THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
22 Friday, May 28, 1982
Churches Ask Unconditional U.S. Talks With the PLO
WSU Holocaust Volume Praised
The new volume on the
Holocaust by Alice and A.
Roy Eckardt has received
critical acclaim from Rev.
Franklin H. Littell, founder
and honorary chairman of
the National Institute on
the Holocaust.
Dr. Littell wrote the fol-
lowing congratulatory let-
ter to Dr. Bernard Goldman
of the Wayne State Univer-
sity Press, publisher of the
Eckardts' "Long Night's
Journey Into Day":
"I have received a copy of
the book by the Eckardts
and I want to compliment
you on it.
"In the first place the
book is very important,
reaching a new high
point in the work of the
Eckardts, which has for
years been outstanding
in terms of the Christian
relationship to the
Jewish people.
"In the second place, it is
artistically one of the most
beautiful books that I have
seen put out in recent years.
"I lecture two or three
times a week some place in
the United States or abroad,
and I am usually involved in
some issue that affects
Christian/Jewish relations.
I am referring constantly to
the Eckhardts book and
hope that both publishers
and authors get the finan-
cial as well as moral satis-
faction out of its production
which they_ deserve."
. A Jew, Jacob Hays, was in
charge of the New York City
police department from
1802 to 1849.
NASHVILLE, Tenn.
(JTA) — The American
Jewish Committee has
strongly criticized a section
of a Middle East resolution
adopted by the governing
board of the National Coun-
cil of Churches which called
upon the United States gov-
ernment to "undertake an
open dialogue ) with the
PLO" without requiring the
PLO to repudiate its an-
nounced aims for the violent
destruction of Israel.
AJC reaction was issued
here by Rabbi Marc Tanen-
baum, AJC's national inter-
religious affairs director,
and Rabbi A. James Rudin,
assistant director. Rudin
represented the AJC at the
NCC government board as
an official fraternal ob-
server.
While acknowledging
that the NCC resolution
contains a number of posit-
ive affirmations about Is-
rael and Egypt and the
Camp David peace process,
the two AJC spokesmen de-
plored the fact that "this
latest resolution fails to
urge two preconditions for
any governmental dialogue
with the PLO, namely, the
PLO's recognizing Israel's
right to exist as a sovereign
state and the cessation of all
hostile acts carried out
against Israel.
.
"This resolution can
only lend legitimacy to
the PLO, the pivotal
Brown Tells Jewish Editors
AWACS Should Be Withheld
SAN DIEGO (JTA) —
Gov. Edmund Brown has
called on the Reagan Ad-
ministration to withhold
the scheduled delivery of
AWACS reconnaissance
aircraft to Saudi Arabia un-
less the Saudi government
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The community has also
initiated actions seeking to
bar distribution of a new
Italian edition of "Mein
Kampf." Both actions were
reported by the World
Jewish Congress.
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terrorism — hardly° a
moral position expected
from a major Christian
body."
Such unqualified support
for the PLO in peace negoti-
ations, the AJC officials
said, will only contribute to
the hardening of positions
and will inhibit the cause of
Middle 'East peace rai,her
than advance it.
The NCC resolution,
Tanenbaum and Rudin
said, is at the same time
constructive in a number of
respects. They welcome the
NCC's commendation of Is-
ALBERT BLOOM
squelching the Senate oppo-
sition.
The AJPA, during its two
day meeting, re-elected Al-
bert Bloom, editor of the
Jewish Chronicle of
Pittsburgh, as president.
Doris Sky, managing editor
of the . Intermountain
Jewish News of Denver, was
the recipient of the first
Joseph Polakoff Award for
Journalistic Integrity.
It was announced that-
AJPA will have its mid-
year meeting in Los
Angeles in November, coin-
ciding with the General As-
sembly of the Council of
Jewish Federations.
Osmania U. Cites
Yasir Arafat
NEW YORK — Palestine
Liberation Organization
leader Yasir Arafat re-
ceived an honorary degree
from Osmania University
in the Indian city of
Hyderabad last Sunday.
Arafat was in India for
three days of talks with
Prime Minister Indira Gan-
dhi, who joined him in con-
demning "Israeli aggres-
sion." The PLO leader
moved on to Pakistan for
talks with leaders of that
country this week.
