70 Friday, August 19, 1983
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Israel Redeployment from Shouf
Area Due in 'Matter of Days'
TEL AVIV (JTA) — Chief
Levy denied rumors from
of Staff Gen. Moshe Levy abroad that the IDF was fol-
said that the Israel Defense lowing a "scorched earth
Force redeployment from policy," destroying
the Shouf mountain area of thousands of trees and
Lebanon to its new line houses. "Isolated trees may
along the Awali River north be uprooted, but in numbers
of Sidon would be affected not even statistically sig-
"within a matter of days. -
nificant," he said.
Addressing a luncheon of
The chief of staff, who vis-
the Foreign Press Associa- ited the Ansar camp and
tion in Israel, he said the Aley Tuesday, said some
move southwards would 5,000 "detainees" were now
start shortly and would be held at the Ansar camp.
completed "in one phase, Most of them were Palesti-
speedily."
nians, with 300 Syrian offi-
The reason. for the quick cers and soldiers, some for-
redeployment was not eigners from a number of
budgetary, Levy stressed, countries, and some
but security. "The Shouf Lebanese.
mountain is one geograph-
The Syrians hold three
ical entity, and once you are Israeli prisoners, while
moving out you might as eight are held by the
well do it quickly," he said. PLO, including two held
At present, Israel's aim by the Popular Front for
was to keep the Shouf the Liberation of
area, scene of frequent Palestine-General Com-
clashes between Druze mand headed by Ahmed
and Christians, as quiet Habreel, and five Israelis
as possible. "But I would are listed as "missing,"
e naive if I said we could Levy said.
keep the peace in that
Talks are in progress with
area, where there has the Red Cross and other
been internecine strife bodies for their exchange,
for centuries, whoever but there are, and will not
was in control — Turks, be, direct talks with the
Syrians, British, French PLO, Levy said.
or anyone else."
Meanwhile, Defense
The IDF redeployment Minister Moshe Arens vis-
would not be to Syria's ad- ited the Beirut area and told
vantage, as the IDF still a press conference of
faced the Syrian army from Beirut-based correspon-
strong positions in the dents that the redeploy-
Bekaa valley and was only ment to the Awali, to be car-
some 30 kilometers from ried out and completed
Damascus there, he pointed "within eight to 12 weeks,"
out.
was part of Israeli plans for
The Syrians are reinforc- a complete withdrawal from
ing their positions in the Lebanon. But the final
Bekaa valley in Lebanon withdrawal depended on the
and are apparently prepar-
ing to remain there for a
long time, according to Brig.
Gen. Yehuda Cohen, com-
mander of the Israel De-
fense Force Engineering
NEW YORK — A group
Corps.
of 160 Russian Jewish im-
He told military corre- migrants currently residing
spondents that hundreds of in the United States will
tank positions have been embark on "pilot tours" of
prepared in the valley and Israel this summer and fall
extensive minefields have to investigate work oppor-
been laid there, facing the
Senior Housing
IDF positions.
Syria's refusal to with- Complex to Open
draw its forces from the
Bekaa valley was jus- in Jerusalem
tified by Egyptian Minis- JERUSALEM — "Nof-
ter of State Boutros rim," a housing project for
Ghali. He told Arab jour- senior citizens sponsored by
nalists, after his arrival in the Association of Ameri-
Paris, that Syria's stand cans and Canadians in Is-
"is justified and natural" rael, is slated to open its
because Damascus "is doors in southwest
worried by Israel's inten- Jerusalem by the end of the
tions." He added that summer.
"one should not forget
The complex, overlooking
that Israeli troops still the village of Ein Kerem in
occupy the Golan.")
the Judean Hills, features
Levy also said there private apartments, indoor
would be no "defense force" and outdoor public areas,
along the Awali line, as Is- and services such as a cen-
rael did not wish to cut tral kosher dining room, a
Lebanon into two synagogue, a library and a
laundromat.
hermetically-sealed parts.
withdrawal of all other
foreign troops from that
country.
Arens was quoted by Is-
rael Radio as saying that Is-
rael could not be responsible
for what would happen in
the Shouf area after the IDF
withdraws from there.
Arens denied that Is-
rael was arming only one
party in the dispute, say-
ing Israel was aiding "the
Lebanese army alone."
"We have no plan or in-
tention of dividing Leba-
non," he stressed.
"We have guaranteed to
the government of Lebanon
to leave Lebanon within
eight to 12 weeks after the
entry into force of the May
17 agreement, and we stand
by that agreement, pro-
vided the other parts of the
agreement are im-
plemented. We have no in-
tention whatsoever of stay-
ing in Lebanon one day
more than is absolutely
necessary."
In a related development,
Danny Chamoun, the son of
former
pro-Western
Lebanese
President
Camille Chamoun, met
with Foreign Minister Yit-
zhak Shamir. During their
meeting Chamoun ex-
pressed support for the
ratification of the Israel-
Lebanon agreement, which
Lebanon has so far failed to
do.
He also expressed the
hope that the Israeli with-
drawal from the Shouf
mountain area would be
coordinated with the
Lebanese government.
Russian Emigres to Explore
Life in Israel on 'Pilot Tours'
tunities in the holy land.
The tours, co-sponsored
by the Israel Aliya Center
and the immigration and
absorption department of
the Jewish Agency, are part
of an effort to reach out into
the Russian community in
the search for people in-
terested in making aliya to
Israel.
The Russian immigrants
taking part in the program
will meet with prospective
employers in their fields,
explore housing and school-
ing possibilities and tour
the country during their
two-week trip.
Meanwhile, a new Aliya
Center office is scheduled to
open later this month in the
Brighton Beach area of
Brooklyn, which is the new
home for a number of Rus-
sian Jewish immigrants.
Jacob Pincus Perelmuth
gained fame as opera singer
Jan Peerce.
Famed Lyricist Ira Gershwin Dies at 86
NEW YORK — Famed
lyricist Ira Gershwin, who
with his late brother
George, produced some of
America's top scores for
Broadway musicals, died
Aug. 17 at age 86.
Of the brothers' most
famous musicals are "Porgy
and Bess" and "Of Thee I
Sing." Their well-known
songs include "Embrace-
able You," "Strike Up the
Band," "The Man I love," "'S
Wonderful," "Somebody
Loves Me" and "I Got
Rhythm."
In addition to providing
lyrics for his brother's com-
positions, Ira Gershwin also
furnished lyrics for Kurt
Weill and Jerome Kern.
In 1932, Mr. Gershwin
was the first lyricist to
win a Pulitzer Prize for
drama. He was a member
of the Songwriters Hall of
Fame.
Syria Charged
With Executions
For many years, Mr. Ger-
shwin wrote under the
psyeudonym "Arthur Fran-
cis" to avoid confusion with
his younger brother's name.
Mr. Gershwin's final
score was written in 1954 in
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The Family
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The Family
of the Late
MAX
LEBOW
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in his memory 12:30 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 28, at He-
brew Memorial Park.
Rabbi Schnipper will
officiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.
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The Family
of the Late
ESTHER
BAKER
FRANCES
MAGID
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in her memory 9:30 a.m.
Sunday, Aug. 28, at
Machpelah Cemetery.
Cantor Klein will of-
ficiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in her memory 11 a.m.
Sunday, Aug. 28, at
Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Rabbi Leo Y.
Goldman will officiate.
Relatives and friends
are asked to attend.
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The Family
of the Late
BEN BIRCOLL
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in his memory 10:30 a.m.
Sunday, Aug. 21, at
Machpelah Cemetery.
Rabbi Stanley Rosen-
baum will officiate.
Relatives and friends
are asked to attend.
Liberian Leader
to Visit Israel
JERUSALEM (JTA) —
Tentative preparations are
being made here for a state
visit by President Samuel
Doe of Liberia, according to
the Israeli newspaper
Haaretz.
Doe's visit, which could
come as early as next week,
the paper said, follows
Liberia's announcement
this week that it would re-
sume diplomatic relations
with Israel.
In Washington, U.S. offi-
cials welcomed Liberia's de-
cision to renew its relations
with Israel, which were se-
vered after the Six-Day
War.
NEW YORK — Work-
men's Circle will hold a re-
union Nov. 5 in New York
for persons who have par-
ticipated in any of the
organization's youth pro-
grams during the last 50
years.
For further information,
write to Workmen's Circle
Reunion, 45 E. 33 St., New
York, N.Y. 10016.
notice measuring an inch in
depth, and 815.00 for a notice two
inches deep with a black border.
The family of the late
Leonard Tigay announces
the unveiling of a monu-
ment in his memory 11 a.m.
Sunday, Aug. 21, at Adat
Shalom Memorial Park.
Rabbi Efry Spectre and
Cantor Larry Vieder will of-
ficiate.
NEW YORK (JTA) —
Amnesty International, the
international organization
which monitors human
rights developments, said in
a report issued Tuesday
that Syria executed 1,000
prisoners in one day and has
killed thousands of citizens
in repeated attacks on reli-
gious dissidents.
The report by the Danish
branch of Amnesty Interna-
tional in Copenhagen was
denied by the Syrian gov-
ernment of President Hafez
Assad.
Group Plans
NY Reunion
collaboration with Harold
Arlen for the musical ver-
sion of "A Star Is Born." In
1959, he published a collec-
tion of his lyrics with corn-
ments and insights, "Lyrics
on Several Occasions."
The Family
of the Late
BEATRICE
HARRIS
The Family
of the Late
NATHAN
PLONSKIER
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in his memory 1 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 21, at Ch-
esed Shel Emes Cemet-
ery. Rabbi Wagner will
officiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.
The Family
of the Late
LOUIS
RICHMAN
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in her memory 10:15
a.m. Sunday, Aug. 21, at
Adat Shalom Memorial
Park-Northwest. Rabbi
Milton Arm will of-
ficiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in his memory 10:45 a.m.
Sunday, Aug. 28, at
Machpelah Cemetery.
Rabbi Schnipper will
officiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.
The Family
of the Late
The Family
of the Late
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in her memory 1 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 28, at.
Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Rabbi Loss
will officiate. Relatives
and friends are asked to
attend.
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in his memory 12 noon
Sunday, Aug. 21, at
Workmen's Circle
Cemetery, Beth Shmuel
Section. Rabbi Chaskel
Grubner will officiate.
Relatives and friends
are asked to attend.
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MARIANNE
HOROWITZ
"Over 65 years of traditional service in the Jewish community with dignity and understanding."
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