Campaign Sabbath Marked in Area Congregations According to Federation President Joel Taubef, Federation-Campaign Sabbath is a cooperative venture with area temples and synagogues. It is important, he said, because it "brings together two aspects ofJewish life which are both concerned with its strength and quality now and for our children." Campaign Chairman Jack Robinson added, "We want to make everyone in the community aware of the ways in which their commitment helps Feder- ation and the Campaign respond to many kinds of Jewish Members of area congregations will learn more about the role of the Jewish Welfare Federation and its Allied Jewish Campaign next weekend, Jan. 13-14, as the fifth annual Federation-Campaign Sabbath takes place. The special Sabbath precedes the Campaign's community-wide Super Sunday telephone appeal on Jan. 15. The phone drive helps raise funds to maintain human services through 60 local, national and overseas be- neficiaries. Proselytizing Evidences Ugly Method, Inviting • Christian Condemnation needs." Tauber will address the congregation of Temple Israel at Friday night services Jan. 13. Robinson will speak at Cong. Shaarey Zedek Saturday morning. Also speaking Friday night are Avern Cohn, chairman of Federation's Executive Committee, at Temple Beth El; and Women's Division President Ellen Labes at Temple Beth Jacob in Pontiac. Others participating that night are (Continued on Page 12) Knowledge as a Duty in Confronting Menacing Problems THE JEWISH NEWS A Weekly Review Commentary, Page 2 of Jewish Events Editorial, Page 4 Copyright © The Jewish News Publishing Co. VOL. LXXXIV No. 19 , 17515 W. Nine Mile, Suite 865, Southfield, MI 48075-4491 424-8833 $18 Per Year: This Issue 40c . January 6, 1984 Budget Is. Facing Major Cuts to Fix Ailing Israel Economy Israelis Considering Options in Lebanon JERUSALEM (JTA) — Premier Yitzhak Shamir met with senior policy-makers and military officers on Wed- nesday to discuss the Israel Defense Force situation in Lebanon. Informed sources said there was little prospect of an imminent, large-scale pullback but that Israel is review- ing its options,in the face of the situation in Beirut and the ongoing terrorist attacks on IDF soldiers in south Lebanon. The consultation at Shamir's office was attended by Defense Minister Moshe Arens, Chief of Staff Gen. Moshe Levy, the coordinator of policy in Lebanon Uri Lubrani and other senior officials. Informed sources described the meet- ing as part of a process of deliberation rather than presag- ing a dramatic change of policy or change of deployment. There have been reports in recent days that the army may pull out of Sidon and take up a more southerly line. Some non-combatants already have been withdrawn from Sidon. But a senior defense source told reporters Sunday that there were no plans to abandon Sidon or the Awali River line north of the town. The defense source said Israel's sole condition for eventual withdrawal from Lebanon was security for Galilee. He said the army would pull out — possibly if the Lebanese army or local armed ele- in stages ments proved capable of taking responsibility for se- curity in the south and prevent a return in force of the Palestine Liberation Organization. The source spoke of efforts to encourage and help local Shiite militias to establish themselves. But relations be- tween Israel and the Shiites have been soured by the recent (Continued on Page 6) — JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel's Ministerial Economic Committee set a deadline of today for all ministries to submit proposed cuts in their budgets to achieve a nine percent overall reduction of govern- ment expenditures. The nine percent figure, agreed to by the committee at a meeting late Tuesday, will approximate — and possibly slightly exceed — the 60 billion shekel ($600 million) cut in expenditures recommended by Finance Minister Yigal Cohen-Orgad. That is regarded as the absolute minimum necessary to meet the current economic crisis. Political observers saw the committee's decision as something of a setback for the Finance Minister inasmuch as each ministry will decide where to retrench Without direct involvement of the Treasury. Although the Cabinet ostensibly is in full agreement that spending must be reduced by at least 60 billion shekels and the nine percent slash was approved without dissent, some ministers were reported to be privately skeptical of Cohen-Orgad's chances to achieve his goal. Health Minister Eliezer Shostak and Deputy Minister of Welfare Benzion Rubin have already stated publicly that their ministries cannot absorb the proposed reductions. The toughest battle is expected over the defense budget. Defense Minister Moshe Arens has been quoted as telling a Knesset committee that he would reject any motion of cutting the develop- ment budget for the Lavie, Israel's second gen- eration fighter-bomber. He noted that there are already some 1,500 persons working on the project. NEW YORK (JTA) — Stepped-up harassment of Jews The Ministerial Economic Committee met and an "onslaught" of anti-Semitic propaganda using Tuesday in an atmosphere of urgency. Foreign Czarist and neo-Nazi themes marked the year 1983 for currency reserves stood at a dangerous low of Jews in the Soviet Union, it was reported by the National $2.8 billion and inflation continued to soar. The Conference on Soviet Jewry. The NCSJ said only 97 Jews were allowed to leave the Treasury reported Tuesday that it printed 28 Soviet Union in December, bringing the 1983 total to 1,315 billion shekels ($280 million) in new money last persons, the lowest figure since records began being kept in month. 1971. The looming economic crisis and ways to Morris Abram, NCSJ chairman, said in releasing a slash government expenditures were the sub- year-end report that 1983 — which coincided with the first jects of Cabinet meetings last Friday and again year in power of Soviet President Yuri Andropov — was on Sunday. Various ideas were floated but so marked by: 1983 Was Dismal for Soviet Jewry (Continued on Page 14) (Continued on Page 3) Colorful JWB Poster Depicts Coming Jewish Music Season „If.-3vish Musk. Season. SHABBAT SHIR to • yam ;IA ATZM ALIT NARY j MAY 7, 1984 Jewish Music Council 15t, 26th St. e New York, New York 10010- n NEW YORK — A joyous Jewish Music Season poster inaugurates this year's 11- week celebration of Jewish music, sponsored by JWB's Jewish Music Council. Jewish Music Season lasts from Jan. 14 to May 7‘t"..he dates from Shabat Shirah (Sabbath of Song) to Yom HaAtzmaut (Israel Independence Day). Ma_ny Detroit area congregations will sponsor special musical programs during this time. According to Leonard Kaplan, chairman of the JWB Jewish Music Council, We are holding Jewish Music Season as a way of highlighting the richness and diversity of Jewish music and the important role it plays in Jewish life from the haunting melodies of cantorial music to the spirited tunes of Israeli folk music." "Traditionally, Jewish music and cultural programming," according to Arthur Rot- man, JWB executive vice president, "have been among the principal Jewish enrichment success stories in our North American Jewish community centers." The JWB Jewish Music Council is mailing Jewish Music Season promotional flyers to Jewish community centers, synagogues and libraries nationwide. The flyers include information about the colorful poster as well as a list of Jewish music publications. The poster is part of a kit which includes a list ofJewish music in such categories as cantorial, Israeli, folk, dance, children's and instrumental. The kits are available from the JWB Jewish Music Council. There is a charge.