34 Friday, June 24, 1983 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS American Volunteers Aid Israel During War Effort Israeli Athletic Teams Are Criticized for Use of Foreign, Non-Jewish Players JERUSALEM (JTA) — The volunteers, who pro- By today, a total of 1,000 vide one month of service, volunteers from the United are part of a project called States will have come" to Is- "Volunteers for Israel," rael since last. summer to which was born out of the offer their services to the need for manpower during state of Israel. the war in Lebanon. By HASKELL COHEN Over the years the local flight Jewish soccer players cer federation has been coaches have formed friend- in South America and let it thinking about the possibil- TEL AVIV — The annual ships with the leaders of the be known to the press that ity of permitting each of hiatus from Israel by local U.S. Maccabi basketball he was going to import them their teams in the National basketball coaches is get- teams, which play here for trials here. There's noth- League, to sign one non- ting to be somewhat of a every four years and then ing wrong in importing DINNER THEATRE AT farce. They come to New visit them in the United Jewish players provided citizen to each roster. This means, of course, that the York and then branch out, States for aid and direction they become, at least, dual non-Jew would be eligible to visiting various basketball in the quest for prospects. 'citizens, which is a pre- play if the federation goes -camps, run - by agents desir- A reputable U.S. agent, requisite for play here and through with this idea, JIMMY LAUNCE PROductions ous of "selling" their bas- who sent two basketball can be attended to at the presents which has been implanted ketball players to the high- players to Israel last year proper time. NEIL SIMON'S Side-splitting Comedy in their minds after watch- est bidders. Israel isn't the who made good showings What is disturbing to ing the basketball people only one which is bent on here, claims that he already learn is that the Israeli soc- operate here. this type of scouting expedi- had hosted a representative tion, since one can see "hoop from Maccabi Tel AviV and Group Rates and Performances Available snoops" from almost every ran a practice drill for that Specializing in Authentic Reservations: 593-1234 Fri. & Sat. 8:30 P.M. European country at the gentleman so that he and Italian-American Dining same camps as those which his New York scout could "THE CLUB" Lunches and Dinners 2ND FLOOR are visited by the Israelis. open Sundays 2 to 9:30 — Closed Mondays appraise the caliber of the players who attended this (EXCELLENT BANQUET 1 scrimmage. 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