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Geist's colleague. While the
comedy landed at the number
two spot in its premier week,
the following week's Neilsen
saw the show fall to number
14. The quick drop prompted
an executive from rival net-
work NBC to tell reporters
that American had "rejected"
the show.
Because "Chicken Soup" is
Noting that one of his
still in its infancy, only time
teaching colleagues is sure
will tell if the protests will
"Chicken Soup" ultimately
drop before the ratings do.
will fail because it is too
The sitcom has netted a mix-
Jewish, Geist• says "unfor-
ed bag of reviews — critics,
tunately, Middle America
like viewers, either love the
likes a family like 'Roseanne,'
show or hate it. As of now, the
a family that's probably Pro-
producers of "Chicken Soup"
testant and easier to relate - say they have no intention of
to."
changing Jackie's character
or of involving Jackie and
Bayer offers a different
Maddie in marriage. The
view. "In television, there's
series will continue with
always been this attitude,
Jackie opening and closing
`How will it play in Peoria?' I
each episode with a brief
think Peoria would prefer to
Mason monolog from the roof-
see a true depiction of a
top of his apartment building,
Jewish family rather than
with Jackie's mother ad-
some (completely) assimilated
monishing him to find a
or totally stereotypical
Jewish girl, and with touchy
charaacters."
issues resolved, in sitcom-
The early Nielsen ratings
fashion, before the final round
for "Chicken Soup" might
of commercials. ❑
have borne out the opinion of
the Jewish men are portrayed
as more assimilated in speech
and manner than Jackie
Mason appears on his series.
Christopher Geist, a professor
of popular culture at Bowling
Green State University, sees
this trend as an appeasement
to a nation that "likes WASP
families on television."
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Israel For Its Policies
United Nations (JTA) —
Israel received its first set-
back of the 44th General
Assembly Oct. 6, when the
world body voted 140-2 to
condemn Israeli policies in
the West Bank and Gaza
Strip.
Only the United States
and Israel voted against the
measure, which was spon-
sored by 21 Arab nations
and a number of non- align-
ed countries.
Eleven countries were ab-
sent for the vote, and six
nations abstained: Antigua,
El Salvador, Grenada, St.
Vincent and the Grenadines,
Uruguay, and Zaire.
The resolution charges
that Israel "violates the
human rights of Palestinian
people in the occupied
Palestinian territory."
Specifically, Israel is con-
demned for shooting
civilians, demolishing
homes and detaining and
deporting Palestinians.
Secretary-General Javier
Perez de Cuellar is re-
quested in the resolution to
assess the situation, and the
Security Council is asked to
take urgent measures to
"provide international pro-
tection" to Palestinians in
the territories.
Speaking before the vote,
Johanan Bein, Israel's ac-
ting U.N. ambassador,
called the resolution vitriolic
rhetoric and said such mea-
sures were counterproduc-
tive to peace efforts in the
Middle East.
Referring to the recent
Palestinian arson of forests
in northern Israel, Bein said
that some of the U.N. resolu-
tion's sponsors "would pre-
fer to have the peace process
destroyed like the charred
forests of Mount Carmel."
Israel expects its next
major challenge in the Gen-
eral Assembly to come next
week, when the Arab
nations are likely to mount
their annual drive to deny
Israel credentials to the
world body.
Antwerp Police
Arrest Israelis
Brussels (JTA) — Two
Israelis and two accomplices
have been arrested in Ant-
werp in connection with a
series of bombings and arson
attacks believed aimed at
blackmailing an important
Jewish diamond merchant
and his associates.
According to press reports,
the two Israelis, age 25 and
27, are members of a ring.