THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Israeli-Christian Relations
in Lebanon Topic of Study
LONDON — Israel's
previous relations with the
Lebanese Christians, a
prominent feature of the
war in Lebanon, are exam-
ined in a research report
prepared for the Institute of
Jewish Affairs by Yosef
Olmert of Tel Aviv's Shilo
Institute.
Olmert analyses the de-
velopment of contacts up to
last June. The Maronites,
the largest of at least 14
Christian Churches in
Lebanon, sought potential
allies in the face of the grow-
ing strength of the Muslim
population early in this cen-
tury.
Contacts with the Zionist
movement began at the
time and were given new
impetus in the 1930s when
Lebanon's first elected
President, Emil Edde, saw
co-operation with the
Zionists as a way of preserv-
ing Lebanon's Christian na-
ture. But others, led by
Beshara al-Khoury, advo-
cated a rapprochement with
the Arab world. Khoury
won the argument in 1943,
with the establishment of
the "National Covenant,"
and the Zionist option
ceased to be a serious pro-
position.
After years of de facto
peace with Israel, follow-
ing the 1948 war, the
pro-Arab decision re-
bounded on the Maro-
nites. Their position
steadily worsened as the
Palestinians in Lebanon
Thousands Mark
Completion of
Talmudic Course
NEW
YORK
—
Thousands of Orthodox
Jews gathered at Madison
Square Garden last
weekend to celebrate the
completion of their "Daf
Yomi," a seven-and-a-half-
year intensive study of the
Talmud.
The "Daf Yomi" (Daily
Page) method of study, first
proposed in 1923 at the in-
ternational congress of
- Agudat Israel in Vienna,
employs small study groups
around the world who meet
daily to pore over one of the
Talmud's 2,340 pages. Last
weekend marked the eighth
time a group completed the
process.
Modern technology has
brought some changes to
the "Daf Yomi" process.
Through the Torah Com-
munications Network in
Brooklyn, a student can
"Dial-a-Daf" and receive
part of the instruction over
the telephone.
Inflation Jumps
TEL AVIV (JTA) — The
cost of living index rose by
8.4 percent during October,
the government's Central
Bureau of Statistics an-
nounced Monday. During
the first 10 months of the
year the index rose by 106
percent, or an annual rate of
138 percent.
The end of doubt is the
beginning of repose.
Bond Tribute
to Warner Chief
forced the country to be-
come directly involved in
the Arab-Israeli conflict,
and in the 1975 civil war
the combined power of
the PLO and the
Lebanese left was too
much for them.
Olmert concludes that
whatever answer is now
given to the ever-present
question of Maronite-Israeli
(or Zionist) relations, "it
should be taken for granted
that it will not be a final and
definite answer."
NEW YORK — Israel
Bond sales passed the $9
million figure at a national
dinner Nov. 10 at the Grand
Hyatt Hotel in New York to
honor Bert W. Wasserman,
president of Warner Com-
munications Inc.
Addressing the dinner,
Israel Ambassador Moshe
Arens pointed to Israel's
achievements — despite the
heavy defense burdens — in
such high technology fields
as civilian aircraft and med-
ical equipment.
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