84 Friday, August 24, 1984
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
NEWS
Holocaust survivor reunited with his rescuer's sister
Los Angeles (JTA) — Dr.
Samuel Pisar, world re-
nowned international
lawyer and best-selling
author, and Valerie Crow-
ley, sister of the late
William Ellington — a
black G.I. who saved Pisar's
life during World War II —
came together for the first
time during an emotional
ceremony at the Simon
Wiesenthal Center.
It was only through an in-
credible series of events,
which Los Angeles Mayor
Tom Bradley termed "a
miracle," that Crowley
learned the identity of the
young man her brother had
disobeyed orders and risked
court martial to save.
Pisar, a Paris resident,
who as chief counsel for the
International Olympic
Committee, was in Los
Angeles for the 23rd Olym-
piad, has written in his
widely-acclaimed autobiog-
raphical work, OfBlood and
Hope, how as a teenager in
the final days of World War
II, he escaped from the
Dachau concentration camp
and was rescued by a black
American soldier as he fled
his Nazi pursuers.
Crowley, who saw Pisar
Knesset oath ruling stated
and heard the rescue story
during a television inter-
view in 1983, recognized the
story as that told to her by
her brother prior to his
death, and set about looking
for Pisar. Through sub-
sequent contract with the
Wiesenthal Center, Crow- tribute to the deeds of her
ley ultimately was able to late brother. In accepting
contact Pisar.
the scroll, Crowley spoke of
Wiesenthal Center trus- her brother and his brave
tee William Belzberg joined deeds that day in the spring
Bradley in presenting the of 1945.
center's scroll of honor to
Pisar captivated those
Crowley, a posthumous witnessing the ceremony as
he recounted "that moment
where I was pulled by a tall,
black G.I. into the hatch of
freedom forever ... so that I
may work toward a better
world in which such things
(the Holocaust) would never
happen again."
Refuseniks are awaiting trial in Moscow, Odessa
New York (JTA) — Soviet
Jewish refusenik Alek-
sandr Kholmiansky was
expected to go to trial last
Thursday according to in-
formation received by the
Greater New York Confer-
ence on Soviet Jewry.
Kholmiansky, a 34-
year-old Hebrew teacher
who was arrested on July
25, faces up to one year in
prison if convicted on the
charge of hooliganism.
In Odessa, refusenik
Yakov Levin was arrested
on Aug. 12, just five days
before his scheduled mar-
riage to Yehudit Nepom-
niaschy, a prominent
Odessa refusenik.
In Tel Aviv thousands of
observant Jews last week
crowded into the sports
stadium in Tel Aviv's Yad
Eliahu Quarter -- Israel's
main basketball arena —
for a prayer meeting and
demonstration on behalf of
Soviet Jewry.
and his wife Dr. Yelena
Bonner, 55 scientists from
13 nations have offered
Freedom run
for Soviet Jews
themselves as "good fatih Academy of Sciences, or-
witnesses" to travel in pairs ganized this action in re-
and remain in the Soviet sponse to the Soviets' claim
Union until replaced by a that Dr. Bonner could not be
subsequent pair, for as long allowed abroad as she would
as necessary while Dr. Bon- use the opportunity to
ner is, left to travel abroad launch a political attack on
for medical treatment.
the Soviet Union.
The group, which in-
cludes six Nobel laureates,
26 members of the U.S. Na- ADL handbook
tional Academy of Sciences aids in violence
and several members of
both the British Royal prevention
Society and the French
New York —Security for
Community Institutions, a
handbook for preventing —
Stolz trophy
and coping with — destsruc-
for philatelist
tive violence against per-
sons and property, has just
London — Czeslaw Slania been published by the
has been awarded the 1984 Anti-Defamation League of
Robert Stolz Trophy for -B'nai B'rith.
Music Philately for his de-
Prepared in cooperation
sign of"Music in Sweden," a with the Crime Prevention
miniature stamp sheet is- - Section of the New York
sued by the Swedish Post City Police Department, the
Office last October.
guidelines are designed for
The trophy, which is administrators and all
named for the late Viennese others responsible for build-
composer Robert Stolz and ing security in religious and
donated by the composer's community institutions,
widow, Einzi, is given an- schools, and other public
nually to the designer of the buildings. The handbook
top music stamp issued the builds upon ADL's experi-
previous year.
ence in monitoring and
The trophy will be pre- countering assaults, desec-
sented to Slania during the ration, vandalism and
annual convention of the harassment aimed against
Philatelic Music Circle Jewish institutions and in-
Sept. 29 in London.
dividuals.
