Kristol said. "He has been an outspoken supporter of the strategic relationship bet- ween the United States and Israel. He has close ties to the Jewish community in In- dianapolis. But beyond the Beltway, he's not particularly well known in the Jewish community." Kristol is serving as something of a generalist on the Quayle team. "I'm work- ing on the whole gamut of issues," including the basic issues of the federal budget. Child care is going to be a big emphasis for the vice presi- dent — and education issues. I do have some foreign policy input as well." B'nai Brith Setting Up In Vilna, Riga Dan Mariaschin, B'nai B'rith's director of public af- fairs, apparently views the Washington to Moscow run as a kind of commuter flight. Mariaschin, who played an instrumental role in B'nai B'rith's recent opening of a Moscow- chapter, just return- ed from presenting the charter to the Moscow B'nai B'rith and setting up chapters in Vilna and Riga. The Jewish renaissance in places like Vilna and Riga, Mariaschin said, is benefiting from the broader drive for autonomy in those regions. "What you see in those republics is what you've been reading about; there is this tremendous desire for autonomy, for more rights. It's no accident that these are the only places other than Moscow where there is of- ficially recognized Jewish ac- tivity?' The trip to Vilna had special meaning for Mariaschin, whose mother was born outside the city. "So for me it was a real roots ex- pedition. Hamilton's Hearings Are Evenhanded For Israel's supporters on Capitol Hill, it was a happy kind of 'anticlimax. Despite near-hysteria about a legislative assault on Israel, the long-awaited hearings of the House Europe and the Middle East subcommittee on the foreign aid budget produc- ed few surprises. Jewish groups here were worried that committee chair- man Rep. Lee Hamilton, who has long objected to the "ear- marking" of foreign aid money for Israel, would use the hearings to make a strong point about the staggering proportion of U.S. aid going to Israel and Egypt. The only fireworks, however, came when Rep. Larry Smith, (D-Fla.), grilled State Department represen- tative Ed Walker on the U.S.- PLO dialogue. Despite Smith's vigorous questioning, the State Department spokesman declined to elaborate on U.S. warnings to the PLO about incursions from Lebanon. Despite earlier fears among pro-Israel activists, Chairman Hamilton's questions during the hearing were regarded as even-handed and responsible. "What we were hearing was that this was almost a set-up for getting in a few bashes on Israel," said one aid to a pro- Israel legislator. "There was almost a sense of panic. I think we felt a little foolish when it was all over." Legislators Are Rallying For Rushdie Congress is beginning to sink its teeth into the inter- national uproar over Salman Rushdie's book, The Satanic and Ayatollah Verses, Ruhollah Khomeini's drastic form of literary criticism. Last week, Rep. Stephen Solarz, (D-N.Y.), and Rep. George Miller, (D-Calif.), in- troduced legislation blasting Khomeini for his call for Rushdie's death and asking the president to direct federal agencies to cooperate with state and local authorities in protecting bookstores display- ing and selling the controver- sial book. Solarz and Miller were not alone in their efforts. Rep. Ted Weiss, (D-N.Y.), another leader of the Jewish delega- tion on Capitol Hill, and some 30 signers of a "dear col- league letter" are requesting '- that the administration notify Iran that it will postpone any efforts to nor- malize relations with that country until the death threats have been rescinded. And Rep. 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