born in New York, Mr.
Mittleman lived 43 years in
Flint. He resided at G-3100
Miller Rd.
He is survived by his wife,
Bernice; two daughters,
Rhea Frances Cohen and
Arlene Kay Bunis of Buf-
falo, N.Y.; three brothers,
Alan of Detroit, Dr. Irving
of Sioux City, Iowa, and
Paul of Detroit; and five
,grandchildren.
Irving J. Weston
Irving J. Weston, a stu-
dent of the University of
Michigan-Flint, died Oct.
10 at age 27.
Mr. Weston was a
member of Cong. Beth Is-
rael. He resided at 3319
Clement.
He is survived his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
(Sonia) Weston; and a sis-
ter, Malia Boaz of South-
field.
Bat Mitzva
Rebecca Riseman will
become Bat Mitzva 11 a.m.
Nov. 1 at Temple Beth El.
Lapeer Patients
Tendered Party
The Lapeer Visiting
Committee of the Flint
Jewish Federation recently
held a holiday party for the
patients at the Lapeer state
home.
Volunteers included:
Esther Harris, chairman;
Fannie Sorkin, Sarah
Akner, Bessie Ring and
Blanche Dunayer.
best interests. The United
States will remain steadfast
in its commitment to Is-
rael's security.
Anderson: I have 'always
defended Israel's sover-
eignty and independence.
Assuring Israel's survival
would be an objective of the
highest priority in my Ad-
ministration.
Will your Administra-
tion adhere to UN Secu-
rity Council Resolutions
242 and 338 without
changes in them or to
them and also to the
Camp David accords as
the means for resolving
the Arab-Israeli situa-
tion?
Carter: I regard Resolu-
tions 242 and 338 as the
only basis for a just and last-
ing peace and continue to
believe that the Camp
David accords represent the
only practical hope for a
comprehensive settlement.
I stand fully committed to
the peace process on which
Prime Minister Begin,
President Sadat and I have
embarked.
Anderson: Resolutions
242 and 338 must not be
changed. They comprise the
only basis for peace which
has been accepted by Israel
and most Arab states. A
lasting- settlement must
also encompass the princi-
ples affirmed in the Camp
David accords, including re-
conciliation; the establish-
ment of secure and recog-
nized borders; fully nor-
malized relations including
trade, travel, communica-
tions and the exchange of
ambassadors; and an end to
military threats, political
attacks and economic war-
fare. -
Will your Administra-
tion prevent, whether by
vetoes in the United Na-
tions or otherwise, any
action aimed at establish-
ing a Palestinian state or
allowing the PLO to be a
participant in negotia-
tions with Israel?
Carter: Our position on
the PLO remains un-
changed: we will neither
negotiate with nor recog-
nize the PLO unless and
until it recognizes Israel's
right to exist and accepts
Resolutions 242 and 338.
Anderson: I oppose the
creation of a Palestinian
state. I believe such a state
would be dominated by the
PLO and would be a source
of instability in the Middle
East. I do not believe the
United States should recog-
nize or negotiate with the
PLO unless that organiza-
tion unconditionally recog-
nizes Israel's right to exist
in peace and changes its
Covenanct to that affect; re-
pudiates terrorism; and ac-
cepts Resolutions 242 and
338 unchanged. Even then,
I would proceed with cau-
tion.
Will you end existence
of two U.S. consulates in
Jerusalem — a situation
without equal or prece-
dent under any flag in
any city in the world —
and maintain one consu-
late in Jerusalem with its
American personnel
accredited only to the
State of Israel and sub-
ject to control of the
American Embassy in Is-
rael?
Carter: My position on
Jerusalem is clear:
Jerusalem should remain
undivided, with free access
to the holy places for people
for all faiths. Although it
has two offices, the Ameri-
can Consulate in Jerusalem
is a single unit headed by an
American Consul General.
Until there is agreement on
the status of Jerusalem I do
not believe there should be a
change in the status of the
Consulate General. How-
ever, it should be clear that
U.S. policy toward Israel is
enunciated by our Ambas-
sador in Israel under my di-
rection and that of the Sec-
retary of State.
Anderson: Jerusalem
must remain undivided.
The United States must
support the continuation of
free and unimpeded access
to Jerusalem's holy places
by people of all faiths. At the
conclusion of the peace-
making procesS, an
Anderson-Lucey Adminis-
tration would recognize
Jerusalem as the capital of
Israel and move the U.S.
Embassy there. I believe
that the consulate issue
should be addressed as part
of the negotiations over
Jerusalem, and that the
issue- should be resolved as
part of a final settlement.
Will your Administra-
tion reject any proposal
that provides Arabs liv-
ing in what is known as
East Jerusalem be
allowed to vote for the
West Bank's Administra-
tive Council under the
autonomy plans' being
negotiated by Egypt, Is-
rael and the United
States?
Carter: It has been our
view that the question of
whether East Jerusalem
Arabs who are not Israeli
citizens should be able to
take part in some way in the
elections for the self-
governing authority is a
matter for resolution in the
framework of the autonomy
negotiations.
Anderson: The voting
status of the Arab residents
of East Jerusalem must be
decided, in the autonomy
negotiations, by the repre-
sentatives of Israel and
Egypt.