Arabs Rapped
JERUSALEM (ZINS) —
Mayor Teddy Kollek, in a
rare attack on Jerusalem's
Arab sector, said the atti-
tude the Arabs was "be-
yond contempt" for their si-
lence following terrorist in-
cidents in the holy city,
especially those in which
children are killed.
rael for its "difficult and
painful withdrawal from
Sinai," and its acknow-
ledgment that both Israel
and Egypt have demon-
strated their commitment
to the Camp David peace
treaty and to the continuing
peace process.
In addition, the AJC wel-
comed the NCC's support of
the United States govern-
ment's reaffirmation of Is-
rael's right to "secure, de-
fined and recognized bor-
ders" and the NCC's call for
the removal of all foreign ,---
troops and weapons from
Lebanon.
Flint News
Summer Camp Picks Director
Marilyn Megdell will be
director of the 1982 Flint
Jewish Federation Summer
Day Camp. The camp is
scheduled for two weeks,
July 12 through July 23, at
-Holiday Hills of Camp Cop-
neconic.
Bnai Brith Cites
Maxine Kronick
-
Book Bias Rules
Italian Jews
4M1%
est.
recognizes Israel's right to
exist.
Addressing the 40th an-
nual meeting of the Ameri-
can Jewish Press Associa-
tion (AJPA) at the Hotel del
Coronado last week, Brown
charged that a White House
letter which pledged Saudi
reconciliation toward Israel
as an unofficial condition to
gain Senate approval of the
sale was instrumental in
catalyst for international
Maxine Kronick, vice
president of Sports for Israel
and past United Jewish Ap-
peal women's campaign co-
chairman in Flint, will be
honored by Bnai- Brith
Lodge 656 of Flint 7 p.m.
June 13 at Cong. Beth Is-
rael. Cocktails will be
served at 6. •
Tickets are available
from Rose Rubenstein,
Mary Mitshkun, Joanne
Klein, Barney Sherman,
Damor Mitshkun, Morrie
Young and at the syna-
gogue office. Reservation
deadline is June 4. No tic-
kets will be sold at the door.
Shalom Group
Party Planned
The Shalom Group of the
Flint Jewish Federation is
planning a bowling-pizza
party 8 p.m. June 5 at
Southland Lanes, 5301 S.
Saginaw St.
There is a charge. For
reservations, call Dr. and
Mrs. Harold Steinman,
767-7678, before June 5.
Community
Calendar
Tuesday — Beth F1 Sis-
terhood board, 10 a.m.; and
Bnai Brith meeting, 7 p.m.
at River Valley club house.
Wednesday — Beth Is-
rael Sisterhood Torah Fund.
Thursday — FJF Senior
Friendship Club, noon,
Temple Beth El; JWVA
meeting, 8 p.m.; and Beth
Israel board of education, 8
p.m.
Bnai Mitzva
Jeremy Goldstein will
become Bar Mitzva 8:30
a.m. June 5 at Cong. Beth
Israel.
* * *
Elaine Shulman will be-
come Bat Mitzva 11 a.m.
June 5 at Temple. Beth. El.
The camp is for children
in the community who will
be in kindergarten in the
fall of 1982 and those
through fourth grade.
The Federation Camp
Committee also is in the
process of selecting camp
staff. Interested individuals
should contact the Federa-
tion office, 767-5922.
Fedration Has
Festival Tickets
The Flint Jewish Federa-
tion has tickets to the Flint
International Institute's
annual festival June 18-20.
The federation receives a
percentage from_the sale of
tickets.
For tickets, call the Fed-
eration, 767-5922.
International Festival '82
will take place on the Flint
University of Michigan
grounds, Stevens at First
St., noon- to midnight June
18 and 19 and noon to 6 p.m.
on June 20.
Seniors to Meet
in Summer
The Senior Friendship
Club of the Flint Jewish
Federation will continue to
meet regularly during the
summer months, Judy
Kasle, club coordinator, an-
nounced.
The club meets noon
Thursday at Flint's Temple
Beth El for lunch and a pro-
gram.
Persons needing trans-
portation to club meetings
should call the Federation
office, 767-5922.
Seek Rummage
Flint's Temple Beth El
and Hadassah are seeking
rummage for their_ fund-
raising program.
Among the items sought_,
are: drapes, furniture,
housewares, clothing,
bikes, toys. For details, call
Sara Feldman, 235-8153; or
Esther Harris, 232-5775.
Tickets Available
for Stratford
Reservations are still
being taken for the Flint
Jewish Federation's trip to
Stratford June 22-23. The
trip includes tickets to "The
Tempest" and 'The
Mikado."
For reservations, call the
FJF, 767-5922.