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Fake Letters Smear Jewish Unit
NEW YORK (JTA) —
The New Jewish Agenda
(NJA) announced last week
that a "fraudulent mail
campaign" is being con-
ducted in an attempt to
"disrupt and discredit" the
work of the organization.
Reena Bernards. NJA's
national director, said her
organization initiated an
investigation of the fraudu-
lent letters with the U.S.
Postal Service immediately
after the NJA's national of-
fice received the first letter
last month and that the
NJA "intends to take legal
action against the perpet-
rators of the fraud when
they are discovered."
The unsigned letters, one
dated June and the other
dated July, both bearing the
salutation "Dear friend,"
were mailed without return
addresses throughout
North America with post-
marks from Van Nuys.
Calif.; New York City; and
Westchester County, N.Y.
The letters were on
copies of stationery from
a defunct pro-Palestinian
organization, the U.S.
Ad-Hoc Committee *for
Palestinian Rights.
Neither the organization
nor the post office and
box — Box 151 — Walnut
Bottom, Pa. 17266 — are
now in existence, the
NJA reported.
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The June letter states, in
part that "it is incumbent
upon us to mobilize all of our
resources in order to help
stymie (Premier Menahem)
Begin's latest blitzkreig ( in
Lebanon)." It adds, "If we
can exploit and encourage
such (American Jewish
criticism of Israel), we can
further isolate and under-
mine the Zionist regime." ,
The July letter states, in
part, that "every time a
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PARIS (JTA) — The
European Economic Com-
munity (EEC) has aban-
doned plans to launch a
separate peace initiative in
Lebanon and has shelved
the possibility of sanctions
against Israel.
The Foreign Ministers of
the 10 EEC member-states,
meeting in Brussels Mon-
day decided that a Euro-
pean initiative now would
only hurt the chances for a
political solution in Beirut
which the U.S. is attempt-
ing to negotiate. But they
will press the U.S. "to take
into account the views of the
Palestinians" in their
search for a solution to the
Middle East conflict.
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JEWISH SUMMER CAMPS: The season of summer
camps-for Jewish children is now in full swing. The camps
are open for eight to 10 weeks — some of them even longer.
It is estimated that no less than 90,000 children will spend
at least two weeks in Jewish camps during the summer.
There are about 160 Jewish resident camps for children in
the U.S. and Canada.
In addition to resident camps, there are also day camps
for thousands of Jewish children who are taken out
Dekro said that while neighboring cities for a day of fresh air, fun and feedi
the NJA "has been criti- Many of these camps are maintained by Jewish community
cal of some specific centers, Jewish federations and other Jewish agencies
policies of the Israeli served by the Jewish Welfare Board (JWB).
Others — resident as well as day camps — are main-
governinent" the position
of the NJA "has always tained by religious institutions, Zionist groups, Yiddish-
been one of deep concern promoting bodies like the Arbeier Ring and various in-
for Israel's security, and stitutions not affiliated with the JWB. It is estimated that
we are in full support of _in the_JWB day camps there_will_be some 95,000 children
Israel as a homeland for this summer.
the' Jewish people."
The resident camps are now considered not merely a
Ms. Bernards and Dekro place for relaxation and fun but also as institutions using
described the NJA as a na- the camping experience to promote both formal and infor-
tional organization which, mal Jewish _education.
MIDDLE-CLASS PROBLEMS: Sending children to
"in addition to working for
peace in the Middle East," is a resident summer camp is a financial problem for many
currently working for nuc- Jewish parents, especially if they have more than one child.
lear disarmament, Even the minimum stay for two weeks presents a
economic justice, reproduc- financial burden for families with more than one child of
tive rights, and an end to camp age. The rates of keeping a child in a camp range
between $100 and $200 a week.
anti-Semitism and racism.
