THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 26 Friday, January 16, 1981 Brazil Convert Is Fighting Bias GYMNASTICS Olympic & Modern Tumbling & Trumplin Ballet & Dancing RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — A Catholic convert to Judaism has accused the Brazilian authorities of dis- crimination against the Jewish religion and has taken his case to court. Francisco Correa Netto, 48, a professor of geography and social science at a pub- lic college, filed suit for re- covery of sums deducted from his salary because he missed 11 days of classes in observance of Jewish holi- days last year. He has charged that this was a vio- lation of Brazil's Constitu- tion and demanded equality for the Jewish faith. He said he expects to win his claim and would thereby set a precedent for all non- Cahtolic religions in the country. All Ages from 6 EDUCATION & FUN RECREATION & SPORT Greater Awareness & Body Achievements Up To Olympics Or Fitness For Life European Methods Professional Direction by Drs. Valdimir & Zinaida Mironov Classes forming in Southfield area Call J.C.C., 9674030 or 552-8049 TAMARACK BACK 1) This Smoky, la 18, 151 — 9 AM-5 PM Eban: Labor Would Push Arab WB Rule for STAFF, ALUMNI, FAMILY AND FRIENDS "A WINTER'S DAY GATHERING" A large number of activities will be taking place throughout the day, including ice skating, tobogganing, cross-country skiing, snoe-shoeing; ice fishing and hiking. The camp will have a limited number of toboggans, skis, fishing poles, and show shoes available for participants to use, but registrants are advised to bring their own equipment. Coffee, tea, hot choco- late and cookies will be available all day long. A hot lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m. A fee of $5.00 per adult and $3.00 for children will be charged. The fee will include coffee, hot chocolate, donuts, lunch and use of the camp's equipment and facilities. Unpaid 1980-81 dues of $5.00 will be collected if not already paid. Remember the Way? 1-75 North to Grange Hall Rd. (Fenton exit-turn right) to Barron Rd. (turn left) to Perryville Rd. (turn right) to entrance (register at Camp Office). JERUSALEM — Abba Eban, former Israel foreign minister, said that a Labor Party government would grant powers of self- government to Palestinians in the West Bank even be- fore a formal agreement on autonomy, the New York Times reported. With Premier Menahem Begin's government in tur- moil, Eban called a news . conference at which he out- lined a Labor foreign policy he contended would be less rigid and more acceptable to world opinion than that of Begin. Questions/Directions call as Smoky at camp 1427 2821. - Keep the 01' Tamarack Spirit Flowin and The Alumni Association Growin — Join the: TAMARACK STAFF ALUMNI ASSOCIATION 6600 W. Maple Rd., W. Bloomfield, Mi. 48033 (313) 661-0600 JERUSALEM (JTA) — Premier Menahem Begin appealed to a group of British Conservative Par- liamentarians "to use your influence so that the Euro- pean initiative in the Mid- dle East is stopped." Begin said he hoped the peace negotiations would be resumed in late winter or early spring and expected to be invited to meet with President Reagan, either alone or together with President Anwar Sadat. He recalled Israel's "deep astonishment" at the Euro- pean Economic Commu- nity's "Venice Declaration" of last June which called for the Palestine Liberation Organization to be "associ- ated with" the peace proc- ess. He urged his guests to impress upon Parliamen- tary opinion at Westminister and at the European Parliament the damage which this form of "encouragement of the rejectionists" could do to the peace process. The MPs, members of the "Conservative Friends of Is- rael," seemed on the whole to agree with Begin when the premier criticized the British Foreign Office for having sent its officials to meet with PLO chief Yasir Arafat in Beirut recently. Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington's own declared readiness to meet the PLO . German Arms Deal to Saudis for Tanks May Be Under Way BONN (JTA) — Govern- ment officials are believed to be paving the way for the sale of 300 highly sophisti- cated Leopard-2 tanks to Saudi Arabia and have launched a campaign to prepare public opinion for a HERE'S WHERE TO FIND A BETTER DEAL THAN WE HAVE FOR YOU AT DEXTER CHEVROLET DEXTER CHEVROLET NEW CHEVYS-USED CARS-COMPLETE AUTO LEASING 20811 W. 8 MILE BETWEEN SOUTHFIELD & TELEGRAPH RD. ADJOINING THE CITY OF SOUTHFIELD 534-1400 Begin Urges British M Ps to Help Stop European Initiati ye in M.E. possible deviation from the traditional limitations on arms shipments to non- members of the North At- lantic Treaty Organization (NATO). In this connection, Foreign Minister Hans- Dietrich Genscher has been quoted as saying that Saudi Arabia is not to be consid- ered a "region of tension." The same view was ex- pressed last week by Hans- Juergen Wischnewski, a top aide to Chancellor Helmut Schmidt. Schmidt repor- tedly negotiated a deal last year to provide the Saudis with the most advanced West German tanks. Under current regula- tions, no West German- made weapons can be exported directly to non-NATO countries lo- cated in so-called "areas of tension." But that self- imposed ban can be lifted by removing the country seeking the weapons from the category of a tension area. The government is said to have taken into account a possible worsening of rela- tions with Israel if the tanks sales to Saudi Arabia go through. But officials here said bonn has decided to fol- low its own national inter- ests on the question of arms supplies. Let's bring a book and see! Talmud leaders under certain condi- tions was "detrimental even though it is conditional," Begin said. It was "sacreligious," he said, to compare the PLO to the pre-state Jewish libera- tion organizations. The lat- ter had tried constantly to avoid civilian casualties, and grieved whenever any were inadvertently caused. The PLO, on the other hand, "boasts at the killing women and children," Begin said. Earlier in the day, former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said at a press conference here that a separate European initiative would only complicate the Mideast peace proc- ess and make progress more difficult. He also called on the U.S. and Europe to resolve their differences on the Mideast. Kissinger also told re- porters that Israel's West Bank settlements were a problem in the autonomy talks and would become a major impediment in the next stage of the peace proc- ess. In an interview in the Jerusalem Post he said he was against the U.S. negotiating with the PLO even if the PLO accepted United Nations Security Council Resolution 242. Clerics Criticized for Calling on U.S. to Talk With PLO WASHINGTON (JTA) — A Massachusetts-based group called "Search for Justice and Equality in Palestine" has urged the United States to reduce its aid to Israel until Israel "recognizes the human rights of the Palestinian people." A petition supporting that demand, signed by 40 clergymen and other reli- gious figures, also called on the U.S. to negotiate with the Palestine Liberation Organization. "U.S.-PLO talks will allow Washington to better understand Palestinian as- pirations and will enable the U.S. to act as a genuine mediator" in the Arab- Israeli dispute, the petition stated. It also accused Israel of violating human rights. The petition was con- demned by the Synagogue Council of America (SCA), the coor- dinating agency for the Conservative, Orthodox and Reform rabbinic and congregational organiza- tions, for "hypocrisy and blatant lies." The SCA statement, is- sued by Rabbi Bernard Mandelbaum, SCA execu- tive vice president, noted that among the signers of the petition were Rev. Daniel Berrgan and Rev. Jesse Jackson. The "Search for Justice" petition, which was deliv- ered to President Carter, President-elect Reagan and the Israel Embassy also condemned Israeli settle- ments on the West Bank as a "major violation" of inter- national law and urged the Israeli and American gov- ernments "to recognize the right to self-determination, including an independent state in the West Bank and Gaza if they so decide." In addition to Berrigan, who was a prominent Catholic anti-Vietnam war activist, and Jacison, foun- der of Operation PUSH, others who signed the peti- tion included: William Wipfler, director of the office of human rights for the National Council of Churches; Philip Saliba, Metropolitan of the Antioc- hian Orthodox Church; Philip Berrigan, a promi- nent Catholic anti-Vietnam war activist; Bishop James Mathews of Washington, of the United Methodist Church; and five other United Methodist Church bishops. Ars Musica Will Perform at the Birmingham Temple Ars Musica of Ann Arbor, an ensemble of 13 musi- cians playing 17th and 18th Century music, will per- form 7:30 p.m. Jan. 26 at the Birmingham Temple. Ars Musica is one of the only three major chamber groups in the country using baroque instruments. Tickets may be reserved by calling Evelyn Kreger, 544-.8350. They also will be available at the door.