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Friday, December 7, 1984
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New Falasha conversion ritual
Jerusalem (JTA) — Israel's two
Chief Rabbis have agreed to mod-
ify the symbolic conversion ritu-
als required of Ethiopian Jews
immigrating to Israel.
The Chief Rabbis decreed that
Ethiopian males entering Israel
will not have to submit to sym-
bolic circumcision but must im-
merse themselves in a mikve
( ritual bath) to erase any doubt
that they are authentic Jews.
Rahamin Elazar, head of the
Public Council for Ethiopian
Jews, welcomed the move but
said, "This demand is still a
humiliating act."
LOCAL NEWS
Seniors have annual
Chanukah bazaar
The residents of the Jewish
Federation Apartments will hold
their annual Chanukah bazaar 11
a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday at the Anna
and Meyer Prentis Towers of
Jewish Federation Apartments,
15100 W. Ten Mile, Oak Park.
Crocheted and knitted handic-
rafts, baked goods, "white
elephant" items and tribute cards
will be on sale. Kosher latkes, hot
dogs and other refreshments will
be sold.
Chairing the event is Mrs. Bess
Krolick. Resident representatives
ae: Prentis Federation Apts., Mrs.
Fran Salwin; Hechtman Federa-
tion Apts., Mrs. Anne Katlein.
Oakland County has
free immunizations
The Oakland County Health
Division will offer an immuniza-
tion clinic for Farmington and
surrounding areas at the Ten Mile
Community School, 32789 Ten
Mile Road, Wednesday, 9 a.m. to
noon.
Immunizations for German
measles, mumps, polio,
diphtheria, tetanus and whooping
cough will be available.
A parent or legal guardian
must accompany children under
18 years of age.
For further information, call
the Oakland County Health Di-
vision, 424-7000.
Retired prof
takes consulting
position at HMC
Prof. Emeritus Jacob I. Hurwitz
has retired from the faculty of
Wayne State University after 19
years of teaching.
He is currently serving, on a
volunteer basis, as research con-
sultant at the Holocaust Memo-
rial Center in West Bloomfield
and as social science consultant to
Rev. James Lyons at the Ecumen-
ical Institute for Jewish-
Christian Studies.
At the Holocaust Center, Dr.
Hurwitz is conducting a research
study of the reactions of visitors to
the center.
Meanwhile, the American
Jewish Joint Distribution Com-
mittee (JDC) has been advised by
Ethiopian relief authorities that
most of a 70-ton, $500,000 ship-
ment of clothing, cloth and hospi-
tal supplies have been distributed
in Ethiopia.
The JDC has been given per-
mission to operate feeding sta-
tions in the Gondar region.
JDC has received contributions
of $300,000 for general famine re-
lief in Ethiopia since it began ac-
cepting donations Oct. 31. The
Jewish federation in Chicago do-
nated $25,000 and the federation
in Cincinnati donated $10,000.
During the American
Thanksgiving holiday, El Al Is-
rael Airlines transported 4.5 tons
of food from Israel to Ethiopia.
Study reveals
anti-Semitic Austria
Vienna (JTA) — The first com-
prehensive sociological study on
anti-Semitism done in Austria
since the end of World War II re-
veals anti-Jewish bias among 85
percent of the population —
strong among 25 percent, weak-
to-medium among 60 percent.
The study, by Dr. Hilde Weiss of
the University of Vienna, is based
on two surveys, one taken in Vie-
nna in 1976, the other in all the
Austrian provinces in 1980. It re-
vealed that the image of Israel is
not connected positively or nega-
tively with anti-Semitic feelings.
But newer data has led Dr. Weiss
to conclude that the war in Leba-
non has strengthened anti-
Semitism in Austria.
A major finding of the study is
that people who know individual
Jews tend to be much less anti-
Semitic than those who have
never met a Jew in their lives.
While Weiss could find no correla-
tion between the influence of in-
come or job status on anti-Jewish
prejudice, she conceded that envy
arising out of economic depriva-
tion and focused on the Jews
might surface again if economic
conditions became strained.
Vatican relations
with Israel urged
Washington (JTA) — A group of
26 members of the House of
Representatives — 13 Jewish and
13 Catholic — have sent a letter to
Pope John Paul II urging the Vat-
ican to establish formal diploma-
tic relations with Israel.
"As Catholic and Jewish mem-
bers of the United States Con-
gress, we strongly favor mutual
diplomatic relations between the
Vatican and Israel and urge the
prompt establishment of such re-
lations," the Congressional mem-
bers declared.
Last October, a report by NBC
News asserted that the Vatican
"favors the diplomatic recognition
of Israel." Subsequently, the Pope
reiterated the Vatican's tradi-
tional position on the Middle
East, which includes a call for the
international status of
Jerusalem, a position strongly
opposed by Israel., • , .