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Will Strauss In Moscow
Aid Israel, Soviet Jews?

Can a Jewish boy from a
tiny West Texas town make
it big in American political
life?
In the case of Robert S.
Strauss, the answer is yes.
Last week, President Bush
appointed Mr. Strauss as the
new ambassador to Moscow.
Mr. Strauss, who was rais-
ed in a town where his fami-
ly constituted almost the en-
tire Jewish population, is a
longtime friend of the presi-
dent, despite his status as a
member of the Democratic
Party's ruling elite. He will
replace career diplomat Jack
Matlock.
Mr. Strauss served as
Middle East negotiator for
five months in 1979. He left
that position to run Presi-
dent Carter's unsuccessful
re-election bid in 1980.
Most analysts suggested
that Mr. Strauss' well-
known talents as a deal
maker could accelerate
Western efforts to help
Soviet President Mikhail
Gorbachev pull his country
out of its steep economic
slide — a process Jewish ac-
tivists will be watching
closely.
From a Jewish perspec-
tive, there was general
agreement that the ap-
pointment does not signal
any major shifts in U.S.
policy.
"I don't think it makes
much difference on our
issues," said Martin Wenick,
executive director of the Na-
tional Conference on Soviet
Jewry. "There are no indica-
tions that this means any
change in direction for the
administration."
A longtime friend of Mr.
Strauss applauded the ap-
pointment.
"I think he's perfect for the

Robert S. Strauss

job," said Stanley Pearle,
founder of the Pearle Vision
Centers and a Texas Jewish
activist who has known Mr.
Strauss for more than 30
years. "If a deal can be
made, he can make it.
Clearly, he will help keep
Gorbachev on track in terms
of Soviet Jews."
Mr. Pearle also suggested
that Mr. Strauss might help
nudge Moscow closer in the
direction of normal diplo-
matic relations with Israel.
He described Mr. Strauss
as "pro-Israel, but not
ardently Zionist."
Mr. Strauss, he said, does
not have a history of strong
involvement in Jewish af-
fairs in Texas.
"But he has become more
active in recent years," Mr.
Pearle said. "I think his in-
volvement with the com-
munity was really increased
when he worked for (Presi-
dent) Jimmy Carter as Mid-
dle East negotiator. He used
to tell me that he had been
very helpful to Israel in
ways he couldn't talk
about."

Congressman Angry
About Soviet Exit Law

Officials in Washington
are just beginning to look at
the text of the new Soviet ex-
it-entry law, which codifies
recent changes in Soviet
emigration policies.
And some legislators are
not impressed with what
they've been reading.
According to Capitol Hill
sources, Rep. Charles
Schumer, D-N.Y., has found
a number of provisions
"inadequate."
Mr. Schumer is said to be
angry about how the law
deals with the state secrets

issue and the question of
releasing Soviet citizens of
draft age. And the con-
gressman is upset that the
new legislation will not be
implemented for two years.
"When you begin to look at
the measure in detail, it
looks like it could leave more
loopholes than we had
before," said a congressional
source.
Generally, Soviet Jewry
groups have tried to shift at-
tention away from the law.
With thousands of Jews
pouring out of the Soviet

