'1k_ i. Friday, November 21, 1980 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS New Mood in America Will Affect Zionism: Sternstein BURGLAR ALARMS • ALLSTATE ALARM SYSTEMS GROSSINGER, N.Y. (JTA) — The leader of the American Zionist Federa- tion said that he sees a new mood in America which will make the period ahead uniquely different for Zionists and friends of Is- rael. The new mood, according to Rabbi Joseph Sternstein, president of the AZF, was underscored by what he termed the remarkable political swing to the right in the U.S. Presidential election and the political, international and economic forces which contributed to the results. Sternstein, in an address prepared for delivery before 300 delegates at the open- NEW COMPUTERIZED SECURITY EQUIPMENT INC. Central Station Monitoring Thousands of satisfied customers CALL THE ROTT BROS 255-1540 MARTY CY SHEL 17534 W. 7 MILE, DETROIT LICENSED BY MICH. DEPT. OF STATE POLICE Pick a Pearl add a Dead create your own design • • look. 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Sat., 10-6 Thurs., 10-9 Phone: 357-5578 erAcoote ing session of the AZF's sixth biennial convention at Grossinger's, said that "Zionists and friends of Is- rael must immediately come to grips with this new ideological climate from the perspective of American re- lationships with Israel and the average American's understanding of Zionism." This is "of particular urgency," he said, "be- cause in recent years the American Jew has be- come more parochial. His concern with domestic Jewish affairs has been on a rapid increase. However, there is also an evident decrease in his *concern for Israel." Sternstein pointed to a "lack of 'education" as the primary cause of this de- cline, a situation which has forced Zionism, as a revolu- tionary movement, to take a back seat to domestic con- cerns. It is "of paramount impor- tance that the Zionist movement in America move forward with resolve and vigor in the area of educa- tion," Sternstein_ said. He said that "politically, it is clear that in Congress there lies a specific chal- lenge for Zionists and friends of Israel. For, as al- ways, Congress has been the arena for basic, final and the fundamental deci- sions and climate for our concerns." Because "new faces" are moving to the foref- ront of political- leader- ship in America, "they are unaware of the fun- damental meaning and import of Zionism and its significance as a majestic movement for the Jewish people and hUmanity throughout the world," Sternstein said. Sternstein said he will call for a special meeting of American Zionist leader- ship to explore the rele- vance of these new political changes and said,-he will suggest the launching of a national American confer- ence or commission made up of Americans of "all faiths, political and economic per- STORE WIDE SALE 20%, 30% to 50% OFF on CONTEMPORARY FASHIONS by such designer names as • Irka • Tahari • Norman Todd • Helene Sidel • Pierre Castel • Kenar • New Man • Adolfo • Daniel Laurent • Geoffrey Beene • & others 0, 4l te of West Bloomfield in the new Orchard Mall ,CX11 on Orchard Lake Road just 1 2 block north of Maple Road • 626-5516 • in stye out style •• " P:A ssows--'.* MON., TUE., WED., SAT, 10 to 6 p.m. THURS., FRI. 10 to 9 p.m. r i.• ■ •••• , • ••••‘• W. J - • 5,1•344:' ,, 27.,Ceigizraor:=, , -r=litatiganarwoommisuassien. tein said the task in this country is to enhance the image of the Zionists as a constructive force in local American Jewish life; to fight against attempts to isolate the Zionists and "even to elbow Israel and the Jewish people off the in- ternational agenda; and that Zionists must become more assertive in local Jewish community life by generating more active in- ANA, volvement in local Jew' RABBI STERNSTEIN activities and achie \ suasions, and molders of ments." Rabbi Sternstein called American public opinion, whose purpose will be the on the members of the Na- dissemination of the true tional Council of Churches meaning of Zionism and the (NCC) to urge their govern- ing body to reconsider what importance of Israel as in- terwoven with the future of he termed a "vicious and America's own concerns and deplorable suggestion" in their policy statement that interests." Outlining what he con- a Palestine Liberation siders the Zionist objectives Organization state be estab- for the next decade, Sterns- lished on Israel's borders. Pope Meets German Jews BONN (JTA) — Pope John Paul II conferred with representatives of the Cen- tral Organization of Ger- man Jews in Mainz on Mon- day, the ancient Rhineland city where Jews have lived continuously for more than 900 years. He spoke in praise of German Jews who contrib- uted to German culture and of the declarations by Catholic bodies in West Germany in recent years calling for a broader base ,of understanding with the Jewish community. He criticized, by implication the dormant role of the church in Germany during the era of Nazi persecution. The Pontiff refrained from mentioning Israel in the course of his dialogue with 30 prominent West German Jews representing a total Jewish population of 40,000 in the Federal Re- public. According to Par- ticipants in the meeting, his comments made no refer- ence of the Arab-Israeli con- flict and all of his references were to the "Holy Land." He expressed hope that Jerusalem will enjoy peace and prosperity and that all parties involved would cooperate toward those go- Last week, however, the Pope said that any Middle East solution that did not recognize Palestinian rights and the religious uniqueness of Jerusalem would be only a partial solu- tion and he rejected it. Israeli Pushes Nuclear Ban UNITED NATIONS (JTA) — Israel introduced a draft resolution calling on all Middle East countries "to convene at the earliest possible date a conference with a view to negotiating the multi-lateral treaty es- tablishing a nuclear weapons-free zone in the Mideast." The measure was pre- sented to the General As- sembly's First Committee by Ambassador Arieh Elan of Israel's UN Mission. Much of the dialogue Monday was devoted to the persecution of Jews by the Third Reich. Werner Nachmann, chairman of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, told the Pontiff, "The land of Israel has be- come a symbol of our survi- val after the Holocaust. He departed from his pre- pared text to urge the Vati- can to support the Middle East peace process based on the Camp David Accords. Referring to Jerusalem, he said that never in its history was access to the holy places by people of all faiths more free than it is today. Dead Sea Canal Protests Rejected JERUSALEM (ZINS) — Israel has rejected protests by Jordan and Egypt about the proposed electric power canal from the Mediterra- nean to the Dead Sea. Israeli experts say the canal would raise the Dead Sea to the level it was 15 years ago and would not threaten Jordan's phos- phate installations. Israel has far-larger installations on the Dead Sea. 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