Kogan, Tauber Head AJCampaign Jewish Welfare Federation President George M. Zeltzer announced the appointment of communal leaders Jay M. Kogan and Joel D. Tauber as the general chairmen of the 1982 Allied Jewish Campaign - Israel Emergency Fund at the - Detroit Service Group Stag Day this week at Knollwood Country Club. Both men were co-chairmen of the 1980 Campaign, which is the Jewish community's major fund-raising activity for supporting Jewish social services both at home and overseas. A board member of the Detroit Service Group of Federation, Kogan served four years as Campaign co-chairman. He was an associate chairman in 1978, a vice chairman in 1977 and 1975 and a pre-Campaign chairman in 1976. Kogan previously served on the board of directors of the Jewish Community Center, Jewish Home for Aged and the Jewish Family Service. Tauber is vice president of Federation, a past president of the Jewish Community Center and a member of the United Foundation Board of Directors. He was regional chairman for the United Jewish Appeal in 1978 and has given several years of service to the UJA National Campaign and Young Leadership Cabinets. • The No Bargain' AWACS Proposal Marked by the Non-Partisan Opposition THE JEWISH NEWS A Weekly Review Commentary, Page 2 of Jewish Events Hemisphere's Poisoners: Enemies of Freedom Exposed Editorial, Page 4 CoPYnght ∎e., The Jevesh News Pubhshung Co. VOL. LXXX, No. 2 17515 W. Nine Mire, Suite 865, Southfield, Mich. 48075 424-8833 $15 Per Year: This Issue 35' September 11, 1981 Reagan-Begin Talks Boosting American Israeli Friendship Abu Eain Extradition Facing a Media Blitz • By JOSEPH POLAKOFF WASHINGTON — Aided by influential sections of the media, a campaign is being developed to prevent the U.S. Department of Justice from sending a young Palestinian Arab to Israel to face charges of participation in a terrorist bombing- that killed two Jewish boys. Ziad Abu Eain, now 21, is pictured by sympathizers as a "political prosecution victim" who has "hope" of having a "fair trial" when the U.S. Supreme Court rules in his case, probably this October. In the U.S. District Court in Chicago, Judge Frank J. McGarr rejected his request not to be extradited and in the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Judge Harlington Wood Jr. affirmed McGarr's decision. Even should Abu Eain's battery of five lawyers, who include Ramsay Clark of New York and Abdeen Jabara of Detroit — both long associated with pro- Palestinian campaigns, fail in the Supreme Court test, he still could, under federal law, escape extradition. The Secretary of State has the final word on extradi- tion issues. Thus the case's conclusion revolves on whether a legal decision (courts) or a political position (Secretary of-State) will prevail. This is not unusual in extradition proceedings. Neither is pressure by the media and others unusual against Israel, even in security cases. There is the case of Hilarian Capucci, a Melchite Rite Catholic Archbishop in (Continued on Page 19) WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Ronald Reagan welcomed Israeli Premier Menahem Begin to the White House Wednesday, declaring that the U.S. regards "Israel as an ally" and giving assurances that "the security of Israel is a principal objective of this Administration." Begin, in response, declared that Israel was a "stable ally" of the U.S. and other democracies and invited the President to visit Israel and "its capital Jerusalem." Reagan stressed that their two days of talks were a "chance to further strengthen the unbreakable ties between the U.S. and Israel and to assure you of our commitment to Israel's security and well being." He said, "Israel and America may be thousands of miles apart but we are philosophical neighbors sharing a strong commitment to democracy and the rule of law." He noted that the two countries "share similar beginnings as nations of immigrants yearning to live in freedom" and also "share a devotion to democratic institutions responsible to the wills of our citizens." Reagan also noted that both countries share a "mission" to make "the golden age of peace, prosperity and brotherhood a living reality in all countries of the Middle East. Let us remember that whether we are Christian or Jew or Moslem we are all children of Abraham. We are all children of the same God," Reagan said. Egypt Says Internal Tension Won't Slow Israel Relations JERUSALEM (JTA)— Egypt has assured Israel that the current political tensions and arrests in that country of some 1,500 people accused of contributing to Moslem- Christian violence will not prevent or delay plans to step up normalization between the two countries. At the same time, talks began at El Arish between 'Israeli and Egyptian experts on streamlining the transpor- tation of goods by land across the Sinai border. On Sunday, a party of 50 Egyptian officials and diplomats will arrive in Israel for talks, in separate working groups, on aviation ties, on sea links, telecommunication links, trade and tourism. Green '81 Butzel Honoree Irwin Green will be the 1981 recipient of the Fred M. Butzel Memorial Award for outstanding Jewish communal service. Presentation of the award, named for one of Federation's founders, will take place Sept. 23 at the 55th annual meet- ing of Federation. The dinner at the Jewish Community Center will begin with a recep- tion at 6 p.m. A Federation vice president, Green has been chairman of the Allied Jewish Campaign and president of the United Jewish Charities, on whose board he currently serves. He also is a member of the boards of Sinai Hospital and the De- troit Service Group. IRWIN GREEN Jewish Welfare Federation President George Zeltzer will deliver his annual report, and a slate of candidates for election to Federation's Board of Governors will be presented by Martin E. Citrin, chairman of the nominating committee. For dinner information, call the Federa- tion office, 965-3939. He vowed that "working with all our friends in the Middle East we seek to rein- force the security of the entire region. As we consult about these problems, rest assured that the security of Israel is a principal ob- jective of this Administration and that we regard Israel as an ally in our search for regional stability." Reagan said Begin's "entire life has been dedicated to the security and well being of your people." He ended his remarks saying, "Shalom, (Continued on Page 17) 21 Synagogues Dedicate Sabbath to Bar-Ilan , Endorse Chair in Media Dr. Martin Hart, general vice chairman of the Detroit Friends of Bar-Ilan University and chairman of its education committee, has announced that participation in the community Bar-Ilan Shabat this weekend has reached 21 congregations throughout the metropolitan area. Rabbis will be dedicating their sermons to Bar-Ilan University's 26 years of commitment to academic excellence and Judaica. Publicity bulletins are also being used to bring the Shabat to the attention of as many people as possible. In Bar-flan University ranks this is viewed as a major achievement, the dedication of the special Sabbath marking the unity of all ideological religious elements in Jewry. In addition to the emphasis on Bar-Ilan's tradition of quality and service to Israel, Hart reports that this year will see the establishment of a chair in public communications on campus. This program will provide intense graduate-level training in the areas of the media, with special emphasis on fighting the misin- formation of which Israel is often the target. This vital project will be named in honor of Philip Slomovitz, editor and publisher of The Jewish News, who recently received an honorary docto- rate from Bar-Ban. The Slomovitz name will thus be perpetually linked with Israel's striving for superior communications, under Bar-Ilan University's auspices, Hart said. (Continued-on Page 21)