American Jewish communi-
ty began questioning
whether it could publicly
criticize Israel, he said. An
American Jewish communi-
ty with a variety of opinions
about how to settle Middle
East issues also arose.
"But our biggest problem
is still apathy," he said.
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Noting that less than 20
percent of American Jews
have visited Israel, Aronson
urged that more young Jews
spend time in the Jewish
state. "There's no way to
convince the younger ge-
neration about the impor-
tance of Israel without their
physically having been
there."
Members of the audience
said they were impressed by
Aronson's comments about
young American Jews' lack
of interest in Israel. One
woman called for improved
public relations work to help
solve the problem; another
suggested the Federation
reach out to more communi-
ty members and "stop con-
centrating just on the big
givers."
Aronson said the Federa-
tion is expanding its base,
but said the issue cannot just
be limited to the Federation.
Other Jewish organizations
must be involved in pro-
moting Israel, he said. "We
have to do it together."
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Victims Arrive
Tel Aviv (JTA) — An
Aeroflot direct flight from
Moscow Jan. 15 landed 51
Soviet children and three
adults for medical treatment
at Beilinson Hospital in
Petach Tikva.
They are casualties of the
1986 nuclear accident at
Chernobyl.
The youngsters, age 6 to
16, are the second group of
Chernobyl children brought
to Israel for medical treat-
ment. Fifty Soviet teen-
agers who completed their
treatment here were flown
back to the Soviet Union on
an Aeroflot flight Jan. 10.
Aeroflot, the Soviet na-
tional air carrier, and the
Israeli airline, El Al, began
their long-awaited direct
flights between Moscow and
Tel Aviv last week, although
the Soviet authorities have
yet to ratify their interline
agreement.
Apart from the Chernobyl
victims, passengers to Israel
have been Soviet Jewish
immigrants and tourists
from the Soviet Union, most
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