THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 18 Friday, July 31, 1981 Soviets Refuse Wallenberg Petition Soviet Union to renew in- quiries into the fate of Wal- lenberg, who saved thousands of Hungarian Jews in wartime Hungary. There are reports that Wal- lenberg, who would be 69- years-old next month, is still alive despite Soviet LONDON (JTA) — The Soviet Embassy has refused to receive a petition of 8,000 names collected in Man- chester and Leeds concern- ing the case of missing Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg. The petition asked the Hurtig Window Interiors,, 559-8209 25 of quality products, fine workmanshi p , excellent service and competitive prices. years We have many select designs from which to choose in HORIZONTALS, VERTICALS, WOVEN WOODS, FABRIC SHADES, and we maintain a Custom Drapery Workroom featuring hundreds of name fabrics for your preference. 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They were accompanied by Greville Janner, MP, president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews. ■••■ JERUSALEM (JTA) — Ten years ago the Zionist Council was formed to pro- mote Zionist activities within Israel. Now, close to its 10th an- niversary, the organization, which is an umbrella group for various Zionist bodies in Israel, is also promoting Zionist activities among the Israeli Druze. The council is actively in- volved in supporting those Druze — both in Israel itself and on the Golan Heights — who wish to acquire Israeli citizenship and combat Communist influence in the Druze villages in Israel. oin.e 40,000 Druze in Israel are full citizens. Several thousand Druze on the Golan Heights are - •■■ .1■1. • MINN, MOM I■11 MINIM% UMW ■•■•••■■ "11111111111•• A memory you will have forever .. . 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Thus, in its effort to work not only with Jews but with anyone who considers him- self a Zionist, the council re- cently promoted a rally in Daliat el-Camel during which the representatives of the Golan Druze de- manded that the entire Druze community in Israel support their demand for Is- raeli citizenship. They did not speak of annexing the Golan, but urged that Israel declare that it would not desert the Golan. As a result, the Zionist Council now plans to form a Druze Zionist club on the Golan, in addition to those already in existence in Os- fiya and Daliat el-Carmel. Members of those clubs represent the elite in Is- rael's Druze community, in- cluding reserve army offi- cers. Members of the Druze community, unlike the Arabs in Israel, serve in Is- rael's Defense Force. The Zionist Council has also invested considera- ble efforts in another sensitive area of Israel public life: the advance- ment of Jews from Arab lands and North Africa now living in Israel. Last year the council held 11 seminars to disseminate information about the cul- ture and heritage of those Jewish communities. It cooperated with the "Beyahad" group which or- ganizes the Mimouna fes- tivities of the Moroccan Jews and sent leaders of the various communities to ad- dress students in an effort to close the gap in their knowledge about these communities. Toys Are Serious Business another version of a sub- marine game played by Is- raeli children with pencil and paper. In America, "Battleship" became a multi-million dollar hit. Europe is the most impor- tant market for Israeli toys. The U.S. follows Germany and England, mainly be- cause few Israeli companies can afford the large-scale TV advertising, campaigns crucial to selling toys to American kids: TEL AVIV (JNI) — Toys are no longer a game in Is- rael, but a serious industry worth about $11 million in 1980 exports alone. 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