THE WOMEN OF JEWISH NATIONAL FUND invite you to attend their 62nd ANNUAL DONOR EVENT KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL 19011991 1"1D T11"10111 . .. The choice of Madrid as the site of the talks was a concession to Syrian pressure. The State Depart- ment says that Madrid was chosen for reasons of "security?' The 1992 Olym- pics are to be held in Barcelona, and so — State Department officials have told reporters — Spanish authorities have made elaborate preparations to secure their country from terrorist attack. But Israeli officials say — and this is confirmed by American diplomats based in Israel — that they had been led to believe that the negotiations, like those conducted in the past with Egypt and Lebanon, would be held in Israel and the Arab countries . . . Syria's willingness to allow Israeli The choice of Madrid as the site of the talks was a concession to Syrian pressure. negotiators onto its ter- ritory and to send its negotiators to Israel would have confirmed the peace- ful intentions of its Arab leader and helped to prepare the Arab popula- tions for a real peace. But Syria refused to con- sider on-site talks and the U.S. backed down. The U.S? second offer was to hold the talks in Europe, and it specifically sug- gested the Hague . Damascus again said no. The Hague is the capital of the Netherlands, a country that, the Syrians complain- ed, was "too pro-Israeli:' Syria — not the U.S. — then proposed Madrid, the capital of a country that has tilted toward the Arab side of the Middle East dispute and that hosts the largest Palestine Libera- tion Organization embassy in Europe. Whatever will be publish- ed as a chapter in current Middle East occurrences, the Emerson explanation for the selection of the location for the historic conference will remain inerasable. Children As Targets For Pogromists Israel's established princi- ple of heralding the welcome home message to fellow Jews everywhere keeps bringing the oppressed from many lands. The skeptics keep offering negative explanations about the difficulties that might deter continuity of the new exodus. For the hopeful there are explanations by the immi- grants who prefer difficulties to threats of pogroms. If there is further search for reasons, they can be secured from the children in Russia who are in cons- tant threat in Soviet schools. It took a non-Jewish Ameri- can who visited to expose the dangers. In a letter revealing what is occurring, Karen Mc- Quillan related this experi- ence: My husband and I visited Russia last week to see what's happening there for ourselves. We met a wonderful couple in St. Petersburg who invited us home, fed us, and talked freely for hours about the situation there. I asked Marianna if she was afraid of going hungry this winter. She said no, her real fear was that her 12-year-old son, Dima, would be beaten to death. Dima is the only Jew in his class. He is a small, overly serious boy who likes to program his own computer games. One little Jewish boy in St. Peters- burg is in the hospital now with a concussion from a beating. Another Jewish kid was recently brain damaged in an attack by anti-Semites. Everyone predicts more violence this winter as food and fuel run out. Russian Jews are scared. Israel is the one place that will take them in, but Israel can't perform miracles — there's no housing or jobs for hundreds of thousands of refugees. What a desperate choice! And then I come home and find that President Bush wants to prevent American loan guarantees — which would cost the U.S. nothing — to put a roof over these refugees' heads. Only one percent of the refugees go to the West Bank. These are two separate issues. President Bush is dead wrong to use refugees as pawns in negotiations with the Arabs: I just hope Dima isn't one of the dead. When children become the target for pogroms, there is no longer dispute of facts that call for escape to freedom and security. Israel's welcome sign is the continued explanation of the validity of Zionism. ❑ Please support the Women of JNF in their campaign to establish the Recreation Center in the Lahav Forest in Israel. Join us at 12:00 Noon TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1991 CONGREGATION SHAAREY ZEDEK 27375 Bell Road, Southfield Enjoy A Program of "Musical Treasures" Featuring LILLIAN ZELLMAN Pianist SADIE BRAVER Violinist SIDNEY RESNICK Baritone Doris (Mrs. Joseph) Markel, President Bess (Mrs.. 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