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COMMENT
South African Jews
Oppose Sanctions
"Pressure is fine, but disin-
vestment is bad;' she says. "The
effects will be disastrous. We
he 110,000-strong Jewish have no social security net here
and hundreds of thousands of
community of South
blacks will be the first to suffer,
Africa is virtually united
not only the blacks of South
in opposition to international
Africa but in the surrounding
economic sanctions-but for very
states. It is a punitive strategy
different reasons. Jewish bus-
and
I agree with the aim--
inessmen are obviously concern-
dismantling apartheid--but this
ed about the negative impact
won't do it."
such moves toward isolation
Her views are shared by fellow
would bring, while Jewish
MP from the Progressive
liberals argue that sanctions
Federal Party, and the "shadow
would seriously hurt the people
finance minister" of the official
whom the steps are aimed at
Opposition, Harry Schwartz:
helping, millions of black
"Disinvestment is bad for South
workers.
Africa
and bad for peaceful
Mendel Kaplan, a business-
change. It will stunt economic
man and chairman of his coun-
growth and that limits the pro-
try's Israeli fundraising ap-
spects for peaceful change.
paratus, notes that Jews play a
Disinvestment would hurt
highly visible role in the
blacks more than it would hurt
economy. They represent no less
my Jewish constituents because
than 10 percent of Johannes-
our Jews have more economic
burg's white population (the ci-
cushion, the blacks less so."
ty has a Jewish mayor), and ac-
count for as much as "25 percent
The communal leadership is
of the city's economic activity"
disappointed and 'sometimes
according to Kaplan, whose new
angry at the perception that
book, entitled Jewish Roots in
American Jewish organizations
the South African Economy,
have jumped on the divestment
chronicles a record of deep in-
bandwagon without thoroughly
volvement and considerable
analyzing such measures' im-
achievement.
pact on either the Jews or the
Zionist Federation chairman
blacks of the criticized country.
Julius Weinstein concurs,
Dr. Abramowitz says that
"Every Jew here would be af-
such bodies are "falling over
fected if these sancttions take
themselves to join the anti-
place. We would have a tremen-
South Africa trend, almost to
dous sense of isolation and peo-
the point of it being a neurosis."
ple do crazy things under such
He feels that such moves are
circumstances."
more motivated by U.S. Jewish
Chief Rabbi B.M. Casper set
needs to "build bridges to
the tone for the community
American Black organizations"
recently when he sermonized, "I
than to really ameliorate the
have asked colleagues overseas,
situation in his country.
especially in the United States,
He warns, "They must under-
to do all they can to turn the
stand the tightrope we are walk-
minds of legislators as well as or-
ing. We have to live with the
dinary well-meaning people
situation in South Africa."
away from the course of sanc-
Meanwhile, Israeli leadership
tions and in support of the
is seeking to increase aliyah
policy of constructive engage-
from South Africa. Prime Min-
ment which alone will produce
ister Peres recently met in
the desired goal of a better,
Jerusalem with South African
richer, fuller life."
Jewish community leaders and
Dr. I. Abramowitz, President
said that his government "must
of the World Jewish Congress-
bend bureaucratic procedures"
affiliated Board of Jewish
to "open the gates."
Deputies as well as his country's
Serious efforts are already
B'nai B'rith, acknowledges that
underway to persuade those
"change will come, is coming,"
Jews contemplating leaving
but deplores the threat of world-
their native land to come to
wide economic coercion.
Israel. Unprecedented favorable
"We are unhappy about di-
absorption conditions were an-
vestment moves and we are
nounced recently for newcomers
against the practice. It is not a
from South Africa. Among the
solution, it is destruction. We
offerings contained in a slim
need moderate influences to
"blue book" published by the
work together to solve our pro-
Ministry of Immigrant Absorp-
blems, not drastic pushing.
tion includes information on
Moreover, divestment could
mortgages for families ranging
spell real danger for us. Blacks
in size from $40,000-$53,000--not
here have misconceptions that
pegged to the size of the flat
Jews are hundreds of thousands
which other newcomers are con-
in number and control big
strained by.
business in South Africa. If we
Business start-up loans of up
are hit and have to fire workers
to $30,000 are available, and
as a result, their first instinct
"pre-arranged, guaranteed work
will be to blame the Jews."
upon arrival" while residing in
It is the plight of these Black
rental housing, not absorption
workers that accounts most for
centers, are other aspects of the
veteran civil rights advocate MP
promotion.
Helen Suzman's opposition to
Another major information ef-
divestment:
fort is underway for two months
CHARLEY J. LEVINE
Special to The Jewish News
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