Nevertheless, the economic crisis has had no great
impact this season on the registration of children in resi-
dent camps. There was a decline, but a very minimum one
as compared with previous summers. In some communities
the downward trend has been completely halted, although
nian Liberation Organiza-
camping has still not achieved the record registration it
tion. French Foreign Minis-
had in the late '60s and early '70s.
ter Claude Cheysson said
About 25 percent of all the children in the resident
that as the Palestinians camps this summer come from homes of "single parents." In
draw closer to recognizing the day camps their percentage is even higher. Ten years
Israel, Western Europe ago, children of "single parent" families constituted only 10
should reciproate by recog- percent of the camp population. This gives an idea of the
nizing the PLO in turn.
growth of the "single parent family" problem in Jewish
Meanwhile, in Bonn, communal life.
demands for sanctions
In the case of resident camps, many of the single pa-
against Israel by Arab rents require longer stays for their children in the camp
ambassadors here have and more financial assistance than parents of other cam-
drawn a favorable re- pers.
sponse from some West
THE NUTRITION ISSUE: The nutrition program in
German politicians.
the resident camps, which is primarily based on kosher
According to a German feeding, is naturally a major item in the camp budget.
State Television report, Communal and religious camps have been subsidized by
West Germany is insisting the federal government with foodstuffs from federal food
on the evacuation of all supplies and with cash for kosher products. This subsidy
foreign forces from Leba- ran yearly into millions of dollars. Now the camps will face
non. But asked is this speci-
a serious change.
fically included the PLO,
Resident camps eligible for this program can currently
Foreign Minister Hans- receive federal subsidies for up to five meals a day — three
Dietrich Genscher replied meals and two snacks — per child. Under the new legisla-
that the principle applied to tion they will after this summer be allowed subsidies for
all foreign forces except only two full meals and one snack per child per day. Day
those accepted by a legiti- camps sponsored by community centers will no longer be
mate Lebanese govern- eligible to participate in the Summer Food Program.
ment.
West Germany and Egypt
apparently agreed, during
Genscher's recent visit, that
NEW YORK — A Passion ance, had to have it trans-
the PLO should not be
forced to leave west Beirut play depicting the crucifix- lated, did not approve the
before it achieved a major ion of Christ is the subject of text, nor was it ever con-
political breakthrough. But a controversy between the tacted by the Met.
there was no mention in any Metropolitan Museum of
ADL National Director
reports of making a PLO Art and the New York Nathan Perlmutter wrote
recognition dependent upon Jewish Community Rela- the museum's president
political gains or recogni- tions Council and the that the play remained
Anti-Defamation League of bigoted despite being
tion.
Bnai Brith.
presented in Latin an(
The play, updated by In- German and in spite oi _
diana University
JERUSALEM (JTA) — musicologists, was per- specific deletions- of
Fully 10 percent of all cases formed at Indiana last year references to Jews.
submitted to the Israel Sup- and at the Metropolitan
The museum said it
reme Court are submitted Museum's Cloisters in would not schedule the play
by residents of the adminis- March.
again.
tered areas, a unique and
A Met spokesman said
Perlmutter told the New
unprecedented situation in the JCRC had approved the York Times that Passion
world legal annals, Justice play's text. A JCRC plays have a long history of
Ministry Director General
spokesman countered that anti-Semitism and that
Meir Gabay said at the He- his organization had to ask public institutions should
brew University of a cast member for the text be more sensitive in their
Jerusalem.
the day before the perform- presentation.
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Jewish group opposes Is-
rael, another nail is ham-
mered into the Occupier's
coffin." Both letters urge
"all friends of the Palestine
revolution" to "assist the
New Jewish Agenda."
Jeffrey Dekro, NJA co-
chairperson, said "these let-
ters constitute an outrage-
ous slander and lie. We in
the NJA have never had
contact" with the U.S.
Ad-Hoc Committee "which,
in fact, ceased to exist in
1978, before our organiza-
tion ever came into exis-
tence."
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