THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 36 Friday, January 29, 1982 SPIFFY'S French President Attends Exhibit on Dayan's Book 24825 GREENFIELD, N. of 10 Mile 557-6888 PRESENTS 3 GREAT BREAKFAST SPECIALS (JTA) PARIS President Francois Mitter- rand inaugurated an ex- hibition of drawings and etchings last week illustrat- ing the late Moshe Dayan's book on the battle of Mas- sada, which has been post- humously published in France. It was the first time in re- cent years that a French president took part in such an event. French officials said it was in keeping with Mitterrand's commitment to Israel and his former per- sonal relations with Israel's military hero. The etchings are by modern artist Raymond Moretti. 6 a.m.-11 a.m. • 2 EGGS 1 • HASHBROYMS Or $149 3 P S I • 2 EGO • HASHBROWNS OR 2 3,PANCAKES & • CHOICE OF 3 SAUSAGES OR $1 99 BACON OMELETTES 3 • western, cheesel 99 Etc. 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They include, among others, "The Law of Return" (1950); "The Equal Rights for Women Law" (1951); "The Judges Law" (1953); "The Courts Law" (1969); and "The Nationality Law" (1952) that, inter alia, regu- lates the naturalization of non-Jews. It should be emphasized that the Knesset is sover- eign in the Israeli political system and is immune from judicial review. It elects the president and the prime minister, and has the power to declare a vote of no- confidence in the govern- ment (a procedure of forcing a government to resign). Like the European monarchs, the president has limited powers. He is obligated to sign bills passed by the Knesset and has the responsibil- ity to "entrust to one of the members. of the Knes- set the duty of forming a government." But once the government is formed, the president cannot dissolve it. MKs in Israel, like parli- ament members in demo- cratic countries the world over, have the right of im- munity. The special law passed by the Knesset in 1951 guaranteeing this right, reads: "A member of the Knesset shall not be held civilly or criminally re- sponsible, and shall be im- mune from legal action with regard to any vote cast, any oral or written expression of opinion, or any other act performed in or out of the Knesset, provided that such vote, opinion, or act per- tains to, or has as its pur- pose, the fulfillment of his mandate as a member of the Knesset." Similarly, the Knesset building itself has immun- ity and is under the control of the speaker and the sergeant-at-arms. The Knesset building, a gift from the Rothschilds, consists of five floors. The first floor contains com- mittee meeting rooms and offices of committee chair- men and their staffs. The second floor has offices for cabinet members. The third floor includes a public cafeteria, a members' res- taurant, the Speaker's offices and the plenary hall. The fourth floor is composed of the spec- tators' gallery and offices for the press. The fifth floor is reserved for party offices, caucus rooms and rooms for "party members to use as dor- mitories in case of long sessions." But the offices for the Knesset members are lo- cated in a special area out- side the Knesset building. These members, the author remarks, have no legisla- tive assistants or secretaries, they must per- sonally answer their own mail. Nevertheless, they appreciate this link with the public. It shows that they "are paying attention to what the people think." Especially important for Knesset functioning are the committees, the workshops where all legislation is hammered out prior to its presentation to the Knesset plenum. There is, according to Prof. Mahler, "a hierarchy among the committees." The most prestigious are the foreign affairs, defense, finance and interior. The others include justice, police, immigrant absorp- tion, tourism and religious affairs. A Knesset member may belong to as many as four committees or to none. The speaker and deputy speaker "may choose not to hold seats on committees." Cabinet members, who are also MKs (some are not) are not assigned committee positions. Unlike the congressional districts into which the U.S. is divided, Israel is single national electoral district. As a result, the Knesset- - members do not represent, geographic areas. Jewish Groups Ask Removal of Parleys from Poland NEW YORK (JTA) — The Center for Russian and East European Jewry and the Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry (SSSJ) have called upon the chairmen of the International Math- ematical Union, located in Paris, and the American Association for Computer Machinery, based in New York, not to hold their 1982 international gatherings in Poland unless martial law is lifted, those arrested are freed and the anti-Semitic campaign is halted. The IMU and AACM had planned gatherings in Po- land, especially the Inter- national Congress of Math- ematicians in Warsaw and an international sym- posium on computer sci- ences in Gdansky, formerly Danzig, as a sign of support for Solidarity. The Center and the SSSJ reported that while only a tiny percentage of those interned in Poland have so far reached the West, they are known to include the fol- lowing of Jewish origin: Historian Stefan Amster- damski; historian Marior Brandys; veteran publicist Ludwig Dorn, in his 80s; historian Broneslow Geremek; writer Jan Letinski; leading intellec- tual Adam Michnik; scholar Karol Modzelewski; and writer V. Moroslski. The Center and the SSSJ noted that the fol- lowing, if not already ar- rested, are in danger of being apprehended: Marek Cardiologist Edelman, already ar- rested and released a month ago; scholar Ana Hochfeld; journalist Simon Jakubowicz; philosopher Marian Mialoyan; writer Arthur Miedzyrzecki; Warsaw University. rector Henry Samsonowicz; and Spanish War veteran Barbara Torunczyk. In a related development, Rabbi Alexander, Schin- dler, president of the Union of American Hebrew Con- gregations, has joined Christian and labor leaders in calling on President Ronald Reagan to release surplus food stocks to the people of Poland for distri- bution by international food assistance movements and Catholic Relief Service of Poland. Meanwhile, a group of former Auschwitz inmates in West Germany is seeking to help Auschwitz survivors who live in Poland. Hate Museum Set for NY NEW YORK (JTA) — The Jewish Identity Center, an activist organization which has long focused on the rise of anti-Semitism in the United States and its ominous threat to American Jews, has announced it will open a permanent exhibit on anti-Semitism in New York City. The exhibit will be a branch of the Museum of the Potential Holocaust which is based in M.E. on Agenda Jerusalem. Shifra Hoffman, execu- UNITED NATIONS tive director of the center, (JTA) — Secretary General who has been touring the Javier Perez de Cuellar, of U.S. with a display of hate Peru, who replaced Kurt literature from the Na- Waldheim on Jan. 1, said tional Socialist White last week that as Secretary People's Party (Nazi Party), General he will maintain the Ku Klux Klan and othe- "great interest in the rapidly-rising hate group, Mideast" and its problems. said that the purpose or Speaking at his first press opening a branch of the conference since his elec- Jerusalem-based museum tion, the Secretary General would be to make American Jews "aware of the mag- said in response to a clues tion that he does not intet.i, nitude and scope of Jew- at this time, to send any hatred that is being dis- emissary to the Mideast to seminated with impunity explore the situation there. here, seeking to make Jews "The time is not ripe for the scapegoat for economic such a mission," he said. and social ills."