UP FRONT Elazar Hopes To Improve Perspective On Mideast often with very restrained action — to Arab provocation. Staff Writer "We have a great deal to be pro- ud of in regard to our young men;' he young Israel Defense Force soldier, stationed in the Gaza said. Elazar lambasted American news Strip, was injured not long reports of violence in the territories, ago by a Molotov cocktail thrown by saying it shows just one perspective an Arab youth. and gives very little historical Responding to the Arab's action, background. the soldier's comrades began firing The issue of what to do with the their weapons, eventually wounding territories is one that has "divided their target. (Israel) down the middle," he said. The IDF soldier, his leg seriously Elazar said he believes a vast majori- damaged by the Molotov cocktail, ty of Israelis — even those for whom then crawled over to the Arab and such a move would be very painful — began to bandage his wound. A medic, would be willing to relinquish the ter- the soldier had taken a vow to help ritories if it would mean peace. But it save the life of anyone. wouldn't, he said. Dr. Daniel Elazar, president of the In the 1970s, Elazar said, he was Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, one of the first to meet for talks with told this story during his speech last Palestinian colleagues. He even met week at Congregation Shaarey Zedek. in Germany with a representative of The former Detroiter was the guest Palestine Liberation Organization for the Berry Family lecture. chief Yassir Arafat. Elazar clearly recounts such Yet Elazar said he has grown events to help correct what he feels is weary of the inevitable posture a very distorted American image of assumed by Israelis and Arabs in the Israeli military. But it's a story such dialogues. that also goes beyond the usual, "I Israelis, in true Jewish tradition, heard something wonderful about an meet with Palestinians and say "we IDF soldier:' genre. The medic in this were so wrong about this and we're case is Elazar's son: sorry we did this and that to you and And when Elazar saw his son in the Palestinians say, 'Yes, you did! the hospital, where he had been taken "Then it's time for the other side for treatment, the young man asked and they say, 'We never did anything his father, "Why are they portraying wrong! Well, that makes it very hard us as barbarians?" to make peace," he said. Elazar did his best to dispell that Elazar said Israel has consistent- image during his speech. He explain- ly shown concern for its Arab popula- ed that the soldiers now stationed in tion, according the Arabs equal rights the administered territories are very even though many of them are sym- young and are not acting on their own initiative, but rather responding — Continued to Page 18 ELIZABETH KAPLAN A Students at Temple Israel had a Jerusalem market and conducted prayers at the "Western Wall" on May 8. Placing notes on the wall were Emily Bean, Robyn Stearn, Alexis Frank, Jodi Sherbin and Jessica Tucker. 'Young At Heart' Highlights JHA Auxiliary Installation ELIZABETH KAPLAN Staff Writer A s guests settled into their seats and program organizers scurried around making sure everything was in place, Suzanne Clark paused for a moment to straighten a flower in the breast pocket of Louis Gothelf. It was a rare instance of quiet for Clark, who has been busy for the past several weeks planning the Jewish Home for Aged's luncheon and in- stallation, held Tuesday at Cong. Beth Achim. Sitting at one of the front tables, which were covered with mauve tableclothes and centerpieces of magenta flowers, were Gothelf and Reva Shwayder, the sweethearts who gained national attention as the sub- ject of "Young at Heart." The film, produced by Gothelfs daughter Sue Marx, together with Pamela Conn, received the Academy Award for best documentary short subject. "There's a rumor Columbia pic- tures is negotiating for a two-hour, made-for-television film based on `Young at Heart, " Gothelf said. "But that is just hearsay." Marx, wearing a necklace with a Continued on Page 18 ROUND UP Israeli Discovers New Galaxy Tel Aviv (JTA) — A new im- migrant scientist from the U.S., Dr. Sara Beck, doing research at Tel Aviv Univer- sity's School of Physics and Astronomy, is credited with discovering what is believed to be a previously unknown galaxy very close to our own Milky Way. Dr. Beck and her colleagues believe the newly discovered galaxy may prove to be rela- tively young, and thus help astronomers understand how stars are formed. She first saw the new galaxy while making observations at Taus Wise Observatory in the Negev. Measurements of the gal- axy's temperature and veloci- ty indicate that it may be a young galaxy with many stars, not more than 10 million years old. By com- parison, the Milky Way is at least 10 billion years- old, while the age of our own sun is set at five billion years. Beck, 33, a native of Wash- ington, studied physics at Princeton and the University of California, and taught at Cornell. Biblical Plague Threatens Israel Tel Aviv (JTA) — Israel, still awaiting relief from a heat wave that did at least $1.5 million in crop damage, faced a possible invasion by locusts Tuesday. Swarms of the grasshopper- like insects were reported moving northward from Sinai toward the Negev, born on the Sharav, the same dry desert wind that has fanned grass and brush fires since the heat wave began Sunday. Experts said the locusts number in the billions and, since they eat every bit of greenery in their path, could be a major disaster. Council Exec, Search Over? The Jewish Community Council's executive commit- tee was expected to receive Thursday the recommenda- tion of David Gad-Harf as the Council's new executive director. Gad-Harf, executive direc- tor of the Jewish Community Relations Council in St. Louis, was believed to be the search committee's choice as a replacement for Alvin Kushner, who retired in March. Allan Gale has been acting executive director since then. Council President Leon Cohan would neither confirm nor deny the recommenda- tion, which the executive committee was expected to consider at the Thursday meeting. Israel Bans Baez Song Tel Aviv (JTA) — The Israel Defense Force radio censored a performance Sunday by American folk singer Joan Baez because she sang a Hebrew protest song that is banned from broadcast on the army radio, "Haaretz" re- ported Monday. The song, entitled "Shoot- ing and Crying", purports to portray the feelings of young Israeli soldiers ordered to supress Arab disturbances. Baez, who performed at the Mann Auditorium in Tel Aviv, included the controversial song on her program. The IDF canceled its live broad- cast, but taped the singer and later broadcasted the tape from which the song had been deleted, "Haaretz" said. Baez was pelted with eggs by followers of Rabbi Meir Kahane's extremist Kach movement Tuesday night. The incident occurred out- side the Sarafand military base near Ramla, where Baez was demonstrating with members of the Yesh Gvul movement. THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 5