THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
20 Friday, October 22, 1982
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Remnant of Polish Jewry Facing No Extra Hardship'
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WARSAW (JTA) — "De-
spite the problems that
beset our nation, our Jewish
community does not suffer
extra hardship," averred
Shmuel Tenenblatt, the
youngish, pleasant-faced
editor of the Folks-Sztyme,
a Jewish newspaper that
has been published in War-
saw week in and week out
throughout the years.
"The attitude of the gov-
ernment toward our Jewish
people is quite benevolent
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claimed. Indeed, govern-
ment policies appear to be
most constructive in a lit-
eral sense.
Governmental agencies,
including the Historical
Landmark Commission, are
busy reconstructing the
large Nossek Synagogue,
located in the former ghetto,
and destroyed by the Nazis.
on May 17, 1943. They are
also restoring the Jewish
Historical Institute, which
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was left in a shamblee
under prior governments.
The Ida Kaminska
Theater, now housed in a
handsome, well-
equipped building in the
center of town and per-
forming brilliantly the
plays of Peretz, Sholem
Aleichem and others, is
supported by public
funds.
The Joint Distribution
Committee is permitted to
bring in kosher food for con-
sumption in homes and in
one or two restaurants.
Despite the lack of formal
relations between the gov-
ernments of Poland and Is-
rael, the Hebrew language
may be studied at the Uni-
versity of Warsaw. Cultural
and other educational ties
between the two countries
are quietly fostered.
It seems apparent that
the Polish government
seeks Jewish approbation,
and various departments,
including ORBIS, the
Polish National Tourist
Agency, are making all
kinds of plans in anticipa-
tion of April 9, 1983 — the
40th anniversary of the
Warsaw Ghetto uprising —
when it expects an outpour-
ing of thousands of Jews
from abroad to commemo-
rate the most terrifying
chapter in the history of the
city.
Of the 3.5 million Jews
in Poland before the war,
three million were ex-
terminated. Jews had
lived in Poland for 1,000
years and had played a
major role in the forma-
tion of Poland.
Today, according to
Tenenblatt, there are only
some 10,000 or 11,000 Jews
left, mainly elderly, since
the younger Jews emi-
grated in 1968-1969 during
the era of Wladyslaw
Gomulka when a campaign
was waged against
"Zionists" and "re-
visionists."
Tenenblatt estimated
that there were 3,000 Jews
in Warsaw, about 1,000 in
Cracow and the rest in Lodz,
Stettin, Wroclaw and
Katowice. In 14 cities and
towns, Jews come together
under the auspices of the
Kultur Geselleschaftliche
Verband to enjoy an occa-
sional evening of Yiddish
and Israeli interest.
Tenenblatt insisted that
his Folks-Sztyme was the
leading unifying cultural
force among Jews, with a
staff of 15, he turns out a
large-format, well-
illustrated paper with nine
pages in Yiddish — includ-
ing a regular column
entitled "Jews in the World"
— and three pages in Polish
and its 3,000 copies are ea-
gerly devoured by the
news-hungry remnant of a
great Jewish people.
Aridor Asks Management,
Labor Help on Economy
JERUSALEM (JTA) —
Finance Minister Yoram
Aridor called on labor and
management this week to
help put the nation's trou-
bled economy in order. He
said that without the coop-
eration of Histadrut and the
employers, his new eco-
nomic program could not
succeed and increased un-
employment would not be
avoidable.
Aridor's program is
aimed at reducing inflation
by slowing down the rate of
price increases in areas
within the government's
control.
At its present rate, infla-
tion is expected to soar to
135 percent by the end of the
current fiscal year. The
government had predicted
earlier an inflation rate of
no more than 90 percent.
Aridor blamed Israel's
Israel COL
Rises Again
TEL AVIV (JTA) — The
cost of living index rose by
7.6 percent in September,
the Central Bureau of
Statistics announced.
During the first nine
months of 1982 the index
rose by 50 percent. This was
the annual rate promised by
the Treasury at the end of
last year, assuring the pub-
lic that the Treasury's
policies would bring the in-
flationary rate to "about 90
percent for the year, or well
below 100 percent."
Last month's increase
indicates that inflation this
year will total about 135
percent.
declining exports on the
continuing economic de-
pression in the West.
Leaders of the Israel
Manufacturers Associa-
tion complained bitterly
to the Knesset Finance
Committee about the
shrinkage of exports. The
areas most affected are
textiles, fertilizers, pes-
ticides, plastics and food.
On the other hand, the
exports of electronics
and metal products are
holding up.
Aridor claimed impres-
sive achievements for his
economic program, notably
the low rate of unemploy-
ment which is not more
than five percent of the
working population.
Magazine Claims
U.S. Trying
to Oust Begin
JERUSALEM (ZINS) —
Yoman Hashavua, the
magazine of the Likud bloc,
has accused the United
States of "trying to over-
throw the (Israeli) govern-
ment."
In a recent article, the
magazine quoted a "secu-
rity official" who claimed
that "the Americans are
gathering intelligence data
on every senior Israeli offi-
cial." The article also cited
in a 1979 embassy cable
analyzing the Begin gov-
ernment's political
strength. "It seems as if the
United States is operating
behind the scenes to bring
the Likud government to an
end," the article concluded.