Will your Administra-
tion support, by legisla-
tive proposals to the
Congress and/or by Ad-
ministrative actions, Is-
rael's needs for her secu-
rity against external ag-
gression, terrorism and
sabotage, and diplomatic
isolation?
Carter: My Administra-
tion has asked Congress for
nearly $11 billion of the $22
billion in aid Israel has re-
ceived over the .past 32
years, and we have acted
vigorously on the diploma-
tic front to defend Israel. I
think we have an estab-
lished record of support for
Israel and we will never
shrink from that commit-
ment.
Anderson: I have Jong
been .a proponent of. eea,
nomic and military aid to
Israel. The United States
must continue to . provide
military and economic as-
sistance to Israel at a level
sufficient to enable it to
maintain its security as its
potential adversaries ex-
pand their military
capabilities, and to main-
tain its economy while ac-
cepting the high costs of
withdrawal, relocation and
peace. The United States
should not create the need
for aid through excessive
arms sales to Arab states...
Will your Administra-
tion speak out against
persecution and/or
harassment of Jews in
the Soviet Union, Syria,
Iraq, Iran, Argentina and
other countries where it
may exist? Will it con-
tinue support of the
Jackson-Vanik Amend-
ment regarding Soviet
emigration policy?
Carter: My Administra-
tion has spoken out force-
fully and consistently on the
subject of human rights, for
Jews and others in the
Soviet Union and other
places where human rights
are violated. Some 50,000
Jews — 300 percent more
than the annual average in
the previous Amdinistra-
tion — left the Soviet Union
last year. I am concerned
about the serious decline of
new exit visas being ap-
proved. We will raise this
issue in Madrid. We con-
tinue to support the
Jackson-Vanik Amend-
ment.
Anderson: As early as
1963, I spoke out in the
House against Soviet anti-
Semitism. I am opposed to
government sanctioned op-
pression of Jews anywhere.
I was a sponsor of the
Jackson-Vanik Amend-
ment. I believe it should
remain in force. I oppose ef-
forts to modify or weaken it.
Will your Administra-
tion ferret out Nazi war
criminals living in the
United States and deal
with them according to
our laws and have a
thorough study made
why these criminals
were allowed to enter
and live in this country?
Carter: When I first came
into office I instructed the
Justice Department to pur-
sue to the fullest extent of
the law those Nazi war
criminals living in the U.S.
illegally. We have done
exactly that. The Justice
Department is currently in-
vestigating more than 291
cases and will continue this
vigorous policy in my next
term.
An
Anderson:
Anderson-Lucey Adminis-
tration would energetically
pursue Nazi war crim;
living in the United St _.
I do not believe enough has
been done to resolve this
shameful situation.
Rabbi Burnstein
NEW YORK (JTA) —
Rabbi Alexander Burns-
tein, who from 1938 to 1942
was executive secretary of
the Advisory Committee on
Refugee Jewish Ministers,
which helped Jewish cler-
gymen escape the Nazis,
died Oct. 17 at age 80.
From 1942 until his re-
tirement in 1970, Rabbi
Burnstein also led the Mil-
linery Center Synagogue
(Conservative) in Manhat-
tan.
Born in Kiev, he was
graduated from North-
western University and
was ordained by the
Jewish Theological Sem-
inary of America in 1926.
He received a master's
degree from Columbia
University and an honor-
ary Doctor of Divinity
degree from the seminary
in 1965.
In addition to the
synagogue in Manhattan,
Rabbi Burnstein also led
congregations-in New Bed-
ford, Mass.; Harrisburg,
Pa.; Newark, N.J.; and Long
Beach, L.I.
H. Hollander,
Served Under
Ben-Gurion
TEL AVIV — Herman
Hollander, an American
Zionist who emigrated to Is-
rael in 1948 and served in
the cabinet of Prime Minis-
ter David Ben-Gurion, died
last weekend at age 69.
Born in Germany, Mr.
Hollander was appointed
Oscar Roman
Israel's first director gen-
Oscar Robert Roman, re- eral of the Ministry of Trade
tired teacher and counselor and Industry in 1950.
in the Oak Park Schools,
Mr. Hollander held off'
died Sept. 17.
A resident of Mountain in a number of Zia.
View, Calif.', for the past two organizations in the U.S.,
years, Mr. Roman taught including that of vice
vocal music in-the Ferndale president of the Mizrachi
schools from 1955 to 1960. Organization of America
He retired from the Oak from 1940 to 1948, when he
moved his family to Israel.
Park schools in 1978.
Mr. Roman was a member
of the Youth Guidance Author Farago
Board and sang in the choirs
NEW YORK — Ladislas
of synagogues in the Detroit Farago, author of a book in
area.
1972 which contended that
Mr. Roman is survived by Martin Bormann, Hitler's
two daughters, Cheryl henchman was still alive,
Schultz of Chicago, Ill., and died Oct. 15 at age 74.
Jaine Roman Pitt of Bir-
Mr. Farago also was the
mingham; a brother, Ber- author of the biography of
nard of Cleveland, Ohio; Gen. George S. Patton
and four grandchildren.
which was adapted. into the
Services 1:30 p.m. Sun- award-winning film, "Pat-
day at Temple Beth El.
ton." , •
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