"Finish . .. Next Year in
Jerusalem"
is the inspira-
cording to the wording of
tion behind the start of the
the law without change.
six-mile Freedom Run for
Under that law, each
Soviet Jewry to be held at
elected Knesset member
the main Jewish Commu-
must declare, "I under-
nity Center on Sept. 23 at 9
take," after the full text of
a.m. Co-sponsors are the
the oath is read by the
Detroit Soviet Jewry Com-
Knesset secretary. Av-
mittee of the Jewish Com-
raham Verdiger of Morasha
munity Council (DSJC) and
and Elizer Waldman of
the Jewish Center Runners
Tehiya added the words:
Club.
"God willing." Rabbi Meir
Judith Grant Granader,
But he stressed that, in Kahane of Kach added the
chairman of the Freedom
the future, new members words: "And I will
Run Planning Committee,
should adhere to the princi- safeguard your Torah al-
says, "Purpose of the run is
ple that oaths be taken ac- ways and forever."
to draw attention to the con-
tinuing plight of Soviet
Jewry and to involve the
community in an active
17515 W. 9 Mile Rd.
manner. Registrants will
receive t-shirts and a Soviet
Suite 865
Jewry information kit."
The rally was strenuously
At the close of the run,
Southfield, Mich. 48075-4491
opposed by the Chabad expected to be at 11 a.m., a
movement in the United Freedom Grove will be dedi-
States and other Orthodox cated in honor of those
groups, who said they felt young people who have par-
that any attempt to save ticipated in the Soviet
Soviet Jewry should only be Jewry bar-bat mitzvah
made through quiet diplo- twinning program.
macy, without public
Serving on the Freedom
gatherings which could be Run and Freedom Grove
misconstrued by Moscow as Planning Committee to-
an anti-Soviet activity.
gether with Mrs. Granader
Last week, at the Na- are: Marvin Fishman, re-
tional Press Club in Wash- presenting the Runners
COOKING
ington, the International Club; Dorothy Harwood;
Coalition of Scientists for Joel Gershenson; Bill
Sakharov disclosed the con- Graham; Esther
tents of a cable sent to Tuchklaper and Jeannie
Soviet President Constan- Weiner, publicity chair-
tine Chernenko on July 31. man.
For information or regis-
In an effort to resolve the tration forms, contact the
crisis which has engulfed Detroit Soviet Jewry Com-
Empire's Breaded and 2 tsps. Empire Kosher
both Dr. Andrei Sakharov mittee, 962-1880.
Battered Chicken Nuggets,
Horseradish
available in one-pound 2 tbsps. sugar.
packages, make tasty party
Melt margarine in a
appetizers when teamed
Paste in old label
with any of these dipping saucepan. Stir in flour and
salt. Gradually add water.
Leonid Volvovsky of vovsky's grandfather). His sauces. -
Directions: Heat Empire Add bouillion cube, mus-
Gorky, U.S.S.R, is looking grandmother had a sister
for relatives in the Detroit jiving in the Detroit area Kosher Chieken Nuggets tard sauce, horseradish and
area.
named Rachel. Her hus- according to package direc- sugar. Stir and cook until
Volvovsky and his family band's name was Shlomo tions. Keep hot on warming sauce thickens.
have been refused permis- Weinstein (or Vainstein). In tray or in chafing dish.
sion to repatriate to Israel the 1930s they lived at 153 Spear nuggets with smooth SWEET AND SOUR
from the Soviet Union for - E. Savannah in Detroit. wooden picks. Serve with SAUCE
ten years. The Volvovskys They had two sons: Martin, any of the following easy- % cup sugar
are observant Jews. They who was 7, and Norman to-prepare dipping sauces:
% cup vinegar
have been among the most James, who was 4, at that HOT MUSTARD SAUCE 1/4 cup catsup
active refuseniks, and be- time.
1 /4 cup water
2 taps. margarine
cause of their activities,
1 tbsps. teriyaki sauce
1 tbsp. flour
were banished to Gorky,
Persons with information % tsp. salt
1% tsp. cornstarch
from Moscow in 1980.
regarding this family 1 cup water
NAME
Combine all ingredients
Volvovsky's grand- should contact Rabbi David 1 UO chicken bouillion
in a saucepan. Cook over
mother's name was Vin- Nelsbn at Cong. Beth
cube
Effective Date
garov. She was married to Shalom, 547-7970; or Rae % cup Empire Kosher high heat, stirring con-
stantly until sauce is thic-
Yehuda Leib Mintz (Vol- Sharfman, 352-7110.
Mustard Sauce
kened.
Jerusalem (JTA) — Three
newly-elected members of
Knesset departed from the
required form of the oath of
office when they were sworn
in the opening of the 11th
Knesset last week, but At-
torney General Yitzhak
Zamir has ruled that the
three must be regarded as
valid members of Knesset.
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