10 Friday, October 1, 1983

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Glenn: Does Record Speak Louder than Words?

By MORRIS AMITAY

WASHINGTON — Many
Americans often have diffi-
culty in distinguishing bet-
ween political candidates
who pander to "special in-
terests" and those candi-
dates who express long held
political or ideological be-
liefs. With so much news to
present and digest, histori-
cal perspective is usually
absent in reporting. Presi-
dential and Senatorial can-
didates in particular should
therefore be carefully
scrutinized by the Ameri-
can Jewish community to
assess their true feelings
about Israel-related issues
and to get a hint as to future
actions.
This year, the scrutiny
should be even more intense
because the community has
been misled in the past. It is
fair to say that both Carter
and Reagan as candidates
espoused much more posi-
tive views about Israel than
their Administrations' ac-
tions demonstrated later on.
Judging the candidates
now on U.S. foreign policy
in the Middle East, there-
fore, requires much more
than hearing a single
speech. While we should be
encouraged to hear Senator
John Glenn, for instance,

profess a strong commit-
ment to Israel, and charac-
terize the PLO as "thugs,"
nevertheless we must place
these positive remarks in
perspective. Behind any
speaker's rhetoric, there is
usually a record — espe-
cially if the candidate has
served in the Congress and
has had to vote and take
stands on the issues.
So, while many were
delighted to hear Glenn's
call for a more pro-Israel
policy, it is surely just as
important to note his past
record which includes
support for the sale of
F-15s to Saudi Arabia in
1978, previous calls for
contacts with the PLO,
and criticism of various
Israeli government
policies, both publicly
and in private.
If we also put Glenn's re-
cent address in New York in
the context of that state's
crucial Jewish vote (about
one-third) in the Democra-
tic primary, there is even
more reason to question its
value as an enduring policy
statement. Although New
York has a relatively late
primary, it is shaping up as
a key state in the race for
the Democratic Presiden-
tial nomination. If he is to

hope to overtake former
Vice President Walter
Mondale, Glenn clearly
needs Jewish votes there
along with financial sup-
port from the national
community. According to
people here in Washington
who followed the speech's
inception. Glenn's en-
thusiasm for it was nowhere
near that of his fund raisers.
Mondale, on the other
hand, who also gave a
speech in New York shortly
thereafter, reiterated much
longer held positions on the
need for closer U.S.-Israel
relations. He even ex-
panded upon his earlier pos-
ition that Israel's West
Bank settlements were not
illegal, and asserted that as
President, he would move
the U.S. Embassy to
Jerusalem — without any
preconditions.
Mondale received scant
attention from the national
media for these and other
positive and straight-
forward statements. In fail-
ing to publicize his state-
ments nearly as much as
Glenn's, the press actually
paid a compliment to Mon-
dale's long-standing sup-
port for Israel. It was simply
not that newsworthy for
Mondale to take a strong
pro-Israel position, while it

was for Glenn to do so. This
episode should be instruc-
tive.
* * *
A number of Senatorial
candidates throughout
the country are also ac-
tively seeking Jewish
support. In Illinois, for
instance, Senator
Charles Percy, chairman
of the Foreign Relations
Committee is now profes-
sing his friendship for Is-
rael with an eye to the
important Illinois Jewish
vote. As chairman, his
views carry unusual
weight. That is precisely.
why Jewish voters in Il-
linois should put Percy's
recent actions in proper
perspective.
In 1975, Percy returned
from a Mideast tour and
stated "Israeli leaders are
"unrealistic to think they
can avoid negotiating with
the PLO," while he charac-
terized Arafat as a "relative
moderate." He also urged
Israeli withdrawal "essen-
tially to the 1967 lines," and
accused Israel of intransi-
gence, while warning that
Israel cannot count on 'a
blank check from the Un-
ited States.
Besides voting for both
the sale of 60, F-15 fighter-
bombers and later AWACS

Hadassah Director Dies

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NEW YORK (JTA) —
Aline Kaplan, executive di-
rector of Hadassah, died
Sept. 29. She was 60.
A native New Yorker, she
received a BA degree from
Hunter College in 1943 and
a DL degree from Columbia
Law School in 1946. She
was elected to the Hunter
College Hall of Fame this
year. Miss Kaplan practiced
law from 1946 to 1952, the
year she entirely changed
the direction of her career.
She was appointed direc-
tor of Junior Hadassah
where she found that help-
ing to promote creative edu-
cational programs for
Jewish youth was much
more fulfilling than law.
Subsequently, Miss Kaplan
attended the Graduate
School of Education of
Yeshiva University, where
she completed the work for a
doctorate in Jewish history.
In 1964, she was ap-
pointed assistant to the
executive director of
Hadassah and its con-
vention administrator.
She was named assistant
executive director in 1970
and executive director in
1971.
Miss Kaplan has been a
delegate to five Zionist
Congresses. She was re-
elected a judge of the World
Zionist Organization Tri-
bunal at the 30th Zionist

Congress in 1982. She was a
member of the board of di-
rectors of the United Israel
Appeal and the American
Zionist Federation, and was
a member of the America Is-
rael Public Affairs Commit-
tee (AIPAC).

Nathan Samet

Nathan Samet, former
owner of Colonial Printing
Co., died Oct. 2 at age 89.
Born in Poland, Mr.
Samet went to Canada in
1920 and then came to De-
troit, where he lived for 63
years . He retired in 1972.
Mr. Samet was a member
of Cong. Mishkan Israel
Nusach H'Ari, the
Pressman's Union, the Heb-
rew Benevolent Society of
which he was a board
member and was an officer
of the Pinsker, Radomer
and Turover Aid Societies.
He is survived by two
sons, Harry Y. and Edward
E.; a brother, Moyses of
Brazil; six grandchildren
and three great-grandchil-
dren.

.

B. Dreyfus

SAN FRANCISCO" —
Benjamin Dreyfus, a lawyer
who championed the causes
of voting rights and free
speech and who made a
career of defending the un-
derdog, died Oct. 2 at age 73.

aircraft to Saudi Arabia,
Percy stated that the Un-
ited States has a "moral ob-

of our dependence on them
for oil."

ligation" to sell the Saudis
military equipment because
our defense is bound up
closely with theirs "because

After Israel's thrust in
Lebanon last year, Percy

called for a suspension of

the sale of F-16s to Israel.

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The family of the late
Meyer Nitzkin announces
the unveiling of a monu-
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Sunday, Oct. 9, at
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Rabbi Yolkut and Cantor
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DOROTHY
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BERNICE
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