THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, November 18, 1983 29
Reagan Pledges Israel Support
in Statement to Jewish GOP
"The Republican Jewish
Coalition" is again in the
limelight. The meeting the
group had with President
Ronald Reagan on Oct. 26,
his recognition of its reap-
pearance in the limelight, is
interpreted as an indication
that the President is al-
ready a candidate for re-
election.
The White House re-
leased the text of the
President's address to the
group, in which he listed its
chairmen, and Max M.
Fisher as the honorary
chairman. In part, the
President's talk to this
group follows:
"I'd like to acknowledge
the chairman of the Repub-
lican Jewish Coalition,
Richard Fox; and, also, the
co-chairmen, Gordon Zacks,
George Klein, and your
honorary chairman, Max
Fisher, who is in Israel .. .
"I believe Americans
understand as never before
the dangers facing Israel.
I'm talking about terrorism,
the terrorism that killed our
Marines there (in Lebanon),
the terrorism that killed the
Israeli athletes at the
Olympic Games, the ter-
rorism that Israel so often
experiences. I believe our
grief has joined us with Is-
rael as never before.
"You hear some people
asking, "What are we
doing in the Mideast?
Why are we there?" We
are searching for peace,
and it's a noble and a
painful labor. The loss of
our Marines, though
senseless, is not in vain. If
we can contribute to the
peace process we will
have done more to ad-
vance the security and
well being of Israel than
anything else that we
undertake. Right now,
amidst the mourning and
the pain, we are seeking
the territorial integrity,
the sovereignty and the
political independence of
Lebanon.
stand by that agreement no
matter what Syria does.
And we will not be intimi-
dated and driven out by acts
of terrorism.
"In September 1982, I
proposed a plan which is
the only realistic one to
solve the Palestinian
problem. In so many
ways, we're searching to
find that peace and secu-
rity Israel and the United
States so desperately de-
sire.
"We also will not let Is-
rael be hurt in the United
Nations. Ambassador
Kirkpatrick is our watch-
dog on this, and she is
tenacious. But just so the
UN doesn't get any ideas,
let me be very blunt: if Is-
rael is ever forced to leave,
we leave together.
"One reason that we ad-
mire Israel so much is its
commitment to democracy.
These principles are abso-
lutely essential in today's
troubled world. We are try-
ing to promote programs
that encourage the de-
velopment and understand-
ing of democracy around the
world. And I'm told that
some of you who are in the
audience are considering
helping from the private
sector. And I can't tell you
how helpful that .would be,
because look at the alterna-
tive to democratic nations.
"When the days are dar-
kest for those of the Hebrew
faith in the Soviet labor
camps, or exiled in Siberia,
they must think of Israel
and feel a little peace within
themselves. In their cold
cells they must be warmed
by the light of Israel, so
many thousands of .miles
away.
"Israel represents hope
and home, and I want those
Jews who suffer in the
Soviet Union, as well as you
here today, to know that the
United States believes in Is-
rael's light. We believe in
her hope and her future, and
we will let no one endanger
her promise."
* * *
Heads Reagan
Campaign Unit
WASHINGTON —
Richard J. Fox of Philadel-
phia was announced.as the
chairman of Jewish Voters
for Reagan-Bush '84 by Sen.
Paul Laxalt, the campaign's
general chairman.
Instruments Are Purchased
for Four Russian Musicians
instruments.
A group of Russian im-
All of the participants
migrants, all professional
met at the home of Melba
musicians who meet regu-
larly at the Jimmy Prentis
and Sid Weiner last Sun-
day for a formal presen-
Morris Branch of the Jewish
tation and thank you to
Community Center, were in
Betty and
- Mel
need of musical instru-
Rosenhaus.
ments. Their leader,
The musical group is
Samuel Valk, mentioned
made up of Alexander Re-
that need to Melba Weiner
who in turn asked the lead- sin, who was educated at the
Moscow Conservatory of
ership of the Jewish Wel-
Music and played with the
fare Federation Women's
Moscow Philharmonic;
Division to look for instru-
Vlad Zelkin, who played
ments in their homes that
might be given to the mum.- percussion instruments
with the Lithuanian State
cians.
Barbara Stone, Women's Orchestra and is a graduate
economist; Edward Kalan-
Division board member,
mentioned the difficulty of tyisky, who plays a variety
of brass and woodwind in-
finding good, usable in-
"The U.S., France, Italy struments to Betty struments and was assis-
and the United Kingdom Rosenhaus who said "Find tant conductor of the Kiev
have contributed troops to out what they need, and State Musicia, studied at
the multinational force in. how much new instruments The Moscow Conservatory
Lebanon, to give that muti- would cost, and get back to and now has a master's de-
lated country a chance to me."
gree from Bowling State
pull itself together, while
Barbara Stone located the University; and singer
our diplomats search for sought-after electric Tanya Gassel, who is a
internal agreement. A se- keyboard, electric guitar, graduate economist and
cure Lebanon means a se- amplifiers and microphone, styles hdr vocals after the
cure Israel, in furtherance discussed the instruments popular Russian singer Alla
of our own interests. Pro- with the group's leader Sam Poogachoova.
gress is being delayed by Valk, and then contacted
The group can be engaged
serious foot dragging, and Betty Rosenhaus who by calling Samuel Valk,
by the animalism that oc- funded all of the requested 355-4073 or 354-0910.
curred last Sunday.
"The introduction into
Syria of the most sophisti-
cated, conventional
weapons in the Soviet arse-
nal, backed by Soviet sup-
port troops, has created a
new threat to Israel, and to
our own presence in the
eastern Mediterranean. Let
me assure you, we will not
stand idle if Israel's security
is endangered.
"We assisted in imple-
menting the Israel-Egypt
peace treaty, and we suc-
Shown at Sunday's "thank you" party are, from
ceeded in negotiating the left, Tanya Gassel, Alexander Resin, Samuel Valk,
May 17th Israel-Lebanon Wad Zelkin, Betty and Mel Rosenhaus, and Edward
agreement. And I intend to Kalantyisky